Part 2 of May

Zeke also had a field trip with this preschool to the local fire department. What a blast! He loved sitting in and climbing on that big red truck. Then the veteran firemen made the rookie dress up in all his fireman gear...mask, oxygen and all. (See what you have to look foreword to Alex?) Some kids cried but Zeke thought it was so cool because he sounded like Darth Vader(which is what he wants to be when he turns 5). Zeke has decided that when he grows up he is going to jump out of airplanes and be a fireman!
We also had record breaking heat in May. It got up to 100 degrees and the upper 90's which is very unusual for this area especially in May. So we took advantage of it and went swimming at Mom & Dad's place. The kids had a blast. By the end of the month we were back in sweatshirts and jeans. Crazy place!


Then we had a very special birthday at our house. Toni turned 8!! We had a birthday party here at the house. She got to invite 2 friends and take them horseback riding. After that we came back to the house where she met up with her other friends and ate pizza, cake (which I made in the shape of a horse shoe but it turned out so disgusting nobody would eat it!) & ice cream, opened presents. Then they all got to decorate and paint a picture frame for their party favors. After all this excitement, they watched movies and had a slumber party. The next morning Toni & I went shopping with Grandma for her baptism dress. Grandma bought her a CTR ring and she got her very own set of scriptures from Dan & I. That afternoon she headed out to go see a Seattle Mariners game with her dad, but got 45 minutes into the drive up to Seattle and decided she had enough partying for the weekend! On Sunday Grandma & Grandpa came over to have edible cake and ice cream. This is when she got her big present which was her guitar! She loves to play it while listening to Hillary Duff or Lindsey Lohan. Whew! What a weekend!

Then we got prepared to have Toni baptized. She was baptized on Saturday, June 3, 2006. What a great day. She looked so beautiful in her white dress. After she was baptized she just glowed. We are so proud of the young lady is becoming. I am so happy she chose me to be her mom.

More to come...

Little Bits at a Time

So I know it has been a long time since I have done any blogging and if I tried to tell you all that has been keeping me busy through this last month, my blog would be be at least 30 pages long and I am sure nobody would want to read it anyway. So, I decided that I will tell a couple of things at a time, while posting pictures of each occasion that I took with my new camera I got for mother's day...which by the way was a fantastic day.
Here is the beginning of a small recap of what went on in May:

1) Zac did a science project on the effects sugar, coke and water had on your teeth:

I ....oops I mean "he" put in a lot of work on this. He did a great job, he is such a great student! Click on the picture to see the poster closer it is pretty good.

2) Zac also earned his webelos badge and several other merit badges and is well on his way to earning his arrow of light:


We went on several scout outings:

3) We went to the Portland Zoo and got to see a bald eagle up close...VERY COOL and we also got to see a peacock do it's thing with it's feathers which the kids also thought was fun:



4) We also got to hike 2 miles to the top (and back down again) of Multnomah Falls with over 20 boyscouts and Zeke and Toni...this was a real treat! It is any wonder that I have any sanity left? We made it to the top though!














5) Zeke started playing soccer and he loves it. I love this picture because it shows just how short he is! If you are wondering he is the one in the middle. He is doing really well, although the first time they scrimaged he cried. Sad, I know, but I bribed him with a cheesebuger and he went back out on the field.

So, I will start with this and pick back up again later. It is late.......