Tuesday, August 17, 2010

School Started!!!!

August 16, 2010
Cali started 4th grade (WOW!), Breighlyn started 2nd grade (YAY!), & Dalton started kindergarden (WOW & YAY!)!!! I can't believe it!! All three are in school now!!!!!!!
Dalton on the rug in the kindergarden classroom!!! He was very happy!!!
Here is Big "D" writing his name for the first time in school!!!


Cali is now a 4th grader!!!!!
Here's Breighlyn with her teacher (one of our favorites!!!)!!! We're so excited!! We know we're going to have a great year!

Dalton & Daddy!!!

Momma & Dalton!
Breighlyn sitting at her new desk!

Cali & her friend!
Dalton on the second day!! He's still smiling!!

Thursday, August 12, 2010

Summer 2010!

Wow! This summer flew by! Where did the time go? I thought it was going to drag out because this is the longest summer we've had since the girls started school. The used to get out at the end of June...this year they got out the end of May! We've been busy i guess! lol! From Finals Quiz tournament in Bakersfield, Sandi visiting, Father's Day, the "Father Knows Best" play, Cali's birthday party, 4th of July, Camping for 9 days, visiting with Curtis family & Malone kids, Hosting a team leader & foreign exchange student for almost 2 weeks, and more! Whew! It's been fun!!!! God has been doing great things as well!!!! It's been awesome watching Him do his work!


Bible Quiz Finals Tourney in Bakersfield
Sandi & Josh visiting!

Happy Father's Day daddy!

Family time at John's Incredible Pizza!! We had some awesome coupons! Save tons of $$$$!






A little bit of summer fun with cousins!!
Happy Fourth!!



Charlotte & Jannell!!
The teenagers
The teenagers and the want-a-be teenagers!

The happy campers!

Dalton learned to ride his bike without training wheels!


Craig is helping with carrying the laundry :)


First two fish caught!
First day of fishing!

Dalton caught his second fish!

Michael, Dalton, & Craig (the Fishermen)
These girls would pass our campsite probably 10 times throughout the day. Finally Cali, Breighlyn, & McKayla asked them for a ride!


Beautiful Bear Lake!

The kids clowning around at McDonalds!!

Hannah was baptized!!!!
Cali & McKayla
Grandma McKee's 85th birthday party!
The Curtis Kids and the Madsens!
Hannah & Breighlyn
Spent time with the Malone girls, Gibsons, & Gallegos kids at the waterpark!
A day with Chloe & Elli! What a blast we had!
They already LOVE Dalton!
First day they all came to California!!
Breighlyn & Candy
We had the privilege to be a host family to Tingting (team leader) and Candy (foreign exchange student) from China! We enjoyed having them here for almost two weeks! That time flew by! While they were here, we tried to do things they would enjoy! They LOVED the zoo, old sacramento, The Bible House, Borders Books, & PinkBerry!!!! We miss them dearly already!!!
Aunt Leslie & Uncle Michael & cousin Liam bought us a Family Pack for the Zoo!! It was a wonderful gift!!! Thank you!! We had a wonderful time!!! And we were able to go with Tingting & Candy while they were here! They had a great time too!!!

Baby & Mama
Dalton feeding a giraffe!
At Old Sacramento!
We couldn't NOT take Tingting & Candy to Pinkberry!!

Jarret & Rahni, Thelma, Tingting, Bettina & Craig celebrating & welcoming Tinting to the family!
Cali, Breighlyn, & Dalton were loved by these students!
Dalton playing with someone's iphone....being spoiled by his chinese friends :)



Making dumplings!


This was delicious!
Homemade Chinese Dinner Completed!

Michael (who is now Steven!!) & Dalton
Here we are at the farewell party! Dalton was done with pictures by this time. lol!
The Paparazzi! lol! Craig is holding Breighlyn.

We miss you guys!
We miss you Candy!
We already miss you Victoria!!