Challenger Space Center

The car was packed, the house was clean, and we were ready to leave early in the morning for our trip to Utah. Noah woke up with a high fever, and Mike and I decided we should stay home. It was a good choice, since the rest of us have been sharing germs the past few days. Ugh!

To make up the lost trip to our grouchy children, (mostly our Teen) we decided we would be on vacation until Monday as planned. That means no jobs, (at least for the boys) and plenty of outings, TV, and Playstation. We saw Ice Age 3 in 3D, swam a lot, ate a lot, and last night we enjoyed the fireworks in Cave Creek at our annual Church Ice cream Social. It was awesome.

Here are some pictures from our field trip to the Challenger Space Center. We have always wanted to go there, and now we can say we have. It was not as great as we had expected, next time we will go to the Science Center instead! But we still had fun. We have started listening to books on tape together when we have long drives in the car. Everyone seems to enjoy it but Mike and Sam. They are always grumpy anyway, so we just ignore them!

Giddyup Cowboy!

Jonah rode in his first Gymkhanas with me last weekend. It was HOT, but we still had the rest of the family there to cheer us on. Of course, they sat in the shade underneath the bleachers... only in AZ!

Jonah took this picture of our ribbons, which he proudly arranged on the wall. He did such a great job. It is pretty intimidating riding out in that big arena all by yourself! I did really well this time, but it helped there were only 8 people in my division! We got home after Midnight, but it was a fun day.

Summer Fun

Our extended family, Kiara and Ava. They are getting so big! Kiki starts Kindergarten this year!


Locked up in the locker room. Our cousins Jackie and Cameron, with Sam and Jonah. This is how Nate and Noah keep them entertained so playstation can continue uninterrupted!

Jonah has the coolest headphones ever!

My future architect.

Jonah's would be bigger if he would stop feeding Lucy all of his marshmallows!

And it smells like one, too

We were in the pool with the boys yesterday, and Nate pointed out to his parents how much he is growing up. "I have 5 hairs under each arm, which means I am a man. You need to treat me like a man now! I need to be talked to like a man!"

Hi, my name is Jonah, and....

I came home from a long day of working outside, and went straight to my computer to check my e-mail. Mike made some comment about me being an addict. Out of nowhere a little voice piped up from the couch, "I'm addicted too! To horses. Nope, I'm addicted to ANIMALS!"

Horse Camp

Jonah attended a week of camp with Mom. It was so much fun to spend every day with him. Jonah is a very good rider! He usually rides Snuffy, but this week he rode a different horse almost every day. It improved his riding skills, and he did a great job with all of the different personalities and responses from Tonto, Big Red, Granny and Joker. Plus, he had a great time and wants to do it again. Good thing I am having another two week camp at the end of June! We both are looking forward to it. Hopefully it will stay cool so we can have nice weather this time. It was soooo hot the last week of May!

Way to Go Nate!

Nate shaking hands with all of the seventh grade teachers.

Well I know this picture stinks, but I thought Nate deserved one because this is a big deal! Bubbie and Grandpa Chuck came up and attended the Awards Ceremony with Mike and I. Nate saw us when he came in, and said he got really nervous that we all wasted our time because he didn't think he made Honor Roll. Well, besides making Honor Roll Nate was surprised to be awarded the Lance Armstrong Award for "Hard Work and Perseverance."

We are very proud of Nate!