Soccer Star

Tyler is still doing fantastic at soccer! (And yes, the rest of us are hangin in there as well!) We are so proud of him for making the classic competitive team - even if we do get to go to Medford, Grants Pass and Ashland every weekend! Tyler has definitely earned his spot on the team. He has proven himself to be one of the fastest runners for sweeper and mid-fielder and the best goalie his team has!

GO GIRL GO

Little missy has decided to show off....sportin' her beaver gear of course!!

Little Angels

First Day of School

Tyler and his friend Josh in 5th Grade!
Zach in 3rd Grade!
Hannah in 1st Grade!

It is so quiet at home with the three oldest gone! It is hard to believe they are in 1st, 3rd and 5th grade already. They have grown too quick!!!!

MISSING TEETH!!

Send them on vacation to Grandma's for a week and she comes home missing a tooth! Congratulations HANNAH!!!!

Sooo Cute

This is Peyton's friend Cooper. He hangs out with Peyton and I during the days. He is two weeks older that she is but can sure show her a thing or two.

Peyton loves her big sister!

Eating again....Where does someone so little put it all?

Summer

More Summer Fun

Stay off the Road!!!!! It is the attack of the octopus!

We had a great visit with Susu this past week. It was so sad and hard to return her back home to her beloved Portland. I so miss having her around and being able to share the daily lives of the kids with her! Thank goodness for phones and unlimited calling!

Susu was determined to have Little Miss Peyton sit up on her own, she is close but not quite there. She did, however, discover Minnie the cat.
Oh what fun that is!
Such nice fur......for now!

Mulan

Hannah has finally completed her four week long camp at the Theatre. I am extremely impressed with the amount of time and energy the camp put into these kids. Kids ages ranged from kindergarten to seniors in high school and yet all of their attention was held and learning was shown. Not only has Hannah learned all the behind the scenes working or theatre, she has learned all about Chinese culture. (Hence the final production of MULAN.) She can now write to 20+ in Chinese, eat with chopsticks and tell you all sorts of facts and trivia about China and Chinese culture.

The final production, a Saturday night and a Sunday matinee, was spectacular; nothing short of a professional production. Hannah and all the younger kids (about 9 and under) were sons and daughters of China and were on and off stage doing Chinese fan and ribbon dances along with songs directly from Mulan.

Hannah was absolutely beautiful and received roses and flowers galore from all of her fans!

Happy Summer from the Kids!

It is hard to believe how big the kids are getting......

6 months!!!

Gary and I can not believe Peyton is 6 months already! We are so blessed to have such a happy, content, beautiful little girl!

Her stats as of June 27th.....

Weight: 11.8 lbs (negative 5% on the growth chart)

Length: 25 inches (25% on the growth chart)

She is still itty bitty but healthy as can be!

Fourth of July at the Lake

What is better than a man and his dog at the lake?

Maybe a boy and his dog!

Peyton loved the fireworks!

Zach and Hannah having fun with poppers!

A water baby! She loves the water!

A little chilly getting out of the pool!

Happy 4th of July from Caleb, Dawson, Zach, Hannah, Peyton, Tyler, Brayden and Andrew!

I love my Susu!

We went camping with Gary's parents (GPa and GMa), Shannon's parents (Susu and Papa), and Shannon's brother and family (Rob, Sybil and Kids) at Lake Billy Chinook over the 4th. What a great time we had playing in the sun! Especially when Hannah caught a fish on a stick with line and a grasshopper for bait (the only fish caught the whole vacation!). We even had fun when Gma fell in the lake getting in the raft, even when Gary had his bottle rockets confiscated by the Madras police and even when the sprinklers in the grass we were sitting in watching fireworks soaked us!