John and Angela

Angela is John's occupational therapist.  She comes once every other week.  He LOVES her.  She comes with a bag of toys and plays with him for an hour or so.  This week, she brought pudding.  John had a ball!!

Bonnie Rita Turns 7

Bonnie turned 7!  We had a yummy dinner at our house for her birthday.  Uncle Doug made her BBQ meat, I made rice, and her  mom made pasta.  That is what Bonnie ordered.  The kids swam and then the girls had a sleepover.  Bonnie got to pick the movie and activities.  It was really fun!  I'm extra glad that we did that too, because now they are all the way in Nebraska and will soon be in Spokane.  We won't get to see them for a while.  I sure miss them!  Eliza got into something and really got colorful!  She cracks me up!!

Silver Dollar Fair 2010

I LOVE the Silver Dollar Fair.  LOVE IT!  We came back from the cabin early so that we could hit the fair.  Spencer even came this year, just for me.  He hates it, but he was happy to take Mac around to the rides.  That way I could take the smaller ones to see the animals and other exhibits.  This year they had pig races, too.  That was oh so funny!!  My mom loves the fair too and she and Gary come with us every year.  What a great Memorial Day!

Lake Almanor with the Wilsons 2010

We have started a tradition.  The first weekend after school gets out, we head to Lake Almanor with my Uncle Jim's family.  This is our second year and we had so much fun!  It was a bit earlier this year than last, so it was cold, but we still had a great time.  The first thing that the kids do upon arrival is head to the beach.

My Uncle Jim's birthday was the Thursday before we went up the hill, so we had a nice chocolate cake for him.  He really blew out those candles!!

While in Lake Almanor, the kids went over to the park and played baseball a bit.  They also climbed around and had a good time.  We went into Chester and did some shopping and some bowling.  I wish they had a movie theater in Chester...

Emily Graduattion

My cousin Emily graduated from PV last night.  We were so worried about the weather.  It rained all day, and yet they said they would hold the graduation outside.  I am so glad because I wouldn't have been able to be with her had they done it inside.  They only let the parents in then.  This is Emily with her Mom, my Aunt Patti.  We drove over to PV together in a taxi.  We didn't arrive until an hour after it started, so we didn't hear any of the speeches at the beginning.  We did hear all of the names, however, and I was so happy to cheer for Kaylee Gillingwater, Sean Fogelman, and Maddie Ysasaga too!!

Racel never lets me take a picture of her, so she was really good to me last night.  I'm so glad to have this nice one of the sisters.

This is my grandparents with Emily.

Here we are.  I have to say that Emily as a very special place in my heart.  I was there when she was born and have felt a special bond with her all of her life.  I love her and I'm so glad that we are able to see each other more often than before.  I'm so proud of her and can't wait to see what she does with her life.  

Here is Mom and Gary with Emily.  For some reason, Jeff didn't come.  I shall give him a bad time about that.  Overall, this was a weird graduation due to the weather, but a very happy on.  Congratulation Emily!!

Macky's Last Day of 4th Grade

For Macky's last day of school, the fantastic room mom Lisa decided we should have a little BBQ.  I brought the cupcakes.  So, here are a few of the 45 froggy cupcakes that I made for Macky's class.  They were a big hit.  Mac said that we should make them look scared and sad since they were going to be eaten.

  

I got to the school at about 1:00.  The kids all were signing notebooks.  It was raining and like 58 degrees or so.  It was weird.  Anyway, the kids all wanted to do have a water gun fight.  Next thing you know, they're shooting each other with water while it's raining.  Those kids were soaked.  They had a blast, though.  They ate hot dogs and lots of treats.  

Mac had a great year.  We are so thankful for Mrs. Sloan and the nice kids in his class.  These two with Mac (Houston and Sean) are two of Mac's favorites.  They are very nice boys.  I am really sad because I forgot to get a photo with Mac and Mrs. Sloan.  I'll have to try for one next year!  

Happy Birthday Mom!

For my mom's birthday this year my parents took us out to eat at Logan's (Mom's favorite).  We ate until we were stuffed.  The kids had a great time.  It was really fun for us all to be together.  We missed Stephen, though.  One of the best parts was the cake.  I made a yellow cake.  Maddie frosted it with chocolate frosting, and Ryan applied the sprinkles.  It was festive to say the least.  Happy Birthday Mom!