Happy 4th of July

So, it has been a very busy last couple of days. We really enjoyed a fun 4th of July. Our ward had a pancake breakfast with a flag raising ceremony and then a bike parade. Joseph was chosen to be the caller for the flag raising and did a great job of course! Then we ate and the kids decorated their scooters and then went around a couple of times in the parking lot. It was so much fun, the kids loved it. We then met some of our good friends and went to see Cars 2 which we loved! Then got KFC and then drove out to Parker to watch the fireworks. The line to enter the park was over 2 miles long, so we went out into an open field near by and set up our chairs and enjoyed our KFC picnic and then watched the fireworks. Overall, a fun day. We sure missed being around family in Utah which has been our routine the last couple of years, but had a great time here.

The other bit of news as seen sort of in the picture, is that Rachel lost her first tooth! About 10 minuets later, Joseph lost his 10th tooth. It was a busy tooth losing day for sure. The tooth fairy left some Hello Kitty headbands for Rachel and then a set for Juliana as well, because the tooth fairy felt sorry that Juliana has not lost a tooth yet, she cannot help it, right? As for Joseph the tooth fairy left him a note saying she owed him a ticket to go and see the new Harry Potter here in about a week. Looking forward to still a lot of pool time as summer is now in full swing for sure.

Just Because, I love you and Miss you

June 18th, 2011 marked the 2nd year anniversary of our sweet angel Katherine's death. This is a very somber time for our family. We try to keep the day simple and sweet. We had flowers delivered to her grave and then did a balloon release hoping that she will get them up in heaven. We always make a donation to the Children's Hospital in exchange for beautiful flowers being placed in the chapel of the hospital in honor of her. Katherine, we sure love you and miss you so much it hurts. I look forward to the joy that I will feel when I get to see you again. Farewell my sweet angel daughter until we meet again at Jesus' feet where I know you are right now. All is well, Carry On. Farewell.

Graduations and Father's Day

So, June was an eventful month for us. My son Joseph graduated from 5th grade. My sweet girls Rachel and Juliana graduated from Kindergarten. Needless to say it was a busy week for sure! The graduations went really well. The girls were quite emotional during the slide show portion of the graduation. I know they loved this year, but have many more great years to come. Congrats to all three of my kids for their hard work and devotion to school. I am so proud of you. Just because I am feeling very sentimental, I am also putting the picture of when Joseph graduated from kindergarten in this post because it does not seem like it was that long ago.

We enjoyed a very nice father's day. The kids and I made Mike breakfast in bed in which we all ate in the bed. The kids loved it of course as did Mike. Overall a very quiet day, but I know Mike enjoyed it, so it was worth it.

Off we go into a busy July! I love this time of year!