Marine World/Six Flags

My sister Julie invited us to go to Marine World with them. Her work was having a family day. It was so much fun!! It was a little busy because it was a weekend, but we still enjoyed it. As you can tell I went around with Kimberly and Todd took the older kids on roller coasters. Sorry, no pictures of them. We watched a couple of the shows and it brought back lots of memories from when I was a kid. We went several times, back when they only had shows and no rides. Thanks for inviting us.

FHE - water play

Let the water balloon toss begin!!! The kids had a blast with all the cousins. They got soaked, except for Ryan. He and Brandon did a great job of throwing the balloons and catching them. They threw them the farthest! We had our monthly FHE at my sister Julie's. We also celebrated Todd and my brother Jeff's b-day(Happy Birthday!). It was fun having my oldest brothers family here from AZ. Ryan was so happy to have boys his age here. Thanks for a fun evening!!

Happy Birthday & Father's Day!!

"Dad Rocks!"

"Best Dad!"




Happy Father's Day and Birthday today, Todd!! It's not fair to have 2 things on the same day, not as much celebration. Hopefully we made him feel extra special. The kids made him some things at school, so we hid them until now. He also got a new road bicycle and book ends(airplane). We went to his parents and ate dinner and celebrated both Todd and Tracy's b-days. Happy Father's day to all the wonderful men in our lives!!!

Sacramento Zoo

We went to the Sacramento Zoo today with my sister in law and her kids. They all had a great time!! We even got to see the baby Sumatran tiger, named Jingga. She was born on March 18th and this was her first day out in public. We were so excited to experience that, what a neat surprise! The flamingo were mating, so they had tall boards covering them, but we could peek through small holes. The females were making big mounds of dirt for their nests. The weather was beautiful! We got to talk to a parrot, he was so smart. They had zoo workers painting pictures of animals on the kids hands, they turned out good! Then we went to the park next to the zoo and ate lunch, it was such a nice day! Thanks for taking pictures, Kristen.(my battery was dead)

Softball party

Brittney's softball team had a BBQ and swim party. The kids had so much fun! Todd took them since I was gone in Tahoe. Good job on a great first year!!

Summer Break!!!

It is so much fun to sneak up on the kids and snap a picture without them knowing. This is the first day of summer break the house was quiet and the kids were all playing great together. It's a nice surprise to see them ALL together and getting along! The girls usually do, but to get Ryan in the mix is even better. I am actually packing for a girls weekend in Tahoe. I hope they are good for Todd while I'm gone. I'm leaving later than I planned, I needed to see my doctor before I left, I am having some pain. All is well for now.

End of the Year Assembly

Well, the last day is finally here, we can't believe it! This year has flown by. Ryan is so excited about going on to Middle School!! Brittney is so sad to be leaving the BEST teacher ever, she did not want the year to end! Kimberly has mixed emotions about moving up to 1st grade. It will be a long day for her, but she is excited to eat lunch in MP room and play at the big playground. The Kindergartners sang a song for everyone at the assembly. Kimberly's class was in the back, so we couldn't see her. It was cute!

Kindergarten picnic at the park

Kimberly had such a great time at the last day of school picnic. All the Kindergarten classes went to the park to play, say goodbyes, sign year books and eat cupcakes. She loved the swings. She didn't want to say goodbye to her long-term sub, Ms.Ries. She wasn't happy about getting one, but at the end, was sad to say goodbye to her!! She hopes to be in class with her best friend Ali, next year. She is excited for 1st grade!!

Mrs. Clark!!!

Kimberly was soooo excited to see Mrs. Clark and baby Addison. They came to the picnic to see everyone and say goodbye! Addison is getting so big and the kids loved her. She will miss you! Thanks for being a great Kindergarten teacher!

Swim lessons

Kimberly is swimming really good now. She is enjoying her swim lessons this season. They do horse races on noodles and she wins most of the races! She received another report card and lollipop today. She can't wait for summer to be here so she can swim in our pool. She may do one more year, just to learn some more skills. Yeah to all 3 of my swimmers!!

Bug Report

Kimberly did an expert bug report for Kindergarten. She choose the pink spotted lady beetle "ladybug". She had fun drawing pictures and writing about the things she learned. She also wanted me to braid her hair(in lots of little ones) so it would be wavy when she went to school. She was so cute!!

Mothers Day

Happy Mother's Day out there to all the wonderful moms in my life! I had a very nice day. I received a beautiful plant and cards from my family. We bought some pretty flowers and pots for our moms and grandma. I enjoyed the song the kids sang at church, made me cry. We also had new ward boundaries done, so lots of new faces at church. It will be fun to get to know them all. After church we visited with our moms and grandma. We love you all!

Daisy Twilight Camp

Kimberly and her friend Alison went to a girl scout event tonight, "Daisy Twilight Camp". They had so much fun!! They did a great job planning and organizing it. They went on a nature walk, made flower bracelets, learned about conserving water, made cute bandannas out of old sheets and had yummy smores out of girl scout cookies. Yummy!! It was a very fun night!