Highland Village Fountains!!

Going to the HV Fountains started last summer, 2009, as a family favorite evening activity. Last year we enjoyed going with the Gross family.
They have now moved and we miss them :(

We hope all is well in Arizona!

When summer hits we go almost every other week. The boys love it and we do too. Sometimes we catch dinner at Blue Goose, then after dinner we walk the 20 steps to the fountains and let the boys play for a while as Nick and I get to relax or play with them, then we finish strong with Ben & Jerry's ice cream. Yummo! They have my new favorite shake. If you love a cookies and mint combo you will love this shake. It has Milk & Cookies ice cream and Mint Chocolate ice cream blended with milk. Did I say Yummo?!?! I love how HV set up that area with the fountains and restaurants right by each other. Pretty Smart!

Grandpa and Grandma G took us out to eat one time and then to the fountains with Charlie, so we got to play with her and we had so much fun with Char Char!

Date Night = Dinner + Wicked!!

Last Thursday, June 17th, we had our first date night with Guy & Lisa and Dave & Toni. Date night = no kids! We had a great time catching up without the kids. We love our children but we need to get that adult time in every once in a while. We piled into Dave & Toni's Sequoia and went to dinner at Red Lobster in Lewisville. Can I say yummy cheddar biscuits! If you've had these you know what I'm talking about. Then we headed over to Fair Park to go to the fabulous musical Wicked!! I love musicals. We had great seats and enjoyed every bit of it. Thanks to Dave and Toni for treating us to a wonderful evening!!

My favorite song is "Defying Gravity" I get chills just reading the lyrics.
Enjoy watching the performance from the Tony Awards.

ELPHABA
Something has changed within me
Something is not the same
I'm through with playing by the rules
Of someone else's game
Too late for second-guessing
Too late to go back to sleep
It's time to trust my instincts
Close my eyes: and leap!

It's time to try
Defying gravity
I think I'll try
Defying gravity
And you can't pull me down!

GLINDA
Can't I make you understand?
You're having delusions of grandeur:

ELPHABA
I'm through accepting limits
''cause someone says they're so
Some things I cannot change
But till I try, I'll never know!
Too long I've been afraid of
Losing love I guess I've lost
Well, if that's love
It comes at much too high a cost!
I'd sooner buy
Defying gravity
Kiss me goodbye
I'm defying gravity
And you can't pull me down:
(spoken) Glinda - come with me. Think of what we could
do: together.

(sung) Unlimited
Together we're unlimited
Together we'll be the greatest team
There's ever been
Glinda -
Dreams, the way we planned 'em

GLINDA
If we work in tandem:

BOTH
There's no fight we cannot win
Just you and I
Defying gravity
With you and I
Defying gravity

ELPHABA
They'll never bring us down!
(spoken) Well? Are you coming?

GLINDA
I hope you're happy
Now that you're choosing this

ELPHABA
(spoken) You too
(sung) I hope it brings you bliss

BOTH
I really hope you get it
And you don't live to regret it
I hope you're happy in the end
I hope you're happy, my friend:

ELPHABA So if you care to find me
Look to the western sky!
As someone told me lately:
"Ev'ryone deserves the chance to fly!"
And if I'm flying solo
At least I'm flying free
To those who'd ground me
Take a message back from me
Tell them how I am
Defying gravity
I'm flying high
Defying gravity
And soon I'll match them in renown
And nobody in all of Oz
No Wizard that there is or was
Is ever gonna bring me down!

GLINDA
I hope you're happy!

CITIZENS OF OZ
Look at her, she's wicked!
Get her!

ELPHABA
:Bring me down!

CITIZENS OF OZ
No one mourns the wicked
So we've got to bring her

ELPHABA
Ahhh!

CITIZENS OF OZ
Down!