Hurricane Harbor

We enjoyed our local water park in late July and I wanted to post some quick photos we took there:

Goofing Around

Tuffy the Tuffer and Mr. C The Inspector

Here is Ethan and Cameron goofing around.  They are playing Tuffy the Tuffer and Mr. C, the inspector.  Tuffy's a construction worker and he feels good about his weight (Ethan has a pillow stuffed under shirt) and Mr. C wants to put Tuffy on a diet.  This went on for some time until I was prompted to get out my camera.

Ashton lost another one!

Ashton has lost his third tooth!  He's officially lost both of his central incisors and because one of his lateral incisors grew in to close to a central, it fell out as well.  So he's lost three on the bottom.  The front teeth are loose, but aren't ready to fall out yet.  Just another reminder of how quickly he's growing up!  The tooth fairy picked up his tooth and left his a dollar.  He was very excited!

VBS 2010

The boys attended Vacation Bible School at our church the last week in June and I wanted to share the photos I took on the last day.  I usually work at VBS, but this year I took some "me" time and enjoyed a few coffee dates, sitting and reading a book and just relaxing.  It was a nice break from everything!  They had a great week, too!

Our Fourth

I managed to injure my back at the end of last week so our weekend included a lot of laying around while I recovered.  On Sunday, we went to Magic Mountain in the early evening and the gang rode some rides.  I took Ethan and Cameron up to the sky tower (38 stories up) and we caught a few different firework shows.  Ashton didn't want to go up that high so he and Derrik rode the carousel and waited for us.  It was a fun weekend!

Father's Day

We celebrated Derrik with breakfast in bed and homemade cards.  Then we spent the day at Magic Mountain.  The older boys and Derrik got season passes and Ashton and I went as visitors for the day.  It was beautiful weather and we all had a blast!  We then send Ashton to the Grandparents and I got to join the gang for the scarier rides!  Yikes!

Preschool Graduation

We attended Ashton's preschool graduation Wednesday night.  It's so amazing to see how much he's grown over the last year!  We are so proud of him!  My baby's off to Kindergarten!

Room switcheroo

Ethan finally got his own room over Memorial Day weekend.  Cameron and Ashton now share a room and Ethan gets his own space!  The photo is totally acurate.  He has new bedding, new curtains and a rug since his room isn't carpeted like the rest of the house.  He loves it!

Memorial Day Swim-a-thon

We spent Memorial Day swimming at two different pools and having a cook-out with friends.  It was a great way to get ready for summer.

Camping

We spent this last weekend on our second annual camping trip in Oxnard and had a great time!  We borrowed our friends pop-up trailer (thanks Broyles!) and we were able to skip the tents this time!  Yeah!  The boys had space to run and ride their scooters and a mile or so of beach to explore.  The Hubbards spoiled us with yummy food and the weather cooperated for us to spend most of Saturday at the beach.

Goofing around in the yard

Yard work

The Hubbards bought me some new plants and bark to landscape our front yard.  The boys helped too!  Here are some of the after shots:

Where's Ashton?

Ashton's found a new hiding place.  Or, at least he thought he had!  I thought I'd share.

Mother's Day/Birthday

I had a lovely mother's day/birthday combo and feel very loved!  Derrik did surprise me with a new camera but I haven't had time to load photos from it yet.  As soon as I familiarize myself with the manual and get the software loaded, I'll share the pics we took over the weekend. 
Right now, I'm gearing up to finish our homeschooling year!  I have a big meeting Friday to show off our quarter school work.

Boys in the Striped Pajamas

The name has been picked, the outfits perfected, the music selected and the boys are officially a band!  Ashton isn't an active participant and may just jump in for a song or two, but Ethan and Cameron have worked really hard on these concerts!  We usually are given tickets and get autographs afterwards.  It's great!

Spring Concerts

We had our final choir concerts for the year!  Cameron, Ashton and I did ours on one weekend, and Ethan did his the following weekend.  The boys did a nice job and we are all breathing a sigh of relief that that part of our school year is over!