Another Coppertone Summer!

I'm happy to say that we are an official Coppertone Family again this year!

Living in Arizona, sun protection is important year round!  We love the Coppertone products and I loved the selection of lotions we received.

This year, we are headed to the National Stuttering Association National Conference right here in Arizona!  We're staying at the beautiful Westin Kierland Resort, and I know we will use plenty of sunscreen enjoying those pools!  I will be packing extra to share with our NSA friends as well.

We spend plenty of time in our pool, and unless the sun is down, the kids all know to slather on the sunscreen lotion!  I like the pleasant scent of the Coppertone products and I especially love the sticks for easy application on everyone's face and tips of ears.

If you're headed out in the sun, don't forget your sunscreen! 

*Disclosure:  I'm part of the Coppertone Mom program sponsored by Coppertone and MomSelect.  In exchange for sharing information about Coppertone, I have received Coppertone products for our personal use.  No additional compensation was provided.*

Summer Camps

Nate played on the Hungarian team at camp,
and made chocolate chip bars decorated like the Hungarian flag.

Every summer, we choose camps for the kids to attend based on their interests.  Nate has been attending Challenger Soccer Camp for the last 4 or 5 years and absolutely loves it!  They bring in coaches from the UK to teach the kids for a week, and Nate always leaves feeling great.  It's usually the first camp of the year, because of the heat.  He finished up the first week of June.

Then, a random stop found him in another camp this year.  A local AirSoft facility runs a 3 week camp teaching gun safety, etc. and Nate is all over the weapons and tactical maneuvers.  They run it like a military boot camp (well, as much as you can for a bunch of 11 - 17 year olds) and it is right up his alley.  He finished up the first week today and can't wait for next week.

This week found Colin in chess camp.  He enjoys playing, and used to play regularly, but got away from it in the last year.  He has had a great time learning new strategies and playing hours of chess this week.  He is considering whether he wants to go another week, or not.

In just a couple weeks, we'll be attending the National Stuttering Association's Annual Conference.  It's not exactly a camp -- but it's full of workshops so it's sort of like a camp.  It's being held in Scottsdale this year, so the entire family will enjoy the fun that is a NSA Conference.

The week after that conference, Colin and Lydia will head to the Challenger Space Center for Space Camp.  They won't be together in camp, but they offer camps for 1st graders and 7th graders that week.  Colin will be building a telescope (I think) while Lydia will learn about being an astronaut!

And, then I think we only have 2 weeks left before school starts!  Fit in some camping trips and our summer is jam packed with fun! 

What are you doing this summer?

Wiggles! US Tour Kicked Off in Phoenix!

Our amazing "2010 Summer of Fun" continued with an afternoon that started with an Arizona Diamondbacks game and finished with a Wiggles concert!

The Wiggles kicked off their US tour yesterday in Phoenix, AZ after the Diamondbacks game at Chase Field. We were lucky enough to attend thanks to Sprout TV.  Not only did we receive tickets, but we received VIP tickets, which allowed us to watch the concert from the field!

The boys were most happy about attending the Diamondbacks game, but Lydia was very good sitting through the game and waiting for The Wiggles.  I think she's going to grow up loving sports! She's always game to watch her brothers play, and sits through professional games with no problem!

After the game ended (we lost to the San Francisco Giants by one run), we headed down to the field.

I took Colin to a Wiggles concert when he was 2 years old (so almost 8 years ago now!) because he absolutely adored the Wiggles. The group (with one new member since that time) still has the same amazing high energy and infectious laughs that I remember. We listened to The Wiggles so often that Bo & I remembered all the words to the songs they sang.

Nate got into the fun of the concert, too, and was happily dancing and singing along with the crowd. Colin refused to acknowledge that it was fun, but stood around stoically until it was over.  For the rest of us, however, it was great fun!! It brought back warm memories of when my boys were little and all the days we spent singing and dancing to the Wiggles.

Lydia wanted to meet them all and shake their hands.  Luckily, Murray came into the crowd close enough to us at one point so she was able to meet him.  She was disappointed that she wasn't able to shake all their hands, but was pretty pleased with meeting Murray.

Lydia (on Dad's shoulders) meeting Murray.

They sang a number of songs, and interacted well with the crowd. They did their best to move around the stadium to visit everyone who was in the stands as well as those who were on the field.

Captain FeatherSword was always a favorite of Nate's and he was funny as always.  At one point he did a headstand on the stage!

Anthony was always my favorite.

One of the best things about the Wiggles is the fun movements that go along with their songs.  It's never very complicated, so it's easy to pick up and dance along with them. The moves haven't changed in 8 years, so we danced and sang along throughout the concert.

We had an amazing afternoon!  The boys started it with some batting cage practice, then we all watched a good baseball game, finishing it up with The Wiggles.  Lydia wanted to know if she could see them again today, but I had to break it to her that we'd have to stick with DVDs and catching them on Sprout until they came back to Phoenix.

If you'd like to see the Wiggles perform, their U.S. tour schedule can be found here.

*Disclosure: We received tickets for the game and concert from Sprout TV.  I'm glad to be one of their Band of Bloggers!  No additional compensation was provided, and all content is strictly my own.*