Mother's Day 2012

GV, Papa, Gram Deb, Tom, Amy and Tuffy came over to help us celebrate Mother's Day.  It was a beautiful day out and Rob, Paul, Rylee and Deb put a water feature in the front for me.  

The 3 border collies

 Digging the hole for the water feature

 the finished product!  Beautiful!

 Miss Amy!

Paul's first fishing tourney

A few weeks ago, Paul participated in a fishing tournament with his Daddy.  He had so much fun even though they didn't win.  Rylee and I headed to Hayden for the weigh in!  Fun times!!

Planting the Garden

Rob and the kids planted the garden a week or two ago!  They love helping (or is it that they LOVE playing in the dirt?).  

Jiu Jitsu

Paul started Jiu Jitsu classes last week.  He looks so cute in his Gi and really enjoyed class!  

Tubbs Hill

The kids and I took advantage of the nice mornings we had last weekend, so we headed to Tubbs hill for a little hike.  They love being outdoors and are able to hike the whole time!  

 They climbed up on this huge rock!

 Mudgy Moose and Millie Mouse at the beginning of the trail!

2nd Grade Music Program

Rylee performed in the 2nd Grade Music program last week.  Here she is before school where they performed for the entire school.  They also had a 2nd performance in the evening for all of the family.  She had a special part where she and 5 other kids sang together.  

 My little animated Rylee!

 A little square dance

 Singing with the 5 other kids.  They did GREAT!

 Standing next to her WANTED poster!

Rylee's 8th Birthday Party

Rylee turned 8 a few weeks ago and had an artist themed party for her birthday!  The weather cooperated and it was a beautiful day!  We had shrinky dinks for the kids to color on, terra cotta pots for everyone to paint and take home to plant a sunflower in and a painting in her room for everyone to paint a leaf or two on.  

The invitations

 The Cake

 Paul getting ready to paint a leaf on Rylee's painting

 Some of the gang painting terra cotta pots to plant a sunflower in

 Kaydence painting a leaf on Rylee's painting

 A group of kids watching the shrinky dinks shrink!

 The party guests!

 Opening presents

 The after-party with Rylee's best friend Jenna

 Paul hanging out with Quinton

Play Dough Making

Paul and Rylee made some play dough the other day.  They really like helping out in the kitchen.  

Visit with Sara and Jessanne

Jessanne and Sara came up to CDA to visit family.  Rylee and I headed over to visit them at Aunt Sharon's house.  Sara was super sweet and such a cutie pie!  

Skate Plaza Party

Rylee went to a birthday party at Skate Plaza a few weeks ago and decided it would be fun to use the skate helper.  It's like a walker for skates.  It was pretty funny!

Pike Tourney on Hayden

Rob and his buddy Zach participated in a Pike Tourney on Hayden Lake last month.  They won 1st Place and also for biggest fish!  

Bike Ride by the lake

In Mid-April, we decided to take advantage of a sunny day.  We headed down to Lake CDA Drive and took a bike ride along the lake.  It was so nice and we had a great time!