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.

Memorial Day Breakfast

Here we are playing at a church breakfast at the Fairgrounds. Well- Jeremy and I are in our yard since once again I got NO pictures of myself at the park and realized it once we were already home. I've been getting chastized by my mom for not putting any pictures of me and my tummy on the blog so, here ya go mom!

Cardinal #7

Carter really honed in on a good batting stance this season and hit his first in-park home run. He liked being in kid pitch this year and getting to play against some of his friends teams. He said the biggest challenge was learning to wait for the good pitches. By the end of the season he was better at this and was nicknamed "Sonic Swing" by Coach Rich.

Dodger #15

Grant got his first "double" this season and Coach Matt told us he thought Grant was the player with the most improvement this season. Grant had a great time playing, except for the really rainy games, which even he couldn't say he enjoyed. Hip Hip Hooray for a season well-played!!!