Amen to this!!

I love that we have NOTHING to get up for in the summer...I'm sleepin' in tommorrow!!! (If I ever get off this computer and quit readin cute blogs!!

Beebe Bridge Campin'

We went to Eastern Washington for 5 days...the kids and I left on Weds afternoon with Tod and Jo and Brock. Kev came over on Friday with the Excursion and the boat. BEAUTIFUL weather everyday!! It was only SUPER windy one day, and that was an experience in a tent!! Whoa...scary!! We sold our motorhome a week ago, but when our friends said they were going...and NO school, I couldn't resist!! I haven't been tent camping in YEARS and decided that Tan and Jace needed to experience that!! SO shoot me if I ever say that again ok!!? I have been totally spoiled by having an RV to camp in...everything has its place...you don't have to worry about your tent and belongings getting wet with the sprinklers...not only once, but twice a day, air conditioning whenever you feel like it, and this buying ice for the coolers to keep the food cold is a JOKE!! It melts so quick!! Ok...really it was a wonderful week, and we had a blast...just makin some notes of the pros and cons and sharing them here on my blog!

We LOVE our boat!! There is nothing like feeling the wind in your face and cruisin on a glassy lake!!! Mmmmm! WE could spend all day in the boat...and HAVE!
Kev and Tanner

This is "Elvis" While we were camping...Jaycee noticed this crow hopping around and that one of his wings was missing! Tod went and wrapped him up in his sweatshirt, and put him in the back of his RV with some food and water...after realizing that he wasn't happy there, we let him go. We kept seeing him around the camp and down by the boat launch!!

Kev relaxin'
Jaycee being her silly self!!

I take a ton of photo's, so I couldn't possibly post them all here...you can check out my facebook and I have posted more on there!! Next is San Jose CA to see Kev's parents on their mission!! I've got to get girls camp stuff prepared..yikes..it's creepin' up on me!!

Happy Father's Day Kev!

HE truly is the BEST!!! As I'm sure all of my kids would agree!! He is so fair and reasonable....really~when I am not!! ha ha (kids would also agree to that too!!)

And THE funnest DAD EVER!!!!
FEELIN' the love here?!

Changed rather quickly!! They LOVE DAD!

Went on a nice bike ride, and cooked him some prawns and steak and baked potatoe...and had a wonderful NICE lazy day!!

Kev givin' Tanner some ideas!! Scary!!

It's great to have a day where you really celebrate having a Dad...I called mine and we talked alot...sure glad he is still around...78!! WOW!

It's Offically Summer!!

Jaycee is all through the grade school days!! Their 6th grade graduation was wonderful...hawaiian theme. An excellent slide show with music to make you cry during the first line of the song!! These kids are READY to be done!!

Jaycee recieved the President's Education Award from "The White House"~honoring her for Outstanding Academic Achievement. Signed by the President himself! Pretty cool!

Then here is Tanners class. They were the Witworth Pirates...each class had a college name to focus on throughout the year...to promote kids going to college, so the last day of school they were able to dress up like Pirates!! (Amazing since the Superintendent banned dressing up for Halloween 5 years ago!!) Course it probably wasn't approved either since his Teacher is moving to Thailand to teach due to the layoffs!! She was an excellent teacher!! (the one with the black hat on) Good luck Miss Stangle!! She will be missed!!

Whew!!

YES...I admit~ I am a procrastinator!!!! Jaycee wanted to cover clip boards at 9:30 at night for her Teachers...I couldn't pull another all nighter off.....my mind was going!!! Luckily, I thought of refrigerator magnets...I went in and let Jaycee get up and help me make them, and they were fast...and I think they are fun!! I wanted them all to be out of matching paper...because that's just the way I am....but Jaycee had other ideas. I had to crynge and let her do her own thing...very hard for me to do!!

And...I had to come to the realization that.....it's ok to give a thank-you card that IS NOT homemade!!! It's the appreciation and thought that counts!!

One of these years....I will realize that the END of school comes EVERY year in June, and plan ahead!! WOW what a concept!!

Field Day

Wednesday was the kids field day at school, and I was asked to be the photographer ....WHAT a fun job...just going around taking pictures of anyone and anything I wanted!!! So Jaycee decided I needed a PRESS crown!! Pretty cute!!

Me with my press crown...and Jaycee with her "queen of all frogs" crown, funny how we all still love crowns...even when we are out of gradeschool!! And her EMPTY fruitloop neclace...I didn't get one of those!!! : (Then heres MR. COOL...dancing with a classmate...they have a DJ there playing music...and more than once Tanner was jivin' to the tunes....even brake dancin"! Funny kid!

It was 85 degrees...and pretty nice out...apparently Tanner thought my water bottle was to dump on himself when he was overheated!! Glad I could be of service!!!

At the end..,they signed yearbooks....the sixth graders were pretty quiet....I wondered what was going through their minds!! Probably...."WE can't wait to get out of here!"
Jaycee will miss her awesome teacher Mrs. Vitt who she has had for 2 years now...she really is an incredible teacher!

Jaycee said...Mom this was my LAST field day at Karshner....kinda tugged at my heart strings..We will be in tears at the sixth grade graduation...dang...I hate being a boob in front of everyone!!!

Jr. High in September....NO WAY!!

Eastern Washington

This boat has given us more reason to have fun!! We were so glad that we took it to Eastern Wa with us!! Wade brought his fishing boat, so we didn't know weather or not we would use ours. We ended up staying an extra day, and on the way home Monday, we couldn't resist stopping and putting it in the Columbia River and cruising down to the sand bar! Beautiful day and nobody in sight!! (The reason we go the weekend AFTER Memorial Day!)

Kevin and Tan racing to see who can get to the top of the dunes 1st! I tell ya...this is like Waikiki in Washington....just out in the middle of nowhere you have this wonderful sandy beach!! We love it here!!

BOY did this water ever feel good to hot feet from the dunes!!!

Then of course the kids have to play in the sand!! Jaycee made sand cookies and a bakery, while Tan dug and dug till he had a water hole of his own!!

NOW...I tell ya!! This is LIVIN'!!!!!!!!!