Pool Party Wednesday - June 26

Jumping off together. Andrew is freezing!

The pose before their jump!

Our ward set up pool days in the summer, where families volunteer their pools for anyone to come over and swim for a few hours on Wednesdays.  This week was our first one we were able to go to.  The kids had so much fun and there was a great turn out.  Two of the three sisters I visit teach were there and they let me count our visit for visiting teaching!  It's nice to have a way to cool off, it's starting to heat up this week!

A Visit from Mike and Kyndra - June 23

Mike and Kyndra were down in the area visiting his family and made a visit on Sunday afternoon.  We had a fun bar be que.  The kids had fun playing outside and enjoying the mild weather.  So nice to see family!

Birthday Party at Sky Zone - June 21

The birthday boy, Sean is on the bottom of the stack!

Andrew jumping up for a slam dunk!

Family Reunion - June 15 thru June 18

My grandmother, and parents with our family and Erin and Kelly's kids.

Andrew playing a game.

Andrew, and two cousins.

Little Corbin

Kelly and Kaitlyn boggie boarding.

Andrew running fast.

Kids looking at sand crabs.

Kaitlyn and Ella buried alive!

11 Kids, 3 Moms and Aunt Bonnie.

Outside of the Science Center, but the Aerospace Museum.

A giant piece of ice.

Riding along in a snowmobile

My parents came down and brought our kids home.  They had been staying at my parents house since the last day of school, while we were in Connecticut.  Kelly came down with her kiddos and Erin came to visit from Utah.  My grandmother had a reunion in Temecula on Saturday and we spent the day out there.  Sunday was Father's Day and we had peach pie for dessert.  Monday we went to the beach and Tuesday we went to the Science Center.  It was a busy, fun-filled few days.  The kids had fun sleeping in sleeping bags in the living room and playing together.  It was nice to see family!

Relief Society Dinner - June 13

The whole set up.

Peaches, blueberries and strawberries in a sugar cone.

Celery and carrots and cucumbers inside a baguette with some cool ranch/cucumber spiced dip.

So I normally don't take pictures of food...(I know, surprise, surprise!) but this was a really a cute idea for a summer dinner.  We had this for Relief Society meeting and it was just the right amount of food for a summer meal when you don't want to heat up the kitchen and want something cool.

Connecticut Trip - June 7 - June 12 / Kaitlyn's 1st Temple Trip (June 8th)

Entrance to a restaurant built by a waterfall.

Can't you tell they are brothers!

Jeremy and Sarah

Jeremy, Sarah and Me

James and I on a bridge that crosses the river and waterfall.

We took a ferry over to walk around the grounds of this castle.

Looking out from the balcony of the castle.

Here is one with all four of us!

Shrimp on the barbie!

Eating Sunday dinner in their backyard - a beautiful day!

While in Fresno, Kaitlyn was able to go and do baptisms with my parents at the temple.  This was her very first time and it was extra special that my father was the one who was able to baptize her!

Last Day of School - June 6

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!

Sean, Andrew and Andrew - best buds.

Emma and Kaitlyn with their yearbooks!  Too bad, Kaitlyn, it's not a real iphone!

Andrew earning his Classic Accelerated Reader medal and certificate!

Ella earning her award in participation in S.W.A.T where she reads to younger children who need extra attention during lunch recess time.

Andrew gets the last sip of a soda!

Ella not wanting her picture taken!

Last picture before the kids go with grandpa to Fresno and James and I head out to Connecticut.

Field Day - June 4-5

Ella, Ava and Jordan eating their picnic pizza lunch.

Ella and a watermelon eating contest!

Playing soccer with some friends.

Andrew hula hooping!

Another station of activities.

Jumpn' Rope.

Ella and Andrew each had a school day where it was basically devoted to outdoor play.  They sure had fun! James and I went and joined in some of the fun.  School is almost out!  Can't believe how fast the school year has gone!

Baseball Team Party - June 1

Team Party Time!

Table Decor

Andrew finished baseball season with his last game today, followed by a pizza party.  Being the team mom has been a great learning experience and given me a greater appreciation for all that is involved and how much work it takes.  Andrew had a great group of boys on his team and some wonderful parents/families.  Which made the season run really nicely.  We have much to look forward to next year when he plays in the Minor Division!

Cleaning out the Garage - May 31

A pretend action shot of dunking a basket.

This makes the backboard look huge!

We went out to dinner to celebrate the kids' school achievements and ate at The Habbit.  A man eating with his wife at a table next to us came over as they were leaving and commented on how well behaved our kids were.  He said it must be the parents and that we had a really nice family.  It was nice to get a compliment from a complete stranger.  And the night got even better...James and I cleaned out and reorganized the garage!  The kids helped for a bit too.  We had to take down this basketball backboard due to our upstairs neighbor complaining it shook his floor too much.  We had had it up for over a year.. I asked Ella to take some pictures, so we could post it on craigslist.  Andrew wanted to be in a lot of the ones she took.  :)  Best of all our garage looks amazing now!