Cute Charlie Pictures and Videos, August and September

These were all taken between August 1 and September 26.

August

Charlie at the park

September

Benson Boone Concert

September 24, Wednesday

I'm so grateful I got to go to the Benson Boone concert with Jonny! Jonny and I left at about 5:30 PM. I had Michael take our picture and we got on the road.

It took us about an hour to get to Texas Roadhouse. There were many restaurants near the concert, and this is the one Jonny wanted. I love it, too. 

By the time we got to the parking lot at Desert Diamond Arena, it was about 7:30 PM, so that worked out perfectly. It's really cool to the north of that arena. They have a lot of shops and restaurants and it kind of looks like something you would see in Las Vegas. That's what Jonny said and I agree with him. 

We went in and the entrance to our section 102 had a big long line coming out of it. It turns out that's where the general admission people were going in also. I asked one of the security guys if we could just go in section 103 and walk over and he said you could try that and it worked great. Unfortunately, we got a little confused and accidentally sat in section 101. We probably should've just gone in between section 103 and 102 because that's where our seats were but anyway, we were really impressed with the seats and how close we were. Then these two ladies who were dressed up like Benson Boone with mustaches and everything came and said that we were in their seats. I showed them my ticket and they said you're in section 102 and this is 101 and they pointed to section 102 which was even closer to the stage. So, I apologized and got out of there and walked over to our correct seats and we were shocked because our actual seats were even better! We were so close to the stage and we were looking right at where Benson Boone was probably going to stand for most of the concert and he did. That was awesome! Our seats were in section 102, row D, 15 and 16. 

The opening act was Brooke Combe and she was great. 

Waiting for Benson Boone!

Once the opening act was done, we waited there for quite a while before Benson Boone came out. The show was absolutely amazing! He is such a fantastic performer. He did so many cool things that I don't know where to start, but I took a lot of videos and pictures. 

Benson Boone American Heart Tour concert, Big entrance, “I Wanna Be the One You Call”

“Drunk in My Mind”

“Slow It Down”

At one point, he reappeared on stage by standing on a giant chandelier that hung from the ceiling, then it followed a track halfway around the arena and came almost right above us. It was so cool! 

“Mystical Magical”

He did a lot of flips and he played the piano a lot and he played all of the favorites. 

“In the Stars”

“There She Goes”

“Young American Heart”

“Mr. Electric Blue”

“Mr. Electric Blue” continued

“Beautiful Things”

He said his goodbyes to everybody and left and a lot of people left the arena, but the rest of us cheered and he came back out and did one more song, Cry.

“Cry”

It ended a few minutes after 11 PM. By the time we got to the car and got out of the traffic and drove all the way home, it was 12:30 AM. It was a wonderful night and I'm so glad I was able to go with Jonny!

Emily and Papa's Adventures in Florida: The Kennedy Space Center

Emily and Papa went to the Kennedy Space Center today and they had a great time!

Jonny Has His Driver's License!

September 18, Thursday

I'm so glad Jonny got his drivers license today! I picked Jonny up at the school and take him to his driving test. He drove from the seminary parking lot to the MVD. We went in and there was no wait. They told him he needed to drive the car around so I went to the car with him made sure he had everything in order. I had already warned him that he would need to do that. I made sure he had the insurance and registration information ready to show the driving tester. He looked nervous so I said, "Would you like to have a prayer?" and he didn't say no so I had a prayer with him. I sat in a little waiting area and I was able to see him when he pulled up. The lady giving him the test checked all around the car to make sure everything was working properly and then she got in the car and they left. I could tell by the look on his face when he walked in that he passed. I was still waiting for a thumbs up and he finally gave me one with a huge smile. We waited a few minutes and the guy gave him his printout of his license and that was it. We went outside to take a picture and then he said, "I wonder what I got on the test," so we walked back in and asked. The lady who tested him was still there. The one guy said, "Oh sorry, we can't give out the test evaluation forms," but his tester said you didn't get any points off, meaning he got 100%. That was amazing! He was so happy about that. 

Jonny driving by himself for the first time. He went to the gym.

Congratulations, Jonny! Great job!

Emily and Papa's Adventures in Florida: Going to the Zoo

We are so grateful that Papa lives close enough for he and Emily to have fun outings together. Today they went to the Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens.

Afterwards, they went to Cold Stone.

And dinner at Bonefish Grill

Feed My Starving Children with BYU Alumni

We had fun at FMSC with the BYU Alumni! Michael and Jonny wanted to be on the warehouse crew, so I decided to try being a labeler. It was a wonderful night and we were grateful to be able to serve!