One storm barely missed us (picture below) as we set up for our first concert on June 18, but we were walloped by another just 45 minutes after the concert ended. Amy and Owen came down for the show, while Maya hung out with Grampy and Grammie Ives, who were visiting for the weekend.
A week later was our Family Fest concert. This show, too, was challenged by the weather. A heavy morning thunderstorm and a 90-100% chance of more storms in the afternoon guaranteed the move indoors. Of course, after it stopped raining at 9:30, it was nothing but sunny the rest of the day ...
Oh, well.
The show was great fun anyway. The headliner was Justin Roberts, a terrific singer out of Chicago, who writes family-friendly rock music. It was great!
Owen and Maya came down and had a great time, and were joined by several of Owen's friends from school, who we'd given tickets to as party favors at his 5th birthday party.
Maya did well with all of the kids and the face painting, which was a scary challenge for her the last time she was at one of our family events. On the other hand, the scream she let out when she saw the new minor league baseball team's mascot, Corny, might just replace the Wilhelm, and sent her retreating for cover behind her mom's back.
I can't say as I blame her.
The biggest coup of the day, though, might just be this balloon animal I brought home for Owen. We had an absolutely terrific balloon artist on site ... and this Horton the Elephant really is a masterpiece.
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