I Love Summertime!

Now that Summer is sort of here, it's not that warm yet, we have been on the go. This past week we haven't been home before 9 pm once and I just love it! We have been going for walks on the Springwater, gone swimming, made a trip to the zoo, had one too many barbecues, visited the splash park, went to storytime and joined the Summer reading program, played some crochet and are desperately trying to find the best park in NE Portland.

The girls got their haircut. Waklee just got a trim because we are growing it out a little and Reese got her cute scraggly curls cut off but I think she is pretty cute with her new cut.

And I got adventurous and pulled out my sewing machine. This only happens like twice per year which I wish I would do it a lot more often. I made some headbands and logo'd the girls tanktops with material. Fun times and I didn't even cuss which usually happens when I pull out the machine.

Oh and this is where I SHOULD be. My family is there right now and are still begging us to come. Oh how I wish we were there. Summer 2010!

So much going on!

First off on Friday we were woo-hooing and boo-hooing over the last day of school! I am so excited to have Waklee out of school. No more getting up early and driving her to school and then just when our day is going we stop to go and pick her up and I am going to save lots of gas pennies too plus we just kinda like her. Waklee had a great year in Kindergarten. When people ask her what grade she is in she matter of factly tells them she is in Kindergarten but first grade math and reading. Waklee loves to learn. Her teacher, Ms. Arnold, was great and had a great sense of humor. She would give the kids squirrel food (Skittles) as a treat and taught them how Texans pronounce "said". She told Waklee once and swore her to secrecy that she was her favorite student. Ms. Arnold was also great in that she organized a special early morning class so that Waklee could progress into the first grade math class and still get all of her Kindergarten lessons as well. Wakes can read very well and I am amazed the math skills she was taught. She can add numbers in the 100's and use a decimal point, tells time, she knows how to count by 2's,4's,5's,8's,10's which basically means she can do times tables and can figure out some pretty tricky story problems without realizing she is doing addition,subtraction, or multiplication. We have been so impressed with her school, Arthurs' Academy. Now for the sad is that the last day of Kindergarten means that 1st grade is one day closer and I will be so sad for Waklee to be gone ALL day. We love having Waklee around and I think I will cry more on the first day of 1st Grade than I did Kindergarten. We love you Wakes!

This past week Waklee had her second cousings Taylee & Addi come and stay. What cute girls! These girls are girly girls which was fun to have around here to teach my girls how to play Barbie and dress-up. My poor girls get blocks, tractors, tool sets for Christmas instead of all the fun girly stuff.....I need to do better. We played very hard and hit many local parks. Poor girls were exhausted by the end of their stay. It was great fun and we can't wait to play again.

Fathers Day! We had a fun and busy Fathers Day! I so appreciate the Dad we have around here. We recently had a ward activity where we took personality profiles. Eric's colors were yellow and white, which is so Eric. When the speaker described the yellow and white colors she commented that these parents are fun and take time to spend with their kids or family. That is SO Eric. After the activity we were walking out to the car and I said Waklee I am a fun Mom aren't I! I wasn't asking I was telling her ( I am a red personality) She says, "uh yah." Eric asked her who was more fun and remember how I was bragging about how smart she is, well she tells us that we are both fun the same amount. I get the kids buckled in and shut the door and in the time it took me to open my door and hop in she utters to Eric, "You are more fun, Dad." We got a good laugh out of that. Back to our Dad, I am never the wife who complains that thier husband doesn't spend time with her or is never home. Sometimes I think that if he spent more time studying he could have better grades but just theses past few weeks I thought to myself you know you are doing fine in school, fulfilling your church calling, and spending time with your family....how can I complain about that? I love how "fun" Eric makes our home and he keeps me laughing ( I am such an old soul and needed a really funny guy). His girls adore him and he teaches me so much about kindness and how to treat other people. Eric genuinely cares and loves other people and they don't have to be the "popular" people. We love you EICH!

Sad, Too Sad

This week Eric's cousin lost their sweet baby boy. I honestly can't stop aching and hurting for Doug & Brittany. I am surprised at how much this has affected me but I think after almost living that nightmare with Reese it has hit too close to home too soon. I have cried myself to sleep several nights and just ache for them. May they find peace. http://www.dbkunz.blogspot.com/

Don't Call My Mom

Oh I just have to blog about this. Eric was talking to his Dad this morning and his Dad told him that Blake (9 year old nephew) had gotten his picture in the newspaper. So the story goes..... he went on a field trip to the park in his small town. This crazy kid decides to climb into an toddler swing and gets himself stuck! He is so stuck that it is cutting off the circulation in his legs. The teachers let Blake know that they are going to call his Mom and get the firemen over to cut the swing apart. Once Blake hears the word Mom, he freaks. Now Jodi you know we love love love you, but your kids do have a little fear of you. Blake starts hollering, "Don't call my Mom, call my Grandma she lives right up the street over and over." Oh I couldn't stop laughing. Blake we are so proud of you for getting your picture in the newspaper!

Black matches everything....

The other morning Waklee was getting in the shower and I said, "Wakes clean under your toe nails and get the black dirt out." She looks at her pretty dark pink toe nail polish and says, "black matches everything Mom."