Is running fun????

June 2009- Yes, at the Wilsonville fun run it was !!! It was a really big event, each kid took turns competing in there own age group and they all did great. Beautiful backdrop.

Josh did a great job!

Avery

Zach even had fun with all the extra things they had there to do.

Hannah

The champions!!!

Great job everyone!!!

Reptile Man. . . What?

June 2009-It is no secret that I can't stand snakes, so lucky me, the library had the Reptile man come and share with the kids all his snakes. Yeah, all these boxes are full of them and don't worry the boxes with the poisonous snakes have a red tag on the box. . . WHAT??????? Yeah, he had poisonous snakes in a room full of overly excited children, doesn't sound like a very well thought out plan.
And to make it even more fun he would dangle them over the kid's heads.
My kids loved every minute of it, it may be because they knew I didn't like it, not sure.

Zach wasn't so sure about it. Then, just to add to thee excitement, he brought out an alligator, and. . . Zach wasn't so sure about that either!

Hannah loved all the snakes and she really wanted to hold one so finally he chose her as one of the snake holders of a HUGE one.
At the end I got home with all of my kids intact and no adopted snakes, SUCCESS!

Happy Fathers Day!!!!!

Summer 2009- So, father's day comes but once a year and we love to celebrate it for sure!!!! But, I also don't like my children going to church looking homeless and sloppy!!! BUT in the spirit of father's day my heart must have melted or softened (not sure, it doesn't happen often) and I let Ben dress Zach for church in what ever he wanted and he chose laderhosen. Zach was thrilled by the news that he was going to wear this to church.


I guess it could be worse!

Festival of the kites

June 2009- I am a sucker for a festival and so to my thrill we went to the coast for a kite festival. It was the perfect day for anything to do with wind and the out doors.



These were huge kites.

They also have groups flying their kites together to music. It my sound cheesy but it was really amazing!

The kids made their own kites at a booth , which they loved! The finished products (No Josh, he was in San Diego)

Now to flying them, because after we get home who knows were those kites will end up. :D
A Great Day!

BEND is a town

June 2009- If I could have just a buncha vacation homes one would be in Bend (after Maui, of course) or in one of the surrounding resorts. We go there a few times a year and the beauty is just breathtaking. It reminds me alot of Disney's Cali Adventure. So here are a few pictures.

Of course none of my kids have shoes on, I grew up thinking shoes were highly over rated.

On the river there are some great restaurants, the kids loved making their own pizzas.
Josh has grown to love wristbands, but who doesn't?
Zach

All my children love to climb, Hannah being the one most bitten by that bug. Again, no shoes

There is a Butte (not butt) that you can climb to the top of and see the whole valley, the mountains around it are soo beautiful.
Bend is not just a verb, it's a beautiful town.

The boy is 7!!!

June 2009- I can hardly believe how fast my kids are growing. And one of those kids is Josh who turned 7. As tradition has it we always have breakfast in bed for the birthday person and Josh wanted pancakes an apple and chocolate milk.
He also has wanted Heeleys for ever. And I finally found some in his size, and Daddy's.

When it became birthday time we celebrated at the bowling ally. It was lots of fun especially since none of our kids had bowled before.

Love the shoes!A blurry Josh

Josh did a wonderful job at bowling

Zach was the upset for sure he kept winning and getting strikes.

Matthew always turned to the side to make his ball turn.

AHH birthday gifts!

A tied up birthday boy.

The eggless worm and mud cake, Yumm!
All the kids had a great time

Happy birthday my sweet boy!!