Carson has worn out his big wheel and finally agreed to try a bike. Of course he wanted the one that looks like a motorcycle! Here he is on his new ride.
Avery's last spirit day at school was Hawaiian Day. Here she is all decked out for the islands. Only 1 more week of school left til she becomes a 1st grader!
Soccer is over for the season and both kids improved greatly. They plan on playing again in the fall. We had all kinds of weather to deal with- playing while it was snowing to playing this game in 90 degree weather! We had summer for a week during May, and June so far has been cold and rainy (it's about 50 right now in the middle of the afternoon!)
Tim enjoyed helping my Dad coach the kids. Here he is with Carson (far left) and Avery (in front of Tim) and 2 other teammates.
We spent Mother's Day at my parents' new house with my Grandma (they moved in March for 1 level living, they moved about 3 blocks!). The kids had a good time riding their bikes and enjoying some warmer weather.
Here's me and my little guy.
Me with the princess (or so she thinks!)
Carson is growing up so fast!
Marlene and Ashley flew over from Portland for the weekend and Avery and I joined them to see High School Musical on tour. The girls loved the show and sang along to the music. Afterwards our good friends Vanessa and Melanie and their families came over for a BBQ. Above is Avery, Ashley, and Emily. They posed themselves!
Avery, Emily, Ashley, Carson, and Cameron (plus Lily's head in the foreground!).
It was Lily's 1st birthday as well so we celebrated with cupcakes.
Spring has slowly come to the Northwest and the kids are playing soccer for the first time. My Dad is very happy they are finally playing his favorite sport, and volunteered to coach their team. Together he and Tim have tried to keep these 4-6 year olds focused, not an easy task most of the time! They have really improved over the last few weeks. That's Carson with my Dad.
Avery started out singing and dancing around the field, taking bows after she kicked the ball, etc. Several weeks in and she has really started to enjoy soccer and is playing really well.
That's Tim with both kids and my Mom and Dad. Many years ago both of my parents spent lots of time at the soccer field with Paul and me. They are loving reliving that with Avery & Carson.
Sunday was an unseasonably warm day so we headed out for a boat ride and some fishing. There was still a bit of snow on the surrounding mountains.
Avery enjoying the sun.
Carson pretending to drive the boat.
The kids and I flew to Portland for spring break to see Marlene, Ashley & Lauren (they moved there in February). The kids had a great time together and Marlene and I got to catch up on life.
We went to the Zoo on a beautiful spring day. Here are all 4 kids measuring themselves against bears.
The kids were excited to ride public transportation around Portland. They had quite a few comments about the characters they encountered!
We had a fun trip but it was over too quickly!
