Fave 5 this week!

I saw this on another blog and thought it would be fun. It is supposed to be your Fave 5 on Friday, but I was too busy yesterday. Name your favorite 5 things from the week. It can be anything that has made you smile, brought you joy in some way. For fun I asked the kidlets what their 5 were as well.

My list:

1.These 2 are just the best!
I love them so much and
every day they bring me
so much joy!!

2.http://andream.uppercaseliving.net/Home.m
I went to this open house and ordered
some fun things and I can't wait to get
them! It's fun and a bit addicting.

3. With a traveling hubby and working,
I have been a little tired. A friend has
had us over for dinner twice this week.
Taco soup was yummy. The grilled tuna
with fruit salsa was to DIE for

4.Hannah got her teacher assignment
yesterday and it made me happy to see
her so happy. I even overheard her talking
to a friend about how "awesome" it was
going to be!

5.http://www.gymnasticssuperstars.com/
We got tickets to this. It should be fun!

Here is Zakk's list

1. I got to go to my Dad's office and it was pretty cool.

2.http://bionicle.lego.com/en-US/default.aspx?domainredir=bionicle.com
I got a new one of these

3.I had a job this week. Feeding a friends cats and fish and also watering their plants.

4.I got to hang out with a friend this week and go to lunch

5. The Avatar Movie

Here is Hannah's list

1.I got all my school supplies and made
a really cool cover for my binder

2.I saw Shawn Johnson win a gold medal on the balance beam

3.I had a fun play date with friends

4.http://www.tamagotchi.com/ I have two of them.
They connect together and "play". Mine got married
(Mom is not getting it)

5. We had to give my Mom's friend some tickets. She is a teacher
so we got to go in the school early, before it starts:)

So there you have it. Our favorite things for the week. Here's hoping next week is just as exciting.

Summer wrap up!

Wow! This summer seems to have flown by! I think I say that every year though. I have loved every minute of hanging out with my family. Rick's new job is coming along. He has traveled some, golfed a bit and even saw the Mall of America. Hannah and I are so jealous! Zakk has had a wonderful time being with friends, swimming, and going to camp. He has joined Rick once or twice for golf. Hannah has had too many sleep overs to count including a two night one at the beach with 5 other little girls! She has grown up a lot this summer it seems. As always, she has had a great summer with gymnastics and has learned so many new things and made a few new friends. Me, well, I have done a ton of organizing, and still have more to go. I am hoping to have gone thru every room in the house by the end of Sept.

With summer winding down, it's now time to think about going back to school. I feel a bit behind as I have not bought any school supplies other than back packs! I know those darn pink erasers are all going to be gone!!! I could buy the pre-packaged ones they sell at school, but how boring is that????

The kids are ready to go back. Hannah misses school a lot, but she has really missed her teacher this summer and is excited to say hello. She is looking forward to getting her teacher letter in the mail and finding out who she has. It's always a big mystery:) As far as Zakk goes, well, the whole middle school thing is a big mystery...to him and us. We have no idea what to expect, but he is super excited!!!

I will leave you all with photo highlights of our summer. As for us, we are going to soak up what is left of summer and enjoy every minute of it!!! We hope you all do the same!

Camas Days 2008

We love Camas Days!!! Hannah is so lucky to be involved with her gymnastics team and her dance studio because every year they march in the parade and get to do all kinds of fun things during the weekend. This year VEGA and Virtuosity had the stage. The kids got to do a gymnastics exhibition and some of the dance groups did some routines. I left my camera at home for the dance portion, but it was fantastic!! Here are photos of the tumbling fun they all had though. It was soooo hot, but it didn't stop them from putting on a great show!

Zakk is home!!!

Well, six days gone and he is home safe and sound. He had so much fun and I am really glad that I decided to let him try this. He talked non stop for about 30 minutes and then crashed for the rest of the 2 1/2 hour ride home. I will add photos later as they are all on Zakk's disposable cameras he took with him!!! Happy to have him home. We missed him terribly!!

Well, he's there!

The drive to drop Zakk off at camp was fun! Just the two of us. We chit chatted about all kinds of things. He admitted he was a bit nervous, but was also really excited. He is most excited about trying archery. We got there and checked in with the nurse and then the dean of camp. Everyone was so nice that it made it a little(just a little) easier. Then his counselor came and we took his stuff to his cabin. He was lucky to get in the same cabin as his friend which was good. It looked like a lot of the kids knew each other so I was thankful. That was that! I gave him a big hug and he was off! I admit to being a total dork and crying a little after I got in the car. I also admit that going back and getting him did cross my mind. They are not allowed any cell phones or other electronics, so I can't call him. I have a knot in my stomach that will probably stay there until Friday. I know he is having a blast though and can't wait to hear all about it!

Here he is loading up his bag into the car.

Here is Zakk waiting to check in.
I had a few more pictures, but am unable
to upload them right now. I sent Zakk with
a few disposable cameras, so hopefully
he will take a bunch of photos and I'll let
him blog about them himself.

Zakk is going to camp!

Zakk is going to church camp this week. A whole week away from home is a first for him and us! After much thought, I decided there was no way he could NOT do this! He will be going with his friend Nicholas so he knows at least one person there. It is through a church that my friend Beth goes to(Nicholas is her son) and it sounded like a blast! I admit to being a bit nervous though. So the list has been checked (at least 3 times), all supplies bought and packed up. Now to make the 2 hour trip to drop him off. He will be fine. I will be fine.

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!