JUNE

June started off with a BANG!!  Noni and Popi came to visit us for a week and attended all our end of school year functions with us!!  We had a wonderful time having them in our home and just hanging out with them.  Noni, always willing to play games with the kids, reintroduced speed to the kids and they love it.  Popi shared his talent of telling stories and told some great "Mash" stories.  "Marsh" even led the kids on a treasure hunt and game them all some money:)  During the visit the boys had their piano/guitar recital.  Here is Noni practicing with Braden!

 Here are some random pics of little girl, you can see how she just loves her "pup pup" and feds him and treats him like he is her baby. 

 Can you say "BED HEAD"!!

The day after Noni and Popi left our house I packed up the car and drove the kids to CA.  It wasn't a planned trip but my bro was blessing his baby and my mom wanted to come out here for a visit.  So we headed to cali.  The kids did really great on the drive.  We stayed with Bryan and family, where the kids had cousins galore to play with and the swimming pool!!!  Thank you again to them for allowing us to bombard their home.  While we were there the babes were more clingy than usual, with all the strangers and different environment and it got quite old for mom...  While we were there we were constantly going.  We swam, saw a movie, rode Uncle Bradleys go cart, went to the water park, went boating, shopped, enjoyed an evening at my dad's on his lake on Nana's boat and the kayaks, celebrated my mom's retirement from 22 years of teaching elementary school, spent some great time with my newest nephew Jace, and just had time together with my bros and families. 

 Riding the go cart in Uncle Bradleys back yard

 At the lake...that is Braden, Nathan, Brooke, and yes Grammie on the tube.  Braden and Nathan would have stayed on the tube all day if we would have let them. 

 Braden skiing!!!  This is his second time, last year he got up too while we were in Fresno.  Thank you to Carroll for keeping the twins while we went to the lake...I think I gave her some great birth control:)

 Tyson and Braden both got to knee board!!

 We had a wonderful time in CA and tyson was having so much fun, he decided to stay there for another week.  We missed him while he was away from our family and it felt like one of my arms was missing or something.  It just wasn't the same around here.  He had a great time spending more time with his cousins, but was very glad to get home, he was just a little homesick:)

Here are some misc pics of the babes, back home and in their comfort zone!!  Here is Jess with Grammies shoes on and pushing her baby stroller!

 Justin in the backyard!

 Summer time playing in the backyard with the pool!

Bradley and family brought Tyson home and stayed for a visit.  We enjoyed having the crew here!  We shopped till we dropped...literally, swam at the pool, hung out in the backyard, and ate, ate, ate!!  They also brought my nephew Cade with them and so all the cousins had a great time together. 

Here is Jess with baby Jace.  Whenever I would hold Jace, Justin would say baby no, but Jessica would go get her baby doll and sit by me with her baby. 

Grammie, me and cute Brooke...shoppin!!!

 Tyson, Nate, Cade, Braden, and Megan at the rodeo!!

 Thank you Berrett family for coming to visit.  When they left for Fresno, they took Grammie  and my house was just way to quiet.  It ended four weeks of fun and playing with family!  Now back to reality!!!

Here is just a couple of pics I had to add....the babes holding hands in the car, Jessica sings a song and swings their hands together!

And here is the tie Nathan made Daddy for Fathers day...Jaron was such a great sport and wore it to church  for all to see!  Happy Fathers day to a wonderful father!!

End of the School Year!!!

The school year finally came to an end...it couldn't come fast enough for me or the kids.  We were ready to be done with homework, early mornings, and SCHEDULES!!!  The boys all had a great year! 

 Tyson's first year of Junior High was an eye opening experience for him and for us as parents.  He struggled keeping organized and turning things in on time.  We struggled with letting go and watching him fall.  He always seemed to pull through in the end and only end up with one C+ and the rest A's and B's on his report cards.  It has been a LONG year for all of us and we are glad to have the summer to play!! 

 Nathan had a wonderful 2nd grade year.  He has learned a lot this year and has excelled in many areas.  His favorite subject is math and he is a wiz at it.  His teacher tells us he is such a leader and great example to all in his class.  He absolutely loves school (easy to do at this age) and has many friends.

Nathan with one of his best buds Dillon!

Braden had a good year also!  He was a big 5th grader this year and has the attitude to prove it.  He continues to be a ham and class clown, he got into trouble for stirring up trouble in the classroom.  We hope he has learned his lesson:)  Braden is looking forward to being the big kid on campus next year and we are looking forward to him growing up a little:)  He is a great boy who loves to live in the moment. 

Braden doing his 5th grade play.  He was cast as Paul Revere and his character kept forgetting things in the play.  I told his teacher that she cast him in the right role;)

BRING ON SUMMER!!!!