1st Soccer Game

Cole LOVED it! He played great! They don't really keep score, but it was a close game. According to Cole they "tied"! He made a goal at his second game this week!! So much fun!

Soccer Begins

Cole is starting soccer this year! Michael is coaching his team! It is so adorable...some kids listen and some kids don't stop talking. Michael is going to have a great time!! Cole really is enjoying it so far. The games haven't started yet, just practices. He seems to have it all figured out. He gets in there and gets the ball turned around and right into the goal! He is very proud of himself. Cole made 2 goals at practice yesterday, and he let me know that the other team didn't make any! Sooo, I am guessing that he is going to be a little like his father...likes to know who wins! It will be so fun to watch! I will let you know his game schedule!

Cole's the big 5!

Cole turned 5 on the 10th! He had a swim party with some friends from church and some vistors from Williams! It was a Bug party! They dug in the sand to find bugs and kicked around a spider pinata! Of course swam in the pool and raced down our slip N slide! It was a lot of fun! Here is his buggy cake! It was fun to make! Can't believe our baby is 5! Times goes by so fast and they grow up quick! Thank you everyone for all you do!

We are so blessed:)

3rd & 4th Grade

August 6th was the 1st day back to school for the girls! Abby is in 4th grade and Kailee is in 3rd! Wow...the scarry thing is, I remember being in those grades and being their age! That is a weird feeling! They both are loving it! Both of their teachers are great and school is easy for now! Can't wait to see what this year brings for them!

Our Cruise

10th Anniversary

Michael & I celebrated our 10th anniversary last week! Wow it has gone by so fast. 10 years...God has been so good, we are so blessed! Can't wait to spend many many more together with our family!

We took a trip just the two of us, we went on a cruise to Ensenada. It was such a great time! We'll have to go again sometime, I can see how you get hooked. Above are a few pictures of our trip.

What a summer we've had so far...and it's not over, we still have more to come, so come back and check every so often! Below are some pictures of our new newphews that were born this summer. Kent was born in May and Jack was born in June! They are both so sweet and wonderful to hold!! I love that! Can't wait to see them again.

New Nephew's

Summer visit to Arkansas

Cousins

We just got back from our trip to Arkansas! It was so awesome! The kids loved being together and the girls and I held Kent the whole time! He is so adorable. Of course the boys were boys, and even the big ones did some crazy stuff. I guess that's what happends when you get more than one together...BOYZ!! Gabe & Crystal's house is going to be so huge! How fun! Can't wait to go back!!

Dancing Stars!

Dance Recital

Abby & Kailee have been taking dance classes for about 8 months and just had a dance recital! They were so adorable! They both did great on their routines! Kailee had 2 routines, one was ballet and one was tap! Abby did a hip hop routine! They both had so much fun and definitely didn't learn to dance from their mom! Ha!

School Awards

Last day of school

The girls did really well this school year! Here they are at their school awards assembly on the last day of school. They soared through 2nd & 3rd grade with all A's! Great job! Abby received the Principal's Honor Roll award and the Athletic Award for her class! Kailee also received the Principal's Honor Roll award and the Art Excellence Award for her class! The Principal's honor roll award goes to students who get "all A's honor roll" for the whole year! They are some smart cookies!

softball slideshow

Here are the girls softball pictures! Abby's team made it to the Championship Game and they WON! They are the Division Champs! It was a great game! Very exciting! She made the tying score...with her first slide into home! Ouch!

A little bright on this Easter morning! It was a beautiful day here and we spent it with Grandma & Grandpa and our church family! They all made comments that the Easter Bunny must still think they are little kids, because the eggs weren't hidden very well.

Spring Break

We went to San Diego for the kids' spring break last week! We had such a great time together! The kids are at perfect ages to go places! They had so much fun! We went to Sea World on the first day (and the last day). The animals are so awesome to watch! And it is so amazing how they are trained, they are so big and very talented. The kids were dying to get wet at all the shows...but mommy didn't want to because it wasn't very warm weather...only in the 60's maybe low 70's.....and that isn't warm to us anymore! But on the last day the sun came out so we got to sit in the "Soak Zone" at the Shamu show!!! We just got sprinkled on!!!

Sea World Pictures

Posing with Shamu!!!

Feeding the Dolphins!

WOW! Look at those paws!
These polar bears were huge!

San Diego Zoo

We went to the San Diego Zoo! It was a wonderful zoo. It has a lot of animals. There were quite a few babies just born! Spring is baby season there! They were so cute...here is a koala bear sleeping!

This picture is us at one of the shows! They had some really nice animal shows! We brought one of our own monkeys too! Isn't he so cute...

Sea Lion Kiss

Abby was picked to be part of the Sea Lion Show at the Zoo! She LOVED IT! She fed the sea lion, gave it a few commands and then got a BIG KISS from the sea lion! She smelt like fish all day! YEAH!!!

Wild Animal Park

We went to the Wild Animal Park in San Diego too! The animals are amazing! It was a lot of walking...although the kids weren't as wore out as we were!!

New Bounce House

Here is the newest addition to our bounce houses! The kids had fun trying the new slip n slide out! It is getting hot here already, so they were ready to get wet! Michael enjoyed it too...a few races with Cole!

Us!

We have been blessed with 9 wonderful years of marriage and 3 beautiful children! We love being parents and enjoy each moment of growing together as a family!

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Here are our 3 wonderful children! Abby is 9 and in 3rd grade, Kailee is 8 and in 2nd grade, and Cole is 4 1/2!

They are growning up so fast!

K-9

It's almost been a year since Michael & Cliff finished their K-9 Officer training! Michael really enjoys working with Cliff and the challenges it brings to the job! Cliff is 4 1/2 years old.