Bursting with Patriotism

4th of July weekend- went with family to see explosions somewhere... It's getting late and I'm going to fix this posts entry later...

Mountains of Fun

OK-I didn't take very many pictures of us at Magic Mounain because I was running from ride to ride all day. So we have one picture on the tram entering the park and one of us being soaked after a rafting ride. Grandma Leann watched our Jamesy so we could pay to be flung around on various rides. Things I want to remember:

1- If you go on a ride involving water you will get wet. Even your underwear.

2- Grant was just tall enough to go on almost anything and he is a dardevil extreme. That kid will ride on anything. He's insane.

3- Eating- followed closely by running to the next flippity-do ride will cause upset stomach.

4- If your party separates from one another make sure each group has a cell phone so you can find them once more.

5- Carter bravely tried to go on more than he was comforatble with and went on Ninja- his first upside down ride. The chicken in you is from me Carter...

6- Fudge and funnel cakes are good- but maybe not in succession.

7- Madison said her favorite ride was the massage chair that we paid a buck for by the lockers at the end of a fun but long day.

Beach Bums

We spent our first day of July at the beach. It was overcast and a bit cold on the beachfront- but our sunny dispositions made it into a beautiful day. By living in WA we miss out on warm beach opportunities. We had to pretend this one was warmer than it was to make up for that!

The CALI trip begins

Every summer we go down to CA to soak up the sun and swim nearly every day. We also get some quality Grandma time in as well. I love the picture Jeremy took of me in the car laughing hysterically because he snatched the camera and began randomly taking pictures.

Summer=Friends

Here's my boys paying with their friends- referred to as Thing 2 and Thing 3 by one of my blogging friends. These boys love to make grand plans together.

No More Crib

James has moved from his crib into a toddler bed this week. He's the first kid we've moved from his crib before he was climbing out of it. Eventually he'll be changing rooms as well. He and Grant are going to share a room for a while, and the room James has been sleeping in (formerly known as the guest room) will become Carter's room. Cha-cha-cha-changes...

Blow blow blow your boat!

Rainwater Regatta time- Cater and Jeremy work on a boat together. Each boy raced their boat by blowing on the sail. Carter was full of hot air, but told me he was tired of blowing after this activity.

Loving and Slugging Dad

Giant slugs- Dad come save us!!! This man has fun with his kids. He loves spending time with them. They soak up his attention like sponges. We got to spend a good chunk of time with Jeremy for Father's day and see his sheepish face over and over again when we told him how great he is.

Goodbye Sweet Bus

Grant got to ride the bus in the morning to Kindergarten all year long (I picked him up in the afternoons). Next year there will be no bus for this young man bc I will be driving him to school with Carter. Goodbye sweet bus goodbye. I'll miss seeing you stop at my curb to magically wisk my kid away to school.
Grant had to part with his first big front tooth this month as well. Goodbye tooth, hello toothfairy.

The sign says it all

Carter will be at the top of his class next year. His class has 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders in it and he has been waiting for a long time to be a third grader. Now he's finished second grade and is moving on... Thank you Mrs.B for another successful year!

Elementary School is Over

Madison has finished elementary school. Crazy that it's already happened. Yet here we are at her sixth grade promotion celebration. She is seeming so much older lately. Morphing from a kid into a young lady. When milestones like this happen they make me feel hyper-aware of the passage of Time. The fleeting way it sprints past and hops out at you with surprises. Surprise- your kid is done with elementary school. Surprise- high school is over. Surprise- you're married. Surprise- you have four kids. Surprise- one of them is almost a teenager. That Time. He's a prankster.