Summer is here!!!

Well, summer is in full swing, and though we had our doubts summer would ever get here, we are enjoying it to it's fullest. Zakk finished up baseball with his team winning first place! YAY Mariners. Hannah is still doing gymnastics all summer with increased hours as well as new skills and routines. She is super excited. VEGA is closed for a week and that combined with a really relaxed summer schedule, is giving me lots of quality time with the kids and Rick. We are planning on a really low key summer. A big garage sale and a trip to the beach with friends is about it for us. We are doing a lot of de-cluttering, organizing, and stream lining. Our big project is redecorating Hannah's bedroom. Look for before and after pictures and let us know what you think!! We hope that all of our family enjoys their summer and wish we could visit this year, but it is not in the cards. We also hope that staying close to home will allow us to see a lot of our close friends and maybe meet some new ones!


The Mariners,1st place 2008


The 2008 Cart-wheel-a-thon for American Cancer Society.
One of Hannah's gymnastics team members is a cancer survivor.
A sweet little girl. They raise money every year for the Cancer Society
by getting pledges for each cartwheel they do:) This year they raised over
$2000.

I love Grass Valley Park! We spent an afternoon there with our friends and their dogs!
Hannah has aspirations of becoming the next Dog Whisperer. She is well on her way:)

This picture is so sweet to me. First, I LOVE the
first time the ice cream man comes thru the
neighborhood! second, as most of you know,
my Dad passed away about a month ago, right
before Hannah's birthday. He had sent her a card
with his usual $5 enclosed. It arrived after he passed.
She used that money to buy her brother and her friend
ice cream. It was so sweet!

Wow! Where has the time gone!

It really does seem like only yesterday that I was taking my "baby" to school for his first day of Kindergarten. I remember thinking it was so big and I was just going to leave him there with someone I had met only briefly. He was so ready. Running ahead of us and looking back saying it's okay Mommy, I can go by myself! He was right. He could go by himself. He blossomed so much that year, it was amazing to watch. First grade was a bit harder(for me, not him) as he had never been gone from me for that many hours. I remember thinking, what is he doing all day???? When does he eat, is he making good lunch choices, letting the teacher know if he needs to go the bathroom. Who are is friends? Is he being nice, sharing, are they being nice to him?? It got easier every year, and now I am lucky to just peak in at him on the first day of school and maybe snap a photo. I have a feeling I won't be doing that next year. We were blessed each and every year to have FABULOUS teachers. Each one has given him something that he will take with him all through his life.
Zakk, I am so proud of you! You are an amazing boy....Loyal and honest with such a big heart, and so, so creative. I am excited for all that is in store for you next year as you start your new journey!!

I wanted to put photos of Zakk from kindergarten thru 5th grade on the first day of school and the last, but a lot of those were taken before I went digital. Since I am scannerless, these will have to do. I was really lucky on the last day of school to gather all of his teachers from 1st-5th grade and take one last photo. Mrs. Young, his kindergarten teacher is teaching at another school, so she is the only one missing.

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day Rick! You are an amazing Dad and I feel blessed everyday because of it. I love you!

I wanted to take a minute to remember my Dad's too. I miss them both everyday. Not a day goes by that I don't think of them. I am lucky to have gotten to say good-bye to one, but not so fortunate with the other. I wish for one more day to say I love you. I will remember them always.

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Hannah's slumber party!!!

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WOW!!! Am I tired today! The girls had a blast and everyone got along so great!!! I am going to sleep now:)

Glasses and Penguins!

Hannah got glasses yesterday. A couple of her
friends just got them as well, so I think she was
actually a little excited:) She looks fabulous!

The kids school carnival was last night. A little
bittersweet as it is Zakk's last year in elementary
school. He has attended Prune Hill since Kinder
garten. More on that later:( I had to take these
photos of them in their student designed Prune
Hill Penguin shirts

Happy Birthday Hannah

WOW! Where has the time gone? My baby is 9!!! It was a crazy birthday weekend. Her birthday was May 30th and was also the opening night of Broadway Baby, the year end recital at her dance studio. The big birthday celebration will be this weekend and we have a house full of girls coming over to spend the night. yes, I have lost my mind completely:) I figure I did it a few months ago with boys for Zakk and there is no way on the planet that it could be crazier than that. Trust me. A house full of sweet, quiet, girls that will sit and do crafts, snack and just hang out in no way will compare to a house full of boys. I am positive there are still nerf darts in crevices of the house I just can't get to yet. I went thru so many batteries for video game remotes and rc cars I lost count. So looking forward to a quiet evening with sweet little girls(yes I am laughing hysterically inside right now)! Look for photos later next week after I have recovered. These photos are so cute. I am still trying to figure out my camera, and Hannah was such a willing subject this evening,(not the norm) and I got some great photos of her in her costume. One of the numbers she danced to was Step in Time from Mary Poppins and she was a chimney sweep. That's why her face is so dirty. Anyway, I thought these photos of her were great!

Oklahoma

I was recently in Oklahoma(yes Oklahoma) for my Dad's funeral. I was fortunate enough to see my sister, brother, nephews and neices. A friend told me about Smile box so this is my first attempt. It's a little bit of happiness I found at a sad time.

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