The Forgotten Carols

One of our big family traditions is to go to the Forgotten Carols in St. George every year.  We leave soon after the boys get out of school so that we can go to dinner.  We went to Brick Oven this time.  Cody was a bit disgruntled because he wanted Pizza Factory.  Brick Oven was very tasty and very fast so we had a some extra time to get Connor and Caleb some much needed shoes and Connor some much needed pants.  We had really close seats this year on the second row because I bought soon after they went on sale in October.  Last year we did not buy our tickets until much later and so we sat really far away.  When I went out to the lobby to get some water bottles I saw Michael McLean as he was coming out to go to backstage.  He even said hi to me!  Then I spent 5 minutes trying to get the water bottles out of the machine because they got wedged.  During the performance the kids were sooooo well behaved unlike the jerks behind us who were adults.  Don was not very pleased with the hooting and hollering going on behind us during the most inappropriate times.  Our boys on the other hand all sat still and were mesmerized with the performance even though Connor had alot of questions.  The show tries to do a few things different every year to mix it up and my kids have paid attention in the past apparently because they noticed some of the changes.  They know all the songs too.  It is such a great event to go to and it really helps us remember the true meaning of Christmas.  We even had a super quiet ride home.  There was no fighting or arguing and it was great!

Funny side note-when we were getting out of the car at Brick Oven there was a man in a truck next to us.  He watched all of us get out and then he said to me "You got any more in there?"  I said back to him "No that's all but  it's like a clown car in a circus!."  He thought it was pretty funny that there were so many of us.  He has not been in Utah very long I guess.
Funny side note #2-While we were waiting for the check the boys got a little restless so we told them they could go to the car.  They promptly climbed in to the front seats and started the car.  They sat there with Connor in the driver's seat and Caleb next to him.  They got a few strange looks and one man did a double take when he saw the 2 boys looking like they were ready to drive away. 
One more side note-Hey server girl-please don't call the lady with the 4 boys "Hon" every time you come to the table when you look like you just left the sorority.