Manly Men

I don't remember whose idea this was but it was fun! A bit of silliness is good for the soul. I wonder if this is a preview of the facial hair we'll have when we're old ladies... That's a scary thought!

James has his baby...

Being so cute and having a baby of your own can be exhausting! James has been saying he has a girl baby in his tummy for months and she came out on the fourth. The baby doll in his picture is what his baby looks like. I can't believe she was in his tummy bc she is huge! Congratulations James (hee hee hee)

Bump

The baby bump is a-growing. I can't wait to celebrate his freedom next month!

Fanning the Flames on the Fourth

Well, we hunkered down inside to escape the heat on the fourth of July this year and played cards and games with our fun family in CA. No one complained too much about missing the fire in the sky, but we did have fun with poppers outside that night.

Tower of Power

Jeremy and the young men in our church lashed together this tower in our sideyard to pass off a pioneering merit badge requirment for Scouts. James had a fantastic time "helping" the big boys!

And where were Carter and Grant you ask.... They flew off to CA with Madison on the 22nd for some quality Grandma time. It's been really strange without my whole crew of kids around. They'll be loving this tower when they get back up here.

AR Champs

Carter and Grant both got gold medals for the 10-11 school year Accelereated Reader (AR) challenge- Hooray for my readers!!! Grant also got the highest number of reading points for all the 1st-3rd graders at his school (those Harry Potter books are worth alot of points).

NW Beach Creatures

I snapped these fun photos at Illahee Beach. The boys found gooey ducks, moon snails, starfish, and more while they tromped around in the mud with their classmates.

Party Time- EXCELLENT!

We partied at the Grange and Chuckie Cheese for the end of season baseball celebrations. James liked to get on the stage with Chuckie.

Leagues ahead in TRACK

Madison got a trophy at the track banquet that she missed due to a headache. She really didn't think she'd get anything and was super surprised to get a text from her friend Josie saying- Where are you? You just got a trophy for most improved!
She always strove to improve her best times and got to go to League as a Varsity track member because of her determination. I'm going to post her events and times after vacation (when she can help me find the certificates in her room).

Crazy Hair Day

Carter and Grant rocked some crazy hair for a spirit day at school this week. They let me use gel in their hair!! One could argue that Grant's hair always looks "crazy"- at least according to his sister. James just wished he had crazy hair too.