Roller Skating

One of our homeschooling groups rented out the roller rink last night and we went skatin'!

Some of the teens are in a rock band and played in the middle of the skating rink while we skated.  They were awesome!  Matt said, "I would actually go to see this band." This was such a delight since that's not the case for most teen bands!

Matt, Nora Lee and I skated for several hours and had a blast.  

Unfortunately on the last song the three of us were skating together and took a bad fall.  I got the brunt of it while hitting my face into the floor. I was delighted that all of my teeth were in tact.  I have a split lip but it's already on the mend.

Not pretty!

Cowboy Festival

We attended the Cowboy Festival at the Gene Autry museum this weekend.  There was square dancing, music, gun slingin' and BBQ.

Nora Lee and I square dance

Nora Lee learns how to pan for gold

Harry Potter's Birthday!

We have a favorite shop here in Los Angeles called Whimsic Alley.  It specializes in all things fantasy such as Twilight, Lord of the Rings, and Harry Potter.  It's a place where you can buy any number of special things related to the fantasy worlds you love.  They also have events, and we've always wanted to attend one.

This last weekend, we got to be a guest at Harry Potter's Birthday party!  They held it in the Great Hall which even has candles floating near the ceiling.  There were games and prizes, face painting, pizza, salad, cupcakes, butter beer and it was attended by Luna, Ron, Malfoy, and of course, Harry.

We had a blast!

Nora Lee prepares at home

Matt and Nora Lee waiting in line to be let into the Great Hall

Butter Beer!

Harry enters the Great Hall thinking he has detention but really it's his surprise party! 

Nora Lee shows off her costume for the costume contest.

Nora Lee and Malfoy pose mid-spell

Harry and Snape

Nora Lee and the birthday boy

Hedwig face paint

Nora Lee returned home and immediately began mixing potions