Appendectomy

Kayla had her appendix out at the end of June.  She was really giddy and silly (maybe because she was nervous) before the surgery and this hat cracked her up.

 

The 4th of July

For the 4th of July with went to a picnic at the church with a bike parade.  Kayla and Spence had fun decorating their bikes, but Brayden didn't want to decorate his.  Kayla is with Reili and Amberly Schell.  Allen participated in a little race of the men on their kids bikes.  We watched fireworks from the church and then went home and had our own fireworks fun.

 

 

 

 

Swim Team

 

I signed the kids up for swim team because I want them to be strong swimmers.  I wasn't sure Spencer would be able to do it because he couldn't swim across the pool at the beginning of the season, but he was able to manage, even if it did take a while for him to get across.  Although it was a lot of practices and hard work for the months of May and June, it was also a lot of fun and good times with friends.  Suzie Livesay is giving Brayden instructions, Spencer is with Sergio and Henry, Kayla is with Amelia and Lauren, and Brayden is with Jack and his dad.

 

Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to father of my children and the man I love.  It's too bad the tie isn't made of peanut m&m's - Allen's favorite.

 

Spencer's Birthday Party

Spencer had a really fun Cars 2 birthday party with his friends.  On his cake he has Lightnightning MacQueen, Finn McMissle and Francesco Bernoulli per his request.  The kids colored steering wheels for their homemade box cars and pictures, went on a scavenger hunt to find the teddy bear cars, played with water balloons (their favorite part was throwing them at Allen), ate cake and ice cream and played with the super cool toy from Cheyenne - a track with cars that change color in hot and cold water.

 

Spencer's Busy Birthday

Spencer's birthday was a really busy day.  We moved to a house across the street which meant that we had to make a lot of trips back and forth.  In fact, we told the kids they had to move all of their toys themselves if the wanted to keep them.  Kayla had her dance recital and softball party and Brayden had his baseball party the same day.  Spencer was still able to have a breakfast donut in bed, we went out to eat at Applebee's for dinner and had ice cream at Orange Leaf.

 

 

 

Memorial Day in Galveston

We really love the beach! We enjoyed a nice long weekend in Galveston for Memorial Day. We really did not love how much seawead littered the beaches, but we were able to clear a spot for digging and building sand castles, and we all have water shoes, so it was still fun. We went to a beach where they were launching catamarans, and it was fun to watch them sail out and come back. We stayed in a vacation rental condo and the kids loved the pool there too. It was a very fun, family weekend. 

School Parties

The kids all had a really great year!  Brayden loved his teacher, Mrs. Eikenberg.  He also got a picture with the principal, Mrs. Jensen, his teacher's aid, Mrs. Rodriguez, Mom and lots of his friends.  His closest friend from first grade was Jack. 

 

In third grade, Kayla had Mrs. Stimpson as her teacher, although we didn't get a picture of her.  Her closest friends were Sydney and Zoie, and her fellow classmates voted her most likely to be a famous artist when she grows up.  (She was really happy about that.)

 

Spencer was really lucky to be able to go to pre-k every day, and it was even free through the school system since we are a military family.  His closest friends in his class were Cheyenne and Christopher.  Allen took Spencer to a birthday party for one of his classmates and Cheyenne followed him around.  Allen told me that he thought Cheyenne had a crush on Spencer, and Spencer overheard and said he thought they had a crush on each other.  Spencer really enjoyed pre-k and his fabulous teacher, Mrs. Heard.