Dog Days

We bought a 12 week old siberian husky. I really can't believe we own a dog, I knew this day would eventually come....and it did actually happen later, rather than sooner. My husband is a very happy man, he called me the other day and said, "I can' t believe I own a truck and a dog!"

Seaside

Seaside
Look at her feet in this picture.

Sand Angels?
The day after school ended (2 weeks ago) we celebrated by going to the beach. Taylor loved playing in the sand (it is really one of her favorite things in life), Sheldon might be over his aversion to the sand, and Kyle got to eat sand...really a great day!

Shredding

This picture was taken on one of our first days of summer. I gave Kyle a magazine to play with, and he wasn't interested...so I innocently ripped a page out for him to play with. I don't think my kids have ever seen me rip a page out of a magazine before... you should have seen their shocked faces. This picture was taken soon after.

Graduation

Taylor is out of school, I can't believe she will start Kindergarten in the fall!

Spring Break in Vegas

My Baby...6 months old!
This post is long overdue, my only excuse is that my camera broke on this trip. Four siblings, my parents and my friend from Kansas made the trip to Las Vegas. We had a really great spring break thanks to my sister Liz... thanks for everything! I wish I could have recorded Taylor's reaction when we pulled up to Excalibur, it was priceless! She started clapping and yelling it was so great. When I made it into the room she was looking out the window staring at the castle. Who knew $36 a night could get that kind of reaction? After a couple of nights we moved over to Mandalay Bay to take advantage of their great pools. Living in the Northwest requires a trip like this once a year. I just need to see the sun for a week or so during the long rainy season.

Harry Potter

We are on Harry Potter overload here at our house. We are on book Seven and I asked the kids what they wanted to read next ... they both want to start over and read them again! Taylor really loves it and thinks about it a lot. She has even been pulling her hair out of her braids during the day to look like Hermione. Out of the blue she comes up with the funniest things, here are a few quotes from her.

"Why won't anyone believe Harry that he didn't put his name in the goblet?"

"Look Mom I just apperated."

"I saw a red haired kid at school today, do you think he's a Weasley?"

"Dad, your just like Draco Malfoy......you both hate Harry Potter."

The Space Needle

I took the kids to Seattle this weekend to visit my sister Jayne. She is moving to Seattle and I am beyond excited!!! I will have 3 sisters in the Northwest....amazing.


Sheldon REALLY wanted to go up to the top...so here we are!

We took the monorail a few times... the kids loved it.



This mini vacation has me dreaming about Spring Break...just two more weeks to go I can hardly wait!!