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!!

Farewell Forte and Tranquila

June 2009- I hate snakes, not with a capital H but I just have no like in my whole being to ever have one or run into one. So my sweet family thought it a good idea to catch a couple for me to look at everyday. The kids loved them and named them Forte and Tranquila. We tryed really hard to make a home that they would like and could survive in but after a few days the snakes didn't eat and they knew it was time to say goodbye.

So good-bye Forte and Tranquila, Good-Bye!!!!

It's a good thing he's SOOO cute!!!!

May 2009- Once upon a time a Momma went outside with her baby boy and her 5 yr old girl to send the little girl on the bus to go to school. As the girl and her school mate jumped on the bus the Momma started to talk to a friend. Unbeknownst to the Momma her sweet but smart baby boy went in the house locked the door and went right to the pantry. After opening the pantry door he pulled up a stool and begun eating all the candy, cookies, and junk food he could find. When the momma finally noticed that this sweet boy was in the house and locked the door she tried to entice him to come let her in. With cookie in hand and chocolate on face he nicely and loudly said "NO!".
WHAT????? Oh no you did not!!!! So, ever so gently the Momma asked over and over again trying all the bribing she knew. Sadly the answer was always a loud but simple "NO". Finally, this cute little thing opened the door and with sweet smile said " Cookie all gone". Good thing he is soo cute!!!

Avery's A+ Performence

May 2009- We have lots of talent in this family and this was Avery's turn to show hers off. It was her Kinder big show of the year. Not only did she look darn cute but she sang like an angel.

Avery at her school
The brightly colored stage
Avery listening intently to instruction

Avery decorated this hat for the show and looked great in it!!!

Great Job Avery!!!

We Have a New Puppyish!!!

MAY 2009- Most people know that we have children and most people know that we used to have a dog. Well, since Zach is severely allergic to dog dander we decided on a little child (which we already had) that acts like a dog =a PUPPY!!!! He even named himself Puppy, yes he is brilliant!!

Puppy with Josh
Puppy

This should keep the kids from asking for a pet for a little while. We are still trying to train the new puppy to not lick, but I guess it's a small price to pay!!

A Rolling We Will Go

May 2009- What kid doesn't love a good hill to roll down? We stood here for a while so the kids could enjoy this little pleasure.
But for Zach it was more like. . .

Scoot. . .
Scoot. . .

Rollishscoot. . .

Roll. . .

In no time he will be rolling like the pros-