The Blue Man Group was amazing. Dean and I are thinking we may have to make a trip to visit Larry and Norma and family to have an excuse to go and see their show in Las Vegas. And since it includes lots of percussion, Christian really enjoyed it too.
But lest we kid ourselves, the vast majority of the audience was there to see Miley Cyrus. Glenn Beck, the host of the night, asked if everyone was ready for Miley Cyrus and we were blasted with thousands of screaming little girls. Their screams were louder than the fireworks later. She put on a great show. Sidney and Kristina were ready in their Hannah Montana shirts and I think they both had a great time.
But for me, the show was a reminder that we live in a very amazing country. Since I've only been back from Russia for two weeks now, I am still feeling incredibly grateful to be home in the good old USA. To parts of the world, we may seem obnoxious, we may be very consumer oriented, we may even be arrogant, but we are free. And instead of obnoxious, I would say we are just incredibly optimistic. Thank heavens for optimistic forefathers who hoped for something better for themselves and their kids. Thank heavens for optimistic soldiers who put their lives on the lines because they believe that we are all entitled to freedom. Here's to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness! God Bless America!
And just a little update on the last blog. The mohawk is gone. Christian shaved it off the next day as promised. I should have seen that mohawk coming though. He's been working on the look from the beginning.
