Happy Day Daddy!

Happy Father's Day to all those dad's out there! A special dad's day wish to brother-in-law Tim, who is spending his first Father's Day flying back to Iraq, after meeting his newborn son, Trevor. We are so glad you were able to come home for a few days to be a daddy! ...can't wait until you are back in the states for good! Happy day!

Ahh, Summer...!

Joel w/ best buddies from school, field day, getting diploma from Mrs. Hardin, and relaxing in the pool with Hanna!

Lots going on around here since last I posted. The end of the school year was CRAZY! Somewhere between setting up for every little gymnasium program and misc. event, my little man graduated kindergarten! I was so proud of him! I don't have many pictures though, because I couldn't really just sit back and be Mommy that day. I was directing their play and running sound, etc... I guess I'd better get used to it since I'll have my children in programs often enough through the years. So graduation went well, then the kindergarten picnic, then field day, in which Joel received a 2nd place ribbon for running the "hula hoop sprint". You'd think I could have slowed down a bit, but not with the old masters program...I had 20 exhibits due by this weekend for my online portfolio...bad timing! But things are panning out now, and the next time I have portfolio exhibits due is at the end of the program at Christmas! I have been working hard around the house this week to get tidy and organized, we had our air ducts cleaned yesterday and, WOW, what an overdue thing! Maybe our allergies will skeedaddle now. The kids are in this "I refuse to get along" and "I choose to throw a fit at the drop of a hat" mentality...could be a long summer. BIG NEWS received this morning at 6am: my sister-in-law, MaryAnn, had her baby boy this morning! They live in Alaska, and Tim is at this moment on his way home for a 10-day leave from Iraq. He just missed the birth by 12 hours or so. :0( We don't know a name yet, they are discussing it when Tim arrives. But we are all so happy that everything went well and can't wait to see baby boy! Well, I've blabbed for long enough, let's see if I can rustle up some pics...

Happy Mother's Day

I thought I'd stop in after a long hiatus (WAY busy around here!) to wish everyone out there who has rugrats (even 30-something rugrats!) a Happy Mother's Day!

My beloved gift, this child sent to me-the lessons I teach you will afect who you'll be.

I'll acquant you and guide you and show you the way,

You are my sunbeam, my golden ray...

Happy day to all!

Okay, so I'm addicted...

Fun site for pics

Animoto.com is pretty neat. I only wish I could part with the subscription fee to make longer videos! Check it out!

Monkey Trouble

Joel worked so hard at this skill that I couldn't forget to add the video. When at the park, he wanted to master the rings and get it on film. After many tries, he got it! It's so hard not to reach over and grab on to sway him over to the next ring before he falls and gets frustrated... Sorry about the change in perspective midway!

Sunday at the Park

Aunt Wendy and Cousin Rylee were here this weekend and we took a stroll to the park Sunday. The kids had a blast and I got some cute shots of them being monkeys. I won't go into detail about the minor mishap that occured just after these pics were taken...you never know who's reading this! Mom's out there: you can guess! But we all had fun! Stay Spring, stay!