Strange Macie

Macie does some of the strangest things. She likes to climb into small tight places. She has tried to dig into our couch. If we can't find her we just need to look under a blanket because she has shimmied her way under it. This has got to be one of the funniest places that she has tried to hide.

Ashley didn't know what to do. She thought it was funny but also Macie was getting way to personal.

We have loved having Macie. I am so glad that I finally broke down and got a dog. The girls are so happy.

Family Fun

The girls have been asking to roast smores for a couple of weeks now so we finally gave in tonight. Since we were in the back yard we didn't want to leave Macie out but also didn't want her to get to close to the fire so we set her x-pen up for her. She doesn't like to be in it when we are home so she was whining. Madison felt sorry for her so she joined her in it.

We joked and said Madison was in the dog house. I love seeing how much the girls love Macie.

We had a great time around the fire. The girls ate a tone of smores.

Each girl at one point felt sorry for Macie and joined her in the x-pen.

Funny girls. Once all the smores were gone, someone brought out some hotdogs and we ended up roasting hotdogs.

We had a great evening. I don't know why we don't use our backyard more. It was a perfect night.

Life with Macie

I was beginning to wonder what I was thinking. A new puppy is very similar to having a new baby. Kevin and I had several sleepless nights this past week. I headed to the internet for some advice and sleeping has gotten better. I never thought that I would like her as much as I do. She is such a good dog. We have a whole new form of entertainment now. We have the best time laying with her of just watching her play. I am glad that we broke down and got her for the girls.

Macie has arrived

Macie had finally arrived. The girls were beginning to think this day would never come. We picked her up at the airport this afternoon. We all fell in love with her the minute we saw her. She is even cuter in person then in pictures. We came home and took her outside to play.

She is so playful. She loves these little squeaky toys. She would run over and pounce on them. I could watch her play for hours.





We have had a great first day with Macie. The girls just love her and can not get enough of her. I am so glad that we decided to get her.

Father's Day

Today we had a great day celebrating Father's Day. The girls love to make things so special. They helped me make a great dinner for Kevin and get it all cleaned up. We took a nice family walk and just had a great time together.
Kevin is such a wonderful Father. The girls are lucky to have him.

Swimming with cousins

Uncle Scott's family were in Twin from Ohio so we headed that way to spend some time with them. It has been a couple years since we have seen them. The girls love their cousins and were so excited to see Scott's kids. We spent our day at Nat Soo Pah swimming. The kids had the best time. They swam non stop for several hours. All of the kids favorite thing of the day was the slide. At first a few of them were nervous so Uncle Scott, Aunt Carol and Madison would ride down with them.





Ashley our little dare devil never needed any help. She hoped right on that slide with no fear.

As the day moved on the parents got tired but the kids were still moving at full energy. Ashley, Claire and Kylie road the slide over and over again by themselves.

I think they would have kept on riding it until the pool closed if we let them. They easily road it 50 or more times each. It was fun watching them on the stairs. They talked away and would even dance on their way up.

Allison and her little buddy Evan, had a great time playing with the water guns on the stairs at the end of the day.

We all had a great time. It is sad that it was only for a day. The girls did not want to leave and come back home. They wanted to spend more time with their cousins. Hopefully next summer we will get to visit Ohio and see Scott's family and Karen's family. Spending time with family is the best.

They are finally 1st and 5th graders

Allison and Ashley are finally done with school. I don't know why it has seemed like it is dragging on and on this year. It might have to do with the fact that Madison was done 3 weeks ago but I don't know.

Ashley's last day was big party. It started with graduation. Ashley was so excited. She has been very concerned about what she was going to wear. Every chance she gets she wears her "high heels" to practice walking in them. She wouldn't want to trip in front of everyone. I was a little more emotional then I thought I would be. It hit me when Ashley walked in with her hat on, that she is my last kindergartener. I am not ready for these big milestones.

The kids had prepared some songs for us. They were so cute singing and doing the actions. Ms. Moodie then handed out the kids certificates. Ashley was so excited that she made it all year without missing a day. I am too because she has had a few really bad springs with being sick. We are so proud of Ashley. She has grown so much this year in school. She is thriving academically and socially. Kindergarten has been great for Ashley. We are excited to see what first grade brings.

After the graduation we went back to the classroom for cake and punch. One of the moms convinced Costco to write all the kids names on the cake. It turned out so nicely. We are going to miss Ms. Moodie. It has been a great year.

 After celebrating with Ashley we moved outside for lunch. We had a picnic on the playground with the rest of the school. This is a fun tradition that the school does. It is fun for the kids to get to see all the teachers and other students. Allison also had a great year this year. She really came out of her shell and got involved in the school. I love seeing who she is becoming. She loved being in Mrs. Montoya's class and is sad to say goodbye. There are rumors that she might be move to 5th grade and Allison hopes she gets her if she does. This year has been a great year for both of my girls. I am so proud of the person that they are becoming.

A happy helper

Madison has been helping in Ashley's class since she got out of school at the end of May. I thought it might be a fun project for Personal Progress. I thought she might go in a couple days a week for an hour or so but she has enjoyed it so much she has gone every day for the whole three hours. She is such a great example to me. She loves to help people out, especially children. I am so proud of the young lady that Madison is becoming. Our family is truly blessed to have her in it.

Field Day

Today was another busy day. Both Allison and Ashley had their field day at the same time so we all headed to school. I volunteered to help in Allison's class and then Ms. Moodie ask Madison to come to take pictures of Ashley's class. Capri is apart of our family for the next little while so she tagged along with us too. There ended up being more volunteers then Mrs. Montoya thought there would be so there wasn't much for me to do. I was fine with that because that meant I could focus on taking pictures. Which I love.

Allison's best friend this year is this little boy Andrew. Kevin and I have had a hard time getting used to this but let me tell you it has been nice not to have friend drama this year. Allison and Andrew were partners for most of the day. It was fun to watch them interact.
This girl is always surprising us. It is funny how different she is from Madison. Capri and I had a great time hanging with Allison's class.

Madison the designated photographer for Kindergarten had a great time too. She got some great pictures of Ashley and her friends.
Madison is such a good sport to help Ms. Moodie out. She is such a great helper. Throughout the day I would keep an eye on what Kindergarten was doing. At one point I looked over and Madison had joined in on the fun.
She is so wonderful with little kids. It is fun to watch her. I can't wait to see what she grows up to be. I have a feeling that it will have something to do with children. Field day was a lot of fun for all involved. I am glad we all got to spend it together.

 Two more days of and the girls are out. It is hard to believe that Allison is almost a 5th grader and Ashley a 1st grader. They are growing up way too fast. Tonight Allison and Ashley sat down and made their teachers gifts. They worked so well together. They did a great job. I think the turned out nicely.

Zoo

Ashley had her last field trip of Kindergarten today to the zoo. I chaperoned and had a great time with her. We had a great bunch of kids in our group. I love the way Ms. Moodie paired us up. We had a great time exploring the zoo. Two new experiences for us was the kinderclass. This was a fun hands on experience. The kids had a great time in the class. I am glad we did it. The next thing we did that was new was the butterfly exhibit. We were able to go in the exhibit and walk around with the butterflies. It was fun to have the butterflies land on us. It was a fun day. The weather was great and we had great kids in our group. Kindergarten has been so much fun for Ashley it is sad that it is almost over.

A fun day

Today we had a lot going on. First of all Kevin went to school for a Dads and Donuts party with Ashley. She was very excited to have Kevin come and see her classroom. (Pictures to come soon) We ended out day off with an Honor Choir Concert. Allison has really enjoyed being a part of the Honor Choir this year. She has enjoyed doing this with her friends Ashley and Bri. I think she really enjoyed the freedom of walking home with them. Allison has done a great job and I am proud of her for making a commitment and sticking to it. After the concert we invited some friends over since all the boys were at Father and Sons camp out. We had pizza and ice cream sundaes. The girls played in the back yard all evening while the moms talked inside. The kids had the best time. It was a great evening. The girls were also excited because today started a two week stay for Capri with us. We are very happy to have her with us.