Beating the Heat

We are so glad that the sun and hot weather is finally here. We have been waiting for the opportunity to strap on the waterwings and hit the pool, and that is where we have been the last few days. Swimming... Swimming... Swimming... I think the kids are part fish. They wouldn't get out if they didn't have too.

The girls also started tee ball last night. They seemed to have a really good time. It will be a blast too because we have 3 other kids from the ward on the team. GO MARLINS!!!
Jer had Monday off for the fourth. Usually we kind of just hang out and do a whole lot of nothing but on Monday we had a great time. He wanted to take the girls to the bouncy place, which everybody loved, then we ran some errands. We ended up geting Cass and Jess rollerblades! Cassie is a natural. She is skating everywhere. Jessie hasn't worn them too much, but I know she will do well too. Having Jer around on Monday got us really excited for his vacation!!

10 months old

Today is the 10 month mark for our little Ben boy! He sure has grown. He started out as our second smallest next to Cass and is now the biggest. We love his little rolls on his legs and his chubby cheeks (which he stores little goodies in). He loves to be around his sisters and gets soo excited when Jer gets home from work. He also seems eager to walk. He can stand a few seconds and balance himself and he enjoys holding your fingers as he walks around. We have been blessed to have this little guy in our home.

Last Day

Cassie Graduated today (kindergarten of course)! She is sad she will miss her teacher, but excited for break and to be a first grader in the fall. We are wondering "where did the year go?"

Alex (he informed us he wants to marry Cass) and Cassie

Abigail Lynn (aka good and best friend) and Cassie.

First day of kindergarten

Last day of kindergarten

Since summer is here we are looking forward to camping with our ward, tee-ball, a vacation to Idaho and lots of swimming and outside fun!!!

Picts

Ryder

This weekend we were able to have Ryder (Toby & Kylees super cute little guy) over for a night. We had fun reading stories, playing toys, and having a water fight. There were moments were he missed his momma, but we hope he had some fun with us.

scooter

Ben is now a little over 9 months old. He hasn't started to crawl yet but he has his own mode of transportation. We think it is super cute.

We have been impatiently awaiting the arrivial of spring. Last week when it was so nice we went on walks and spent an afternoon at the park topped off with a slurpee. Yummm.
We went clamming on Saturday down in Grayland with my sister, her boyfriend, my brother and dad. It was so much fun. The kids loved running around the beach and helping "get those little guys" as Jessie would say. We also got steamers which was hard because of the gloppy mud, the kids boots kept getting stuck & Jessie and Abby both fell and were covered in mud, but they still had fun. We hope to go again soon.

Cassie has lost tooth #3. It is a huge hole and its cute because she talks with a little lisp. I am nervous about the size of the permanant though....
Abbie loves to sing these days, you can catch her singing as she is playing. she is also learning her ABC's. Her favorite books are Mr. Brown and Snuggle puppy.
Jessie is getting anxious about kindergarten. She doesn't want to take a summer break from preschool, she wants kindergarten to start the day after preschool ends. We are glad she likes school. She had her 5th birthday which was crazy. She has always been a little left out of the birthday parties, but this year she made up for all those missed ones. She had birthday celebration at preschool, big grandmas, home, other grandmas, and her party!! She got to the point that when people would say hi, she would say, "What else do you say to me?" (Getting at the Happy Birthday they should be wishing her!) Turkey!!
Ben is doing better with his food, he is starting to eat from a spoon. He likes graham crackers too. He rolls and pushes himself up. He also is constantly rocking back and forth. Side effect from the jumper! He still is so happy.
Elisabeth and Sophie are here. We had FHE together and also went to the bouncy place. They are so fun. We hope to hang out more with them.
Janni and Caleb came up too. We were lucky enough to be able to have them over for dinner despite their busy schedule and having colds. We really enjoyed their visit and being able to play.
Jer took a class and got double check certified. We are so proud of him!