Sunday, July 10, 2011

Summer Camp 2011


And he's off...

to summer camp for three and a half weeks!

I can't believe I survived the goodbye.

Honestly.

I've been dreading it for months...

and to think I managed it without any pills.



Our friend runs a boys service camp in Utah, where the boys work at a ranch and do service around the community, four hours each morning. Then they enjoy over night campouts, hiking, water activities and guest speakers. 


Jaxon's pretty excited about it, I was all kinds of clingy this week...
I may have gone a bit too far when I cautioned him on what to do if he gets an ingrown toe nail. 
Hey! You have to watch out for those things...they can get infected!



I'm pretty sure our friend is tired of my concerned emails and f.b. messages, he promised me he'd treat him like his own, (I know, I know, I'm one of those parents).

Seriously though, I'm excited for him and look forward to his letters and weekly phone calls. I think it's a great opportunity and I know he'll come back all manly and service oriented.


Little Kade also got teary.

It was so cute.

 Of course they had to wrestle it out.


xoxo, 

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Adam's Story {on stage with U2}

Last post on this, then I'll shut up. I just wanted to share with you my favorite picture (where Bono realizes Adam can play decent and goes big). Also, my 2 favorite news segments so far.

Adam Bevell on stage with Bono : Nashville, TN July 2nd 2011
Here's a link to hear a few interviews with our friend Adam's sharing his story of going blind and achieving his life long dream of playing with U2 last Saturday night.



xoxo,

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

In Case You Missed It...

In case you missed yesterday's post, and because I still get teary watching it, U2.com has posted their video of Adam playing 'All I Want Is You' while Bono sings. Such a fabulous moment, Adam's still floating. Definitely watch the entire video to see what happens at the end.

Btw, he's on facebook (Adam Bevell) for those of you who want to tell him congrats yourselves. :)

Dream Big!!

Monday, July 4, 2011

God Bless America & Blind Man Sings...


Happy Fourth of July!!

Enjoy this video of our blind friend Adam Bevell playing guitar while Bono
sings 'All I Want Is You' at Saturday night's U2 concert.

Blind Guitar Player...photo credit: U2.com

Adam has a macular degenerative eye disease that caused him to go blind. He is a huge U2 fan, he's said that teaching himself to play guitar and U2 songs helped him when he was going blind. Adam's been to many, many U2 concerts (several on front row), and as I mentioned in this post once gave Kimball and I front row seats,  and this time he was invited onstage with Bono at the close of the show.

Watch the entire video to see what Bono does at the end...priceless!!
Way to go Bevell devil...you killed it!!

Saturday, July 2, 2011

Saturday Summer Confessions

 

Here's the 411 on what I've been up to, in case anyone's wondering (which I'm sure you're not). :) We've basically been in what my friend Edie calls 'hunker down mode', it's blazing hot here and dry as a bone!

Call me crazy but the 116 degree temps have temporarily cured my desire to go running. I can almost hear myself getting fatter but I'm not going to beat myself up over it. If I were still living in Utah, I'd just now be coming out of hybernation.

After reading The Skinny Italian, I've been trying my hand at authentic Italian cooking...


I've spent endless hours scrubbing tile grout...


while becoming morbidly obsessed with this...


serving up microwave smore's, (as in that was dinner)!


I'm running a sweat shop clipping coupons...


giving 5 minute breaks for dance parties, while Jaxon plays us a beat on the keyboard...


knocking out last minute scout projects...


and only leaving the house for runs to Bahama Buck's!

                                                                 
So what are your summer confessions?
Link up here.