Happy 16th Birthday Kahlen!!!

I know how long you have been waiting for this day. Well, it's here, you're finally going to be able to drive all by yourself. Kahlen we are so proud of you! YOU are a very committed, hard-working, goal oriented, high achiever, and a kind hearted person. WE are excited for you on this big day! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

It seems like yesterday when you were born. YOU were two weeks late. At birth you weighed in at 10lbs 7oz and were 19 inches long. Aunt Claudia is the person who came up with the name Kahlen which is an Irish name. Dad and I loved it, so we decided on Kahlen David.

Kahlen at a month, Kevin at a year in a half

Kahlen at two months

Laurie's 60th Birthday Party

We celebrated Laurie's Birthday at Bob and Claudia's on Saturday evening. Claudia prepared a marinated butterfly leg of lamb on the barbecue with rice pilaf and green bean bundles. Cathey brought a cake from Hoffman's bakery. It was a lemon berry cake with marzipan covering it. It was delicious!!!! Laurie is heading off to Ireland on Friday the 3rd of July with her brother and sister to celebrate her 60th.

Bob thought it would be great to play Wii bowling with everyone and then test our Wii fitness age. He had been practicing all day long!!!!! Wii fitness ages; Bob 31, David 39, Claudia 69, Laurie 60 and me 78. It was a lot of laughs! I definitely want a rematch on the fitness age test.

Laurie's turn at the Wii

Leo played too

Leo, Claudia and David

Vicky, Laurie, Maxine, Cathey and me

Happy Birthday Jakob!

Jakob found out I started a blog and he asked where his Birthday was? So here it is. Jakob's Birthday is May 23 which usually falls around Memorial Weekend. We celebrate Jakob's Birthday almost every year at the Beach House with Aunt Cathey.

Jakob and Aunt Cathey

Jakob and The Sheehan Birthday Cake

Erik and Jakob Fishing

S'MORES

MMMMMM!!!!

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day honey

It's been a long time since we have had rain on Father's Day. Even though the day was filled with showers, David had a relaxing day indoors. I dusted and cleaned the office for him this morning so he would have a nice clean spot to work and surf the internet.

We spent the evening with our neighbors Dan and Tamela for a Father's Day barbecue. We have been to many dinners and parties at the Brown home over the ten years we have lived here and Tamela always puts out an incredible spread of food. You can feel the love she has for her guests when you attend an affair in their home. Tamela is just an amazing hostess!!!!! For dessert she made these wonderful ice cream sandwiches that were definitely a hit; made with double chocolate cookies sandwiched between vanilla ice cream, yum.

On Saturday Kahlen fixed a cracked pipe in the sprinkler system for David as a gift. He really did it all by himself. David and our next door neighbor Dan guided him a little and I ran him to Home Depot for some supplies. Other than that it was all on his own. I think David really appreciated the hard work Kahlen put into the job.

Nikolas washed and vacuumed David's car on Sunday for him which was a really nice surprise.

Erik was busy cutting wood scraps on Saturday and took some water colors and created an American Flag for David's home office. It's really a neat flag. We displayed it on the book shelves in the office. Thank you Erik.

I think all in all it was a nice family day!!! I'm very thankful to have such a WONDERFUL husband and father in David. The boys are lucky to have such a GREAT DAD!

kahlen barbecued

Last Day of School

It is so hard to believe the school year has come to an end. Kevin walked out the door this morning as a Junior and he returned home a Senior. Where did the time go?

Kahlen finished his Sophomore year and Nikolas his Eighth grade year. We will have three kids at the high school next year.

Jakob finished up his elementary career at Hazelwood today and will enter Rainier Middle School next fall as a Sixth grader. He will be the only son in our family to go to Rainier all three years by himself.

Erik finished First grade today and is now officially a Second grader. He will be by himself at Hazelwood for the rest of his elementary career. Actually, he will never be with Jakob at the same school again.

I know for the boys summer didn't come fast enough. They have all worked very hard this year in school academically. They are great guys!!!

The Parade of Buses

Waving Good-Bye to the kids!

Officially a Second Grader!!!

Rainier here I come!

The Presidential Academic Award

Honoring student achievement and hard work is the purpose of the President's Education Awards Program. Since 1983, the program has provided individual recognition from the President and the U.S. Secretary of Education to those students whose outstanding efforts have enabled them to meet challenging standards of excellence.

Some Great Shots of the Hummingbirds

David and I love the sanctuary we have been creating in our backyard for the birds. He was able to get some great shots of the hummingbirds we have been able to attract .

Spectacular Speller Award

Erik's Spelling Award

Erik is awarded the spectacular speller award for getting a PERFECT SCORE on EVERY spelling test throughout the school year!

Good job Erik!!!!!! We are very PROUD of you!

Football with Dad

The Pass

The Catch

Nikolas' Birthday Celebration

Birthday Cards

Nikolas and Buddy

Enjoying our backyard for dinner

Birthday Cake

Making his Birthday Wish!!!!

Guess Whos's Turning 14?

It's hard to believe it's been 14 years! You weighed 9 lbs 80z and you were 21 inches long.

Today you have become a wonderful young man whom we are very proud of! Have a wonderful Birthday! We love you!