1st Days

4's preschool

Kindergarten

First Grade

Second Grade

Third Grade

Fourth Grade
All I have is "wow" where has the time gone?

One of my favorite kid quotes is : " The days are long, but the years are short". So very true for me.

The Last Day of Summer

To celebrate the last night of summer the kids were invited to a back yard fire, to roast marshmallows, make smores, and a read Harry Potter under the stars.


This was their invitation in the morning:


Before we started reading though, I made them tell me some of their highlights from the summer:




Disneyland (this happened in May before school got out)

Playing at the Beach with Friends

Our friends from Texas coming to visit

Playing outside in our yard with neighborhood friends

Swimming in our friend's pool

Camping (jake's)

The Cousins

Going to the cabin

Going to the fountains


I really did have a fun summer and for the first time am starting to feel like this childhood phase (the phase that has been my life for the last 10 years) of parks and fountains and meeting friends for lunch is almost over.... I caught a glimpse of them getting older, and not wanting to hang out with their mom. I had a twinge of sadness on this night. The night was warm, the stars were out, there was no sand in our smores.... I tried to soak it in.















Grace and her baby Elizabeth.

I wish I were an Oscar Meyer Weiner

Not everyday you see a hot dog car!

They then got little hot dog whistles from the driver.... whistles really???!?!?! Who ever thought that would be a good idea as a toy for children.

A Day at the Beach

I love all of these kids, I love this beach. Dare I say, it really was one of those perfect days.

I hope my kids look back on their summer and think of all the laughter and fun we had (most of the time).

4 things

4 things I wanted to do this summer:


Teach the kids to Double Dutch.
Go to Fort Vancouver
Hike Munson Falls
Go Berry Picking.


Check (well single rope-check), Check, Check, and Check!!!

My favorite Boys:

Fort Vancouver with Nell's kids:

Munson Falls is actually only a 1/2 mile hike at most.... I could have done it in flip flops.

Token picture of the parents:

Berry Picking

15 pounds of Raspberries!

An Easter Picture

Why is taking pictures always an after thought for me?? This was after church and the shoes had already been taken off.

We headed to my parents to celebrate Easter with what else but a frozen lasagna. (my parents were headed to LA bright and early the next morning so it only made sense.... more pictures from that trip to follow.)

The crew

Sad eyes.

Sisterly love. I sure hope these two love each other when they are older.

An old man, a cowgirl, and a witch.

At our friends after stew and bubbling, smokey homemade witches brew (root beer with dry ice).

Jake can be such a character:

This was my grandfather's hat.

Getting the first of their loot:

The weekend before we had our friends over to carve our pumpkins. We've been carving pumpkins every Halloween with the McIntyres for TEN years..... pre-children....hard to believe.

Me and Les with the final product.

Don't mind the short bangs.....had just had them cut and it takes a few days for them to look normal again. This is my "peace - out" symbol, given to Grace with the camera.