Summer is finally here! We ended the school year with two final performances. Lauren (above) with her skating routine and Katherine (below) with her final dance. They both did an excellent job.
You can watch Katherine's performance at this link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teq8vYJEnds&feature=youtube_gdata
Here is part of Katherine's graduation ceremony from last week. It's a little long, but wanted to put it on here for those who were interested:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmwqfGw22Ys&feature=youtube_gdata
We also wanted to celebrate the 4th of July. Jonathan made these AMAZING miniature cheesecakes and put blueberries on top. They were so good! Makes me want to celebrate America's birthday everyday ;)
Since school is out, the whole family went grocery shopping. WE buy our groceries at several different places. We go to the outdoor markets and a small grocery store with limited options and a bread store most of the time. Occasionally, we make the trip to a big super market that has several imported items and things that we like to eat (cheese, frozen chicken, tortillas) The only part about going is that it's not the easiest place to get to and from. It is in our city,, but from our house we must walk several blocks to a bus station, wait for the bus, take the 25-30 minute ride, get off the bus, and walk another several blocks to the store. If Jonathan goes by himself, he can take a taxi there and a bus home (it is difficult to find a taxi in that area of town) This day, we all went because it's been REALLY hot here and the kids wanted to go into the freezer...I'll explain later.
So, we headed off to the store. Lauren didn't quite make it all the way :) Almost there!! Down the street, under the bridge, and a short walk to the store.
This is what the kids were waiting for...the freezer! Inside the store reminds us of a Sam's Club. After we look at everything, we go to the meat and dairy section. I guess they want to make sure the things stay cold so they just make the entire room refrigerated (or freezer temps...it's 2 separate rooms) They even have jackets to put on before you enter.
I didn't have a jacket and thought it felt really nice, but after a few minutes I was ice. My glasses were so fogged up leaving the room :) It was like a 10 minute vacation from the heat though :)
Benjamin liked standing under the AC...I couldn't handle it. It was too cold.
Jonathan surprised me with a date :) He took me to this Brazilian restaurant. It was amazing!
When we got home, the kids had decorated the house and prepared a show for us. We were each given crowns, Jonathan got a tie, and I got a ribbon.
They were cute doing their show. We really enjoyed our time out.
