*do mastics

aka gymnastics. It's funny how a kid hears a word :)  Our church was able to get some tickets for the Utah meet last night. We took Sam along and all had a great time - it is really big here and far more exciting than a basketball game :) We got there pretty early and the actual meet didn't start up until they had put on a little show for senior night, so we didn't get to stay until the end. These two were pretty funny - awestruck at everything, super excited about the people, the cheerleaders, the red lantern things, the fans dressed in full body green leotards...  Sam watched the actual gymnastics a little more intently than Vera who was more concerned with whether I was going to let her have more cotton candy.

They were like who/what the heck is this??  ok I guess I will let it hug me and take a picture if you say so.  Last year when Vera and I went she was really into the mascot and kept asking, Where is that turkey? 

It was quite a show!

Vera loves being in charge of her own ticket. I love this age when they are still so excited about little things.

I asked Sam how he liked the cotton candy:

toward the end they got a little silly. tired silly.

They also danced a lot hoping to get filmed and put up on the big screen, it was pretty cute.

Meanwhile Ben and Edie spent some quality time together.  They went to Smashburger where he said she devoured her french fries -- until he let her have a sip of his chocolate milkshake which she just about freaked out over.  She apparently said HI! to every single person she saw and pointed out every baby and "Papa" looking man.  Isn't this the cutest?