June Stuff

  June has been pretty exciting and busy with all the end of the school year stuff, and some birthday fun already.  Luke's best buddy Zander turned four, so we had a little party for him at our house complete with pinata (This is what happens when your mother's are BFFs).  The kids really enjoyed the pinata.  Avery and Harper went to Activity Day Camp at Church at the beginning of the month, so Daryl and I took Luke and Emery out to lunch for special Mom and Dad time.  Daryl and Avery participated in Bellevue's Lake to Lake bicycle ride and rode nine miles from Phantom Lake to Lake Sammamish I believe.  Then also much to the kids' delight we got to dog sit DeAnna and Brad's dog, Lady this last weekend.

Emery, Harper, Zander, and Luke singing Happy Birthday.

Ben supervising the kids while they take turns hitting the pinata.  Daryl is up above in control of the pinata.

Luke getting a milkshake while our with Mom and Dad.

Emery also had to get a milkshake while out with Mom and Dad.

Luke really wanted Daryl and I to pose like this for pictures.

Here I am too.

The beautiful cake Avery and Harper decorated together at Activity Day Camp.

Daryl and Avery on the Lake to Lake bike ride.

Taking in the scenery on their bike ride.

Avery won these cool Starbuck's gifts at the bike ride.

Emery with her sleeping mask on.

Harper with her sleeping mask on.  They both wanted to see how they looked with them on.

Luke wanted to wear his dress shirt with his pants on a random day.

Luke and Dax cat

Emery under the big tree in front of her school.

Take a picture of this cheese!

Take a picture of me in the morning!

Emery, Harper, and Luke taking care of Lady.  Isn't she lucky?

Art Competition

  One Sunday Harper decided that the family needed to hold an art competition complete with an actual sign up and as the grand prize art lessons from Harper.   The kids created structures from paper with the help of Daryl.  Honestly I can't remember what they built except for the paper airplane that Luke presented, I know that Emery lost because it was devastating.

Don't you love Harper's spelling?

This is how everything was displayed.

This was Emery's piece.  I think it must have been a house.

Harper making her judgments.

Emery, Luke, and Harper

Emery with her piece.

Luke showing off his airplane.

Emery devastated that she lost.  Daryl and I then explain to Harper how you hand out a prize to everyone. 

Luke really wanted his picture taken.

Father's Day 2019

        For Father's Day I had my Dad and brother and sister over with their families to celebrate all the dads, and then I didn't take any pictures.  You're just going to have to take my word for it that it happened, and maybe next time I will remember to get a single picture.  I did take pictures of all the Father's day stuff the kids made for Daryl, so enjoy that.

Daryl and Emery at the Kindergarten Father's Day Celebration

Harper painted this picture of her and Daryl

This is Harper's

This is Emery's

This is Avery's

This is Emery's from Kindergarten

Memorial Day Weekend

  Memorial Day weekend started a little wet and miserable, but then it ended strong with sunshine and two water balloon fights.  Saturday we took the kids up to the Northwest Rail Museum to ride a vintage train.  The first car we rode in was from the 50's, and the second one we rode in was a beautiful car from the turn of the century that was actually less much comfortable than the one from the 50's.  They took us by Snoqualmie Falls, and we had a good time.  I think the kids favorite part was getting ice cream in town when we were done.

   On actual Memorial Day we went to visit Brad and DeAnna who had prepared a bunch of water balloons for the kids.  They had a blast pelting the kids with the balloons, and the kids wanted to fill up more balloons.  We said no, but then we went to Daryl's Aunt Debbie's house for a barbecue and they had a water balloon fight there much to their delight.  We loved getting to visit all the family we did.

Daryl with Luke and Emery

Avery

Harper and her teeth

Harper and myself

For some reason Emery was scared for a portion of the train ride.

Harper and Avery

Luke and Emery looking at the Snoqualmie River.

Emery found her happies later with Luke.

Luke, Avery, and Harper

Harper gave a Memorial Day family home evening lesson in which we were challenged to be good citizens that week.

Harper and Emery attempting to pummel Brad with water balloons.

Luke and Avery with DeAnna

At Debbie's having S'mores.  Harper, Tyler, Emery, Avery, Luke, and unrelated child in the front.

Avery enjoying a S'more after the water balloon fight.

Magnificent May

   Besides Mother's Day and Memorial Day later in the month this is what happened.  We celebrated Karl's birthday by going to Fogo de Chao with just Avery and Tyler and the adults before coming back to our house to have cake with everyone.  It was fun seeing Avery and Tyler out in a more formal setting.  They were fun, and I am glad we left our three younger kids behind.  The day before Mother's Day was mine and Avery's piano recital.  It was my first recital since starting taking lessons last September.  I had taken piano lessons when I was much younger and played the violin through middle and high school, but I got a lot to learn yet.  We both made it through our recital and Avery even performed a song on her recorder too.

Luke and I taking a selfie.

Luke playing Nintendo.  It's one of his favorite things to do.

Another silly Luke picture.

I found this birthday card that my brother, Phil, sent me while he was a missionary in Ecuador.

Avery with our piano teacher Justin at our piano recital.

Avery

Avery joined the safety patrol at her school and her she is in action at the end of school.

Avery and Harper programming at STEM night at their school.

We recreated Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem with playdoh.

Tyler, Karl, Avery, and Emery on Karl's birthday.

Karl and Tyler on his birthday.