Miss Serena turns 8!

It seems like just yesterday I was combing Serena's waist length spiral curly hair while she screamed blood curdling and deafening, but that was some time ago, and the hair has since been cut to a chin length, less pain inducing bob. Serena just finished the 2nd grade and now she turns 8! June 26th marked her birthday and of course we had to do something special for her. She chose to go to Roller Valley Skate Center. All of the kids skated their hearts out and none of them threw any fits when they fell! I was so proud of our family! They even did the limbo! Once in the car going home, they were all out like lights! Exhausted from the party! Hope next year is just a fun!


Birthday girl!


Miss rena.



Nickolas.


My 3 kiddos.


Braeden skates.


Grandma Cherrie and Braeden

MORE fishing June 24-25th

So, with all the stress of waiting on the new house, and getting the keys in our hot little hands, Chad and I decided to cope the best way we knew how, by fishing. Being out on the lake and just being at one with nature is so calming. I also really enjoy picking out birds and figuring out what they are. We've seen quite a few Blue Heron and Bald Eagles. Anyway, here's some pics from there days we needed to get away.


Me, fishing... at Clear Lake.


Nick with the two fish he caught at Clear lake.


Meggie and Chad.


Chaddy and I.


Badger Lake


Sarah's fish


Rainbow Trout


Scenery


Cool little weed


Nightfall


Nick,the camera man.


Meg gets a bite.


Neato turtle.

Fishing for Father's Day

Since Chad has to work on the actual date of Father's Day this year, we decided to celebrate a day early. I bought him a new wallet as the Super Mario wallet has seen it's better days, and we went fishing! It was really nice to take the three kids(Christian is in Utah with his grandma, and Meg is with her dad this week) and go have some fun on West Medical Lake. I really enjoy fishing with my family, seeing the surprise on their faces when they see something cool, or when they get a bite... Priceless! Hope all the dads out there have a great Father's Day like we did!





Braeden and Chad fishing


The cloud that Serena said looked like a fish because we were fishing.


All three finding cool bugs


Chad showing Braeden how to put bait on.


Chad catches a fish!


Serena giving the fish a hug.


Braeden doesn't really want to touch it...


Serena fishing.


Nick fishing.


Braeden fishing.


Beautiful bird I saw.


What a perfect day to go fishing! :)

Almost done!

Well, the house is pretty much finished! There was work being done on the roof with the rain gutters being installed and a man was working on the columns on the front porch today. All the appliances are in, carpet and kitchen flooring is in, toilets, sinks, lighting... SOOOOO exciting! The home is scheduled to be finished on friday, and we are scheduled to do a final walk through with the Realtor on Monday. Hopefully, by next week we will be the proud owners of a brand new custom built home! Kids are excited and I will be SOOO happy to have this whole moving process DONE! Packing stinks! But, it is a good way to get rid of all the junk and stuff you have accumulated that you don't want anymore. All-in-all it will be a very nice home. I am so thankful to have gotten to go through this process, but also thankful for it to be done. I'm ready to move in! :)




Kids bathroom DONE!


Kitchen Flooring


Bathroom flooring


Stairwell


Living room carpeted


Kitchen DONE!


Columns started on front of home, soon to be finished!

Nick's Birthday Party

Well, Nickolas turned 10 today! Chad says he was born at around 3 pm. So, his party was at 3 pm. Uncle Stan and Jan came, so did Ali, and Papa and Grandma Laurie, and we had it at Chad's Mom's(Grandma Cherrie) place as we are in the process of packing. It was really nice to see him get roller skates for his birthday and not go run off and cry in the corner, he has matured so much! He immediately put them on and went for a skate. He did some skating and some falling, but didn't quit. What a trooper! The only thing that made him come in was the fact that the pavement was really hot and when he fell once it burned his hands. What a blessing Nickolas is to our family with his quirky sense of humor and perspectives on things. We are lucky to have him! Happy Birthday Nickolas!






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