June 28th

It sure is birthday season around here! Madeline has been invited to 4 in one week. Here she is at Maysen's detective party. 

June 27th

For Jude's last baseball game of the season coach Adrian set up a parents vs. kids game! It was so much fun! Afterwards we had a BBQ with the families. 

The kids love the trophies coach Adrian gives them. 

June 26th

June 26th seems like it should have blue skies and dry sidewalks! We are hoping that today is the last day of rain!

June 25th

These crazy girls are so flexible!!! Madeline's summer is quite full of gymnastics! She is there a totally of 12 hour per week. 

June 24th

Isn't this why I had children? While Madeline got to go on a movie date with Namita to see monsters university Jude and mom watched America's got talent. And Jude gave mom a wonderful foot rub. All for the low price of ten cents per minute. :) 

June 23rd

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Our lazy Sunday evening ended by watching Nik Wallenda walk across the Grand Canyon! 

June 22nd

Olivia had a super fun birthday party! The girls got to dress up as their favorite character for, the movie grease. Madeline chose good sandy from the beginning if the movie. 

June 21

We were so excited to head to Moscow to pick Madeline up after she had been gone to church camp all week. 

Jude celebrated his birthday early this year by seeing monsters university with 5 of his friends. Hayden, grant, Evan, Leo and Kolten. 

June 20th

Both kids were gone this evening. Madeline at camp and Jude a sleep over at Hayden's. and the parents went wild!!! Ordered pizza and watched game 7 of the NBA finals. :)

June 18th

Oh happy day!!!! What a glorious sight. Shopko now carries Nicole's favorite beverage. 

"Gumball power" too bad this gumball looked way more fun than it tasted. 

June 17th

Madeline left for camp this morning. Our church has a group going to medical lake for 5 days of fun. It has been nice getting occasional pictures texted of all the fun she is having. 

June 16th

For Father's Day we enjoyed a relaxing brunch at banyans. 

June 15th

While the boys were off at a birthday party the girls, holli, maysen, nicole and. Madeline went for lunch at southfork and then headed for pedicures, Madeline's very first!!!

June 14th

At the end of a fun ice cream/ pizza party evening with the Anderson girls Marbut girls and the Swenson girls Diane have Holli some Instagram lessons. 

June 13

Swimming lessons with dede Boone are sadly coming to an end. Here Jude and his classmates have a lesson in safety. 

June 12th

Between golf, swimming lessons and baseball this week wore Jude out! This evening after swimming lessons Jude laid down in his room to read and ended up sleeping for 17 hours! Talk about a nap!

June 11th

June 10th

Summer is full of late nights, dinner with friends and water ballon fights. This Monday night was spent with the Anderson's. Jude and Evan found a great place in the yard to eat their kabobs and chicken enchiladas. 

June 9th

Madeline and our neighbor Lauren were quite creative putting together this slip and slide in the back yard, covering it with soap made it extra slick. 

Everyone loves a trip to sweet mutiny! 

Dad and Madeline preparing strawberries for smoothies. 

June 8th

A quiet Saturday afternoon took us to Moscow to the Hamilton Lowe aquatic center. Jude was so excited to be able to go down the slide this time. Sadly he was only to go a few times before the new life guard came in and said no more. 

June 7th

My sweet friends treated me to a birthday picnic at sunnyside park. Complete with takeout from Swilly's!!! 

June 6th

Jude was the catcher for his baseball team the marlins tonight! So far this season that is his favorite position. 

June 5th

Last day of first and third grade. First day of jr golf at airway hills golf course. 

How fun that over half of the group are our friends already! The Cleggs, Anderson's, Russell's and Gessers were all there. 

June 4th

Eek!!! Madeline found a snake in our back yard!!! Definitely not what mom wanted for her birthday. 

June 3rd

Day one of swim lessons with Dede Boone was a hit. Jude has been excited to go each day. 

June 2nd

And so it begins. Thankful mom is still "aloud" 

June 1st

Finally got this bad boy put together.