Holy Toledo!

We had a major wind storm this summer that brought down a boat load of tumble weeds! We are at the top of the hill so we got more than anyone else on the street. It was insane how many tumble weeds we had! I filled up our garbage to overflowing and started making a pile next to it, (hoping the garbage man would take care of it). Which he didn't, but our neighbors flagged him down and he was kind enough to make two trips to our neighborhood that day.

First Day of First Grade!

Aaaaah! I can't believe Kaylee is in first grade! We are on year round school, so she had a whopping 3 weeks for summer break. I needed a few more weeks to get used to the idea that she was going to be in school all day long. On her first day Jace was sooooo bored! At about 10:30 he asked me if it was time to go get Kaylee yet. No Jace, just FIVE MORE HOURS! Jace hasn't taken an afternoon nap for over a year, but during that first week he got so bored he zonked out a few times. Now a days he stays busy. He is constantly asking to go play at a friends house.



I am amazed at how well Kaylee is doing this year. She gets all of her homework done and is getting so good at reading. It's amazing how quickly she picks up on it. This is the first year she's had spelling tests. She gets 100% every time!

Petting Zoo at Gardner Village

We went to the petting zoo at Gardner Village with some friends. This was Cameron's first petting zoo experience. He didn't quite know what to think about those goats. We went in the middle of July. The animals were so hot and we were melting in the heat. We lasted like 5 minutes and Kaylee had a pony ride.

Mookie's Haircut

For as long as we've had Mookie we haven't known whether or not to cut his hair. Pomeranian don't need to be groomed, but Shih Tzu's do. With it being so hot this summer we decided to give him a buzz and see how it goes.




He looks so different! He looks like a completely different dog! We miss his cute hairy look, but the shorter hair is so much cleaner!

A Day at Lagoon

We went to lagoon on June 26th with Mike's family. The kids had a great time there. The weather was nice and the lines for the rides weren't too bad. The kids loved the swings. Mike took them on the log ride. It was a little scary for them. Tanya and I took Jace and Kaylee on the Tilt a Whirl. It spun us around so fast! Faster than any of us expected. I wish I had a picture of the kids' faces. It was so fun for the kids. They got to go on a lot of rides. We'll have to start going every year. We hadn't been for 5 or 6 years, so a lot of the rides were new to us. Mike and I, and Tanya bounced back so we could go on all the big rides with out kids. My favorite rides were the Samurai and Wicked. Good times!

Foul Ball!

After Jace's party we went to a Bee's baseball game with Mike's work. It was a lot of fun! We sat up pretty high out by the 1st base. Early in the game Mike said there was no way we would get a foul ball up there. After a while the older kids were getting a little bored, so Mike took them to ride the train they have there. While they were gone, I sat Cameron in between Tanya and I. He was having a good time. I taught him to say, "Hey batter, batter, batter!" He would say, "Hey ba, ba, ba!" So cute! While Mike and the other kids were waiting in line for the train, a Bee's player hit a foul ball our way. It hit the wall behind us brushed Tanya's neck, hit the back of the head of the guy in front of us, and landed in Cameron's seat! He caught a foul ball! He was so excited. He loves balls! I was so mad that I didn't have my camera with me, but we took a couple pictures of him with his ball when we got home. He also liked the Bee's mascot, from a distance. He was waving at it saying, "Hi!" He couldn't take his eyes off him for a long time, so I finally took him over to meet him. The bee put his hand up to Cameron to give him a high five and Cameron screamed! He was so scared. Over all, we had a good time and would definitely go again!

Jace's 4th Birthday!

Jace turned 4 on June 24th! (I know, I know, it was like a month ago, but it's never too late to blog it, right?) He wanted a Hot Wheels birthday, . So, we invited some of his friends in the neighborhood and his cousins and had a fun little party. We made cardboard box race cars for the kids to race in. They were so cute! Thanks to friends and family who came and for the presents. He got a lot of fun toys. For days I couldn't get Kaylee and Jace to sit and eat their meals, because they were to busy playing with his new toys!