Bring on Summer!

After the Bolder Boulder, it was our Memorial Day yard clean up extravaganza! Everyone worked really hard (for 6 hours even!) and the yard and the truck look AWESOME! Now it's time for Adin's birthday tomorrow and Hawaii on Wednesday! I LOVE SUMMER!

BOLDER BOULDER 2012

Mia decided that this was NOT the year to start the Bolder Boulder so it was just the boys! Connor placed 3rd with a 35:53. I placed 10th with a 38:50. Preston placed 20th with a 50:08. And then there was Adin! I had run back to run it with him and he started out strong, but then the batteries started running low. At mile 5, I said "Adin, if you really push this last mile you can finish in under an hour!" He took off like a bullet and I have never seen that kid push so hard in my life! He did it too! He did a 59:44 (33rd) and then basically passed out! He was really, really hurting! I had to call in Albuterol for him. You can really see the suffering in these pics! Right after the Albuterol, he was the same old Adin again!

Another Pinewood Derby Champ!

Yes, we won it again!

Missing the days of young children practicing piano?

Luke loves piano-- he wakes up to practice voluntarily. Apparently we need to get him in voice lessons too so he can hone his falsetto skills.

Happy Memorial Day Weekend

Like Legos for Mom

I am so excited that I just installed a drip system in our front flower beds! Mostly now because watering the flowers in the front beds (and hanging baskets!) will be a simple flip of the switch. At some point it will become automated, but we are making progress! Now I need to get the boys out here and teach them so they can apply their kit building skills.

50 foot paint job

Actually, it was 400 linear feet of 1x4's that these boys painted, and even if it's not perfect, I'm proud of Ethan and Reid for getting the job done! It's nice to have some hard working young men around this place!