Ten years, where did the time go??

Ethan and Sydney decided they wanted pies instead of birthday cake this year. Ethan had Pumpkin Pie and Sydney chose to have Tollhouse Pie......yummy!!

My bff Kim!!! What a riot!!!

Grandma Lula taking it all in....

Ashlie giving Sydney some moral support, and Jordan, looks like his ball is going in the gutter, but he did have bumpers!!!

Sweet little Kelcee smiling for the camera!!

The twins turned 10 on the 22nd. It truly seems like they were just born!! The time has just flown by!! We took them to the bowling alley and had a great time.

Halloween photos....better late than never!!!

Ethan Looking kind of spooky!!

Greg looking kind of creepy!!

Ethan as a mummy and Jordan as a ghost!!

Sydney, the zombie bride!!!

This year we skipped the down town trick or treating and actually went trick or treating on Halloween. The kids loved it!!! Jordan said it was the best Halloween ever!!

Homecoming....

Here are some pictures of my niece Kimmy from Homecoming this year... She went with Jared Maxwell.... Don't they make a cute couple?????



Jared's mom, Pam, made the corsage....it was beautiful!!

Sydney and her cheer leading...

Sydney signed up for Cheer Leading camp this week. They had camp on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday and then they were to perform at the JV Football game on Thursday. Wouldn't you know it, it snowed all day long on Thursday... I called the school to see if they would still be performing, and of course they were..... Here are some pictures of our little cheer leader freezing in the snow!! She did a really good job and had a lot of fun!!! We are pretty proud of her for doing this because she tends to be shy about these sort of things!!!

Oh the memories....

One of my friends found this photo of the kids in her email. It is from their first day of school in 2006. Sydney and Ethan were starting first grade and Jordan was going to his second year of Pre-School. Funny, but they seem so small.....

First Day of School.....

Can you believe the summer is over already? Crazy!! Yesterday was the first day of school. Ethan and Sydney are in 4th grade at South Baker and Jordan is in 2nd grade at Brooklyn. This is the first year my kids haven't been at the same school and it is going to take some getting used to. Here are some pictures of the kids on there first day of school!!

Busy weekend.....

Jordan gettin a Slip-N-Slide!!! We needed it this weekend!! It was sooooooo hot!!

Jordan opening one of his presents!!!

All of us old people at our reunion......

My friend Bob Teter and his wife Stacey and their boys Evan and Marshall!!

Our family at the reunion!!

Well, we had a very busy weekend. It was the East -West Shrine Game. The kids were on the Shriner's float for Baker City, so they had to be at the park at 8:30 to meet up with Bryan who was also on the float.

Then we had a reunion in the park for the youth group I was in soooo long ago. We had such a great time!!! I met up with my good friend, Bob Teter and his family in the park Saturday morning at the pancake breakfast. I love his wife!! She is absolutely a kindred spirit!! We hit it off instantly and had so much fun laughing and telling stories. We were at the park until about 8:30 Saturday evening and then we all met for breakfast at a restaurant here in town and then we all went to church. I think everyone had a great time.

Also, Sunday was Jordan's 7th birthday. We have been telling him that we weren't having a party this year and he actually believed us!!! Too funny!!! Everyone sang Happy Birthday to him at the restaurant and he was so embarrassed. Then we had a surprise party for him, in the park, Sunday evening. He had no idea!!! It was great.

All in all, it was a great weekend!!!

Almost August already??? Really??

Sorry it has been so long!!! Between Little League, broken arms, end of school and summer in general, our life has been hectic!!!

It's hard to believe that August is almost here!!! This summer has just flown by.

I took a week off in June and Greg's mom and sister and her kids came to stay with us for a couple of day. It was a lot of fun!! The kids played non-stop and we all had a nice time to visit!! It seems like all we did was eat while they were here!!! We took them to Charley's Ice Cream Parlor once and then Shelly and Greg made some home made Pot Stickers and they were so good!!! Sydney has been asking for more ever since.

The kids have been doing day camp this summer. Sydney first class was Kids Kuisine where she got to cook a lot of fun items. They had a circus theme one week and different themes for each class. The boys did a class call Looney Laboratories, and I am sure you can all imagine what that was about!!! All three of them are now taking a class called Science, Slime and Color. One of the activities they did yesterday was put Mentos into a bottle of pop and watch the explosion. Jordan, of course, was most excited when he got to eat his Mento's...

Other than that, the kids have been doing a lot of swimming at Sam-O and playing with the neighbor kids. In the last week, I know we have had a Guinea Pig, named Crystal, and two Pygmy goats in our yard. Needless to say, our neighborhood is not all that quiet in the summer time!!! I'm sure the neighbors will love it when school resumes at the end of the month.

Pictures of the kids playing with their cousins at Grandma's House in Melba.

Opening Day of Baseball!!!!

Last weekend was the opening weekend for baseball. Ethan is in Minor's this year and Jordan is still in T-ball (thank goodness this is our last year of t-ball!!!) Here are some pictures of both boys. Ethan was posing for me before his first game and Jordan was playing when I took his pictures. (He is in the green shirt, #4) Hope you enjoy!!!!


Ethan posing.... Baseball players don't smile for mom....

Ethan and some of his buddies from his team watching Jordan's game.

Jordan after hitting...




Jordan getting ready to bat...

Happy 40th birthday Bryan!!!

Our good friend, Bryan, turned 40 this last weekend. He came over for his favorite meal of Ham & Potato Casserole, french bread, green salad and German Chocolate Cake!!! Do you think this cake was a fire hazard???

Practice...Practice....Practice...

Ethan's team got to practice with the High School baseball team on Monday. It was such an awesome experience!! All the high school players and coaches were so supportive of the little guys!! It was just so much fun to watch!! Ethan is going to be the catcher for his team so he got to practice with the 4 catcher's of the high school team and their coach for about 45 minutes. He did great!! I can't wait until opening day!!! Go Braves!! (Ethan's team!!) Yep, I am a proud mom!!!

Getting ready to Catch!!!!

Baseball....our favorite season!!!

Well, as many of you know, baseball is in the air. Try outs were Saturday, April 4th... Sydney and Ethan both had to try out this year. They both did great, but Sydney now has to sit this season out in order for her arm to heal!! Bummer, we were all disappointed, although, this does makes my schedule a little easier. Ethan practices Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 4-6 and Jordan practice's Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:30 -6:00. So, as you can see, our life is going to be hectic. Opening day, Saturday April 25th, starts out with a parade from the park to Wade Williams Baseball field, then we will have team pictures and both boys will have a game. I love baseball season!!!

Easter...

Hello all!! We had a wonderful Easter this year. Our good friend Bryan joined us for a yummy dinner and then we spent the afternoon and evening visiting. Here are some pictures from our dinner....

Sydneys new body armor....

Well, for those of you who haven't heard, Sydney broke her wrist Monday evening....How you ask??? Well.....she was doing flips on the top bar of the swing set. Hmmm...... So here are some pcitures of her cast (Thanks, Autumn!!), my cousin Lynda added some bling to it for her..... Metallic, sparkly flowers... What do you think???

More pictures from the Interpretive Center