alicia and i and madeline drove tuesday all the way to utah and had a show that night at the tuacan theater. it is an amazing place. for my trip i really will let the pictures tell the story because i could write a 12 page paper on what we did and all we saw. the tuacan shows were amazing. the shows we saw in cedar city for the shakespeare festival were astounding and i was blown away with the quality of their performance. i would go every year if i was able to. it was that good. by wednesday my tailbone was so sore from sitting down but i still enjoyed all the shows we went to. we ended up going to 11 shows in 5 days. it was going to be 12 shows but tuesday night we went to see the little mermaid and the storm scene got a little too real and they had to cancel the show because of weather issues. sad day. so we got reimbursed and were able to see it again friday night but that meant we missed another show that we were planning on going to. little mermaid was so so so worth it. i have a small little boy crush on flounder. he had a great voice and was so precious. i wanted to take him home with me and have him be rykers big brother. so here is our schedule play wise.
Tues night - little mermaid - tuacan theater
wed morning - 6 seconds - shakespeare festival
wed afternoon - into the woods - shakespeare festival
wed night - joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat - tuacan theater
thurs morning - breakout - shakespeare festival
thurs afternoon - sense and sensibility - shakespeare festival
thurs night - the wizard of oz - tuacan theater
friday morning - hamlets shakespeare - shakespeare festival
friday afternoon - twelfth night - shakespeare festival
friday night - little mermaid again (was supposed to be measure for measure) - tuacan theater
saturday afternoon - comedy of errors (i have never laughed so hard in my life) - shakespeare festival
saturday night - henry IV part one - shakespeare festival
then we drove home early sunday and i was able to pack everything and go to sacrament meeting before ryker and i headed to the airport.
the ones we saw in the morning were plays that were still in production. so they were still being developed. they were good. some better than others. but i enjoyed them. basically i loved everything. they all did so amazing. actors in the morning and afternoon were all in 2 or 3 shows. and then all the tuacan performers were in the same 3 shows. i just cant get over how awesome it all was.
before we get to pictures, just a little family update. we are settling in well here in minot. it is about to get a lot colder and we are expecting our first snow on thursday. justin and i got callings. we both help out in primary as well as cubscouts. justin is a leader and i am a committee chairman. which means i do a lot of paperwork and making sure all the boys are where they should be. haha. it should be fun! i am excited. primary and cubscouts are all new to me so here we go!
we figured out that we are expecting a little girl this december. we are so excited to have her join our family. it will be fun to have 1 of each haha. she already has justin wrapped around her finger. its adorable.
ryker is doing great. we still dont have words yet but he is learning more consonant sounds. we have been teaching him sign language a little bit. he has gotten really good at pointing to what he wants. he now can sign thank you, more, and food. with accompanying sounds but not real words yet. he can fold his arms to pray and say amen. well his version. he can now crawl up and down the stairs no problem. he is really good at saying and waving hi or bye. still only 6 teeth but with the drooling i think more are on their way. he loves to dance to commercials. he is phasing out of his afternoon naps which make me a little sad. that is when i get the most done like write on this blog! haha. he is doing great and is so happy. i have lots of smiling pictures of that little boy. he is growing so fast!
okay. i think thats all about us. in utah we learned how to take a panorama pic where we could be in it like 3 different times. i hope they upload so you can see. they are awesome. enjoy!
they both just sit and watch car shows on saturday mornnings. seriously they are the same person.
loves being with dad
okay we have fun too. look at those chompers!!!
we went to the park and he loved it! the slide was fun and confusing all at the same time
he got good at climbing to the slide
loves the swing!
he always needs to be involved with dinner, so this is the easiest way to use both hands and keep him happy. we do this often shopping in stores too. haha
still loves his big trucks. and has learned to put stuff in the bucket to haul around
little girl coming end of december!
when dad is home that is all he wants. just cuddle with dad. clearly dad doesnt mind.
just got into denver! loopy but happy!
went to the pool on monday. took him some time to get used to it. but by the end he loved it and didnt want to leave
yay lazy river!
he loved the wheel, but didnt like getting splashed. he eventually got used to it. and enjoyed the play place
his favorite was pushing his floatie. he would go till he was neck deep. it was a great stabalizer
on the road to utah!
little boy is having so much fun with auntie beez. not missing mom much
it was cold and rainy at the little mermaid, but we were determined to stay and stick it out!
in front of the building where we saw the morning shows in cedar city
having fun with statues on campus
issac newton i think? we both have great hair....
i hope you can make them bigger and really see. they are so awesome
peach cobbler as part of dinner. it was super tasty
in the rain after they cancelled the show :(
might as well play a little bit!
madeline and rachel were with us
an awesome hat i found at the shakespeare festival
at red rocks in st george close to the tuacan theater
she looks so pretty!
i was tired and hot, but rachel took a cool pic anyway
enjoying the rain waiting for it to let up. we wanted to see the show so bad!
huddled under 1 umbrella
rachel and i huddled under ours.
we thought it fitting since we were wet anyway
acting like einstine
bench around the theater where the shakespeare festival was.
sitting with falstaff.
lady juliet
we finally got a pic with all 4 of us
different bench still cool pictures
i think its king lear? maybe king henry?
more great hats
who wore it better? haha i think alicia does great face. it compliments medusa very well
beautiful view at the red rocks in st george
i loved when i found a shady spot
front sign at the tuacan theater
we let madeline see a friend real quick in town and they gave us mints from the hotel. we got home and realized they turned our mouth green!
these were some awesome masks we found
just chillin with shakespeare
flotsum and jetsum from the little mermaid! i really loved them. they were so flamboyant. it was perfect. a close second to flounder
alicia found a rockin mask. it was so perfect
the steps at the tuacan
side note, prince eric/joseph was a beautiful individual. alicia loved seeing him in egyptian attire meaning without a shirt on for most of the show. haha
this is where the shakespeare festival was held
on fri night when alicia and i went back to the little mermaid we got a pic with ariel and prince eric
a cute little french bakery we found. they had some very tasty desserts.
eating leftovers in the hotel
the back of the fake globe theater they have here. this is where we sae henry IV part 1
and had fun on the stage before the show
these came from a souvenir program. but these were the actors we saw.. so so so great! amazing job
so hilarious. i cried laughing so hard at this show
andrew agucheek. he was hilarious. also died laughing at his antics during 12th night
i know he isnt smiling. but he really did like grandad!
and auntie fae
i am 23 weeks i believe?
riding on dad. a new favorite game
dancing to a commercial. man i love this boy
playing with grandad! took all week but they had so much fun
he loved!!! the drums at grandmas house
he still loves the swings and i still love his happy giggly face :)
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