Finally 12!!...well Almost!!

Just had to take a moment to post a little High Five to Ramona. She turns 12 on Sunday and as per tradition in our family she got to get her ears pierced. She was a little nervous and her friends were making it a little bit scarier than it should have been with horror stories of botched jobs! She toughed it out though, and I think they look pretty good! Way to go!

THE BIG RACE!!

Isaiah has recently accomplished a very big thing....RIDING a 2-wheeler WITHOUT training wheels. Last Saturday he had the chance to strut his stuff as he participated in his first race at the Meridian Speedway. It was a hot day and a little scary as he watched all the bigger kids warming up, but he did awesome! Eli also participated and won a gift certificate in the raffle after. There was plenty of cheers and chocolate milk to go around!

Lining up!

The Last curve!

Way to go Boys!

Preparing for Battle

We have an amazing cherry tree in our back yard and every year about this time we have to gear ourselves for battle. Just as the cherries begin to ripen, hundreds of birds start hanging out in our yard. On the very day when they are finally all perfectly ripe...the birds attack and within a few hours ALL (and I mean ALL) the cherries are gone. We are trying to figure out a good way to fight this, but so far, we have mostly failed. I guess we will just enjoy how pretty they look and pick enough when they come on to enjoy a few days of fresh cherries.

Isaiah's Potatoes

Isaiah wanted to be sure I included a picture of his potato plant. He planted a potato early this spring after he discovered some "eyes" on a potato in our cupboard. He has been very delighted to see how huge they have grown. I guess that Idaho really is a good place to grow them. Can't wait to see how they taste.

BON VOYAGE ALEX

Alex and crew off on a humanitarian trip to the Dominican Republic. These four are meeting up with a couple other groups in Puerta Plata, Dominican Republic for two weeks of volunteer work. Good luck Alex! We look forward to hearing about your adventures. Wish I were going with you!

10 YEARS OLD

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELI! HAVE A GREAT DAY!

since you don't like to have your picture taken lately....I'll just post this one from about 5 years ago! what happened to this little guy? I can't believe you're actually in the double digits now!

Papa T!

We sure love Papa T. I wish he were here every night to read books to my kids. Can't wait until the next visit!