Doheny

We got to spend a GORGEOUS day at Doheny Beach! The kids' Uncle Josh was competing in the Doheny Beach Battle of the Paddle.

Go Uncle Josh!

A few others decided to compete as well

Ready, set, GO! Josh was in the last category--the surf board paddle boards.

The 1st place winner of the surf board category, Josh Call!

Matthew's Party

For Matthew's 6th birthday we had a Sports party! We all met at the park, picked teams and played a good game of kick ball--

Eric sliding into 1st!

A rousing game of soccer--

Shot some baskets, and then took a break for snacks, presents and cake!
Happy Birthday Buddy!


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What's the Latest?

Guess what? I finally uploaded all the pictures from our camera! I found lots of things! So, we'll remember that Sydney made Honor Roll at the end of 4th grade. . . .


Matthew graduated or was promoted from kindergarten. . . .

Sydney had her end of the year piano recital. . . .
And Kaycee was in the 2nd grade "Just For Grins" performance. . .

Ready or Not

Well, it happened. School started again. We try and hold the calender back, but somehow, this day comes whether we're ready or not! But, after getting schedules, and meeting our teachers we are excited and know we're going to have a GREAT year!

Lauren--8th grade

Sydney--5th grade, Kaycee--3rd grade, Matthew--1st grade

Our teachers' gifts this year was a cup of pens and pencils with a note that says "We're excited to start off this year on the "write" foot!"

Ahh Summer!

Ahhhh, summer! Here's what we've been doing:

Hitting the beach--but except for the 1st week of summer it hasn't looked like this:

It's looked more like this:

And the day we went to Coronado, the water felt like this:

But it hasn't stopped the kids from doing this:

And having fun no matter what! Cold water, cloudy days, sunny days, warm water, the beach is always fun!

For the 4th of July, we went to see the Pechanga Fireworks on Saturday night:

Then headed out to be with Gary's brother's family on Sunday, and watched the fireworks again.

And we caught up later in the week with the Barretts' on Coronado Island.

We've been trying to get here once a week:

And here:

And whenever we can, we do this:

We swim whenever we can find a friend who will let us us their pool. Luckily, between the Community pool above and our super great friends, we get to swim several times a week.

Lauren started these lessons:

And Matthew and Gary went on a trail ride here:
Bee Canyon Trail Idyllwild CA

Summer is always my favorite time of year! We're trying very hard not to think about what will happen in 3 more weeks:

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Not yet!!

Dancing the Night Away

Lauren did her last spring dance recital with Miss Jeni. She's been taking with her since 1st grade! She did a great job!

Grandpa came to see it.

Give a Day, Get a Day!

We participated this year in Disney's Give a Day, Get a Day. We volunteered in March and helped set up for a 5K and 10K race for MS. It was a lot of work, setting up booths, chairs, covering tables, setting up signs and banners. The kids did a great job, and we got our free tickets to Disneyland! We went on a rainy Tuesday, right after State testing. We hit a perfect day! There were no crowds, and we waited no more than 5 minutes or so for most rides. What a great reward for working so hard! I hope Disney continues this program!