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Nana: My feet are old and tired.  I need new ones.
Lilian: Just go to mommy at her work, she will get you some!
Braison: But, they won't be real ones!

Cousins

Not very often we can get them all together...

Labor Day Weekend Recap

On Friday before the long weekend, we made our way up to Pullman, Washington for my little brother, Tyler's wedding.  It was a nice, beautiful drive.  Braison rode with my dad, so we just had to entertain Lilian.  About Caldwell, I asked Ron, "Why did Braison go with my dad instead of Lilian?!"  She talked the ENTIRE time....barely breaking enough for breaths! I guess she did take about an hour break to play on her LeapPad.

Even though she has a lot to say, she is a great traveler :o)
Friday night was the rehearsal dinner.  Braison and Lilian were asked to be the Ring Bearer and Flower Girl, so they were presented with thank you gifts.

Braison got an engraved harmonica, which he LOVES and Charley apologized for 

Lilian got an engraved jewelry box with earrings and a necklace to wear at the wedding

Braison, Aunt Charley, Uncle Tyler, and Lilian

The kids love it when we "live" in a hotel.

The phone provided endless entertainment (one would go to someone else's room and they would call each other)

Saturday was the big day.

Ready to go!

Lilian kept the crowd entertained.

Braison did so wonderful!

Congratulations to the wonderful new couple.  I am so happy to have such an awesome new sister-in-law and it is great to see my brother so happy and in love.

On Sunday, we decided to take a side trip up to Coeur D'Alene for the night.  Ron had never been that far north and my grandparents wanted to go up as well, so up we went.

We went on a sunset dinner cruise around the lake, it was wonderful!  Thanks grandma and grandad for babysitting on the boat :o)  It was a great side trip.
Monday we made the long journey home.  It was uneventful and there was no fighting (hallelujah!)

A bridge I liked on the way home

Can't wait until our next adventure!

Pre-Kindergarten

The kids started pre-kindergarten this year.  They are so excited!  Braison is in the morning class with Miss Mikeala and Lilian is in the afternoon class with Miss Jan.

Lilian waiting for class to start

Braison waiting for class to start

They brought home homework on the first day...the kids couldn't be happier.  I think this is going to be a great year and very helpful for preparing them for the real thing next year!

CAMPING!

My dad and Sue took the kids camping for a long weekend and we hear everyone had a blast!

Friday Funnies

Lilian (after finding a dead bug on the ground): This was a spider who lost its leg...then its life.

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

Friday Funnies

Braison (talking to grandma): Mommy says that she is going to sell me to the zoo.  I was hoping you could just buy me so that I can come live with you instead.

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Braison: Man, my stomach, head, and eyes hurt bad because I had to wake up too early this morning.
Lilian: Wow, you are a hot mess!

Catch Up!

I can't believe it has been a month since I last posted!  Sorry to my loyal followers (all 3 of you).  I will try to get back on track soon.  In the meantime, here is a photo update of what we have been up to in the last month....

We bought a new house on June 29th, which is where most of our time has been consumed.  Painting, cleaning, painting, cleaning, weeding, weeding, weeding, and all of the stuff that comes with moving.  The gentleman who owned the house had been sick for about a year, so not much of anything got done during that time, then it sat empty for 6 months after he passed away while things were settled with his estate.  We love the house, the land, the location, and are looking forward to being completely settled in soon.

 As a result, we spend a lot of time at the hardware store.

The kids had a week of Vacation Bible School where the theme was "Blastoff."  They had so much fun and the program at the end was priceless.  Lilian won a special award because of her awesome bible verse memory skills.  She was really proud.

We participated in Middleton's 4th of July parade, which was a lot of fun.  Ron and Braison rode in the side-by-side on the trailer (Ron's mom was driving the truck pulling the trailer), Lilian and I rode on a four-wheeler (as did Sidney and Pat).  The kids loved being able to throw candy to the people watching and Lilian perfected her "parade wave" which was quite a feat :o)

   Then we had a bbq and fireworks at my dad's house.

Braison broke his first board!  He broke it with his hand, but said he would try with his head next time.  He is so proud!

Lilian beat out hundreds (ok, I don't really know how many for sure, but I like to think it was hundreds) of other girls and won a bike with her mad coloring skills.  He exact words when we went to pick it up, "I can't believe I actually won this bicycle!"
Hopefully I won't wait another month to post....until next time.

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Finally Summer?!