4th of July

For the 4th of July our family travelled north and played in a river near Payson, AZ. As usual the kids had a blast. On the way there Hilaree told Brandon about the craw dads in the river and it scared him. He asked if he could show them his teeth to scare them like the Dinosaurs do. He is always making us laugh! Later that night we were able to watch the fire works from a near by show right from our home. We had a wonderful time together.

Dress up day

For school today the kids could dress up like a person in history, that they have been studying. Scott chose President Abraham Lincoln, and Hilaree chose Susan B. Anthony. Brandon was feeling left out and asked for a mustache and at the last minute Michael chose not to participate.



They have also been studying for a fundraiser for their school and for every ? they got right they received a certain amount of $ depending on the pledge. There were 100 ?'s plus a bonus and Scott got 104 right, Michael got 85 right, and Hilaree got 63. Not bad for Hilaree considering she didn't study until the night before. They all did great and helped support their school. I am proud to be their momma!

Anniversary

For our 16th wedding anniversary Duaine borrowed his cousins car and took me out for dinner. The kids had to have a ride too. We had a so much fun. I just can't believe it's been 16 wonderful years.

Our kids

My sister in law asked me to take some pictures of the kids for a project she is making for Mothers Day and I thought they turned out cute. So enjoy!




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Easter Weekend

Over the Easter weekend our family piled in the car and headed down to Tucson AZ to visit Suguaro National Park. We had a great time together even if our kids think it's torture to lock them in the car for any distance.

Soccer

Michael made the school soccer team this year and is loving every minute of it. He is doing so good. It has been since we lived in Pennsylvania since he has played, but you would never know. He's a lot of fun for everyone to watch.

Work Trip With Dad! :)

Duaine was going to work in California for the week and it just so happened that the kids were on spring break so we all packed up for the week and went with him. We had a lot of fun seeing where Duaine grew up and going on the tour of his past. We had a few hours of sunshine and swam when we could. We really enjoyed our time together as a family.

Siblings

We were lucky enough to have all of Duaine's siblings here for a visit. We had a wonderful time creating memories. We will have to make a habit out of this and get everyone together more often.

Hilaree's Baptism

Hilaree was baptized on February 12th 2011. She was so excited to have a lot of family there for her baptism. Both of her grandparents were there as well as lots of cousin's and aunt's and uncle's. We were so grateful to have all of the family support in this event.

Pine Wood Derby

We had our Pine Wood Derby a week or so ago. It was Scott's last one before he goes into the 11 year old Scouts. He had a lot of fun and his car did pretty good. He was really excited that his car came in first place in the backwards contest. Scroll down to see the pictures.