4th of July

We had a fabulous 4th! Jordyn was a sport all weekend with her cast on. We had a great time with family and couldn't have asked for nicer weather.

Almost 5

This little one will be 5 in 2 days. We are heading to the lake tomorrow and having her party on Sunday down there. Unbelievable how fast they grow! [I told Kacie she could pick a song to play on the blog....why wouldn't she pick "hoedown"?]

• HAPPY BIRTHDAY little Ms. Kacie.

Enjoy the pics that she helped me pick out for the slide show.

Jordyn (zero)....

monkey bars (one). Please pray for my sanity! "This cast is too hot" "My arm itches" "How come Kacie gets to go swimming" "How come I am the only kid in the whole world that breaks bones" . Doctor said she should be healed in 3 weeks. Yes, 3 weeks to entertain a child that loves the water, loves the sand, loves to climb, loves to get down and dirty outside. I finally told her tonight she could eat icee after icee after icee while Kacie is swimming. She said, "this won't be too bad after all". She cracks me up. Click on the picture to get a better look at: #1: ears pierced on Saturday, #2: aqua blue cast (her favorite color these days)--matches her birthstone earrings, & #3: permanent marker so her friends can sign her cast.


Little Miss Blue Eyes! Decided a few weeks ago that she wanted her hair cut LONG so she could wear it in a ponytail. We will work on that. Never a dull moment!

Priceless....

Happy Father's Day

Jordyn drew this picture last night for Bob. Of course, he loved it !

Tough week for Jordy...

[Monday] Left daycare early with pink eye.
[Tuesday] Pretty normal day. Stayed out of daycare because of pink eye.
[Wednesday] Orthodontist evaluation. Needs to have 4 teeth pulled this summer to make room for the permanent ones.
[Thursday] Fell of the monkey bars at daycare and broke her arm. Splint on until swelling goes down and cast on Monday. Thinking we should just stay put tomorrow! Once again she has been so brave. My heart just aches for how disgusted she is with the whole cast idea...again!

Little Helper

When we got home from the lake on Sunday, Jordy helped Iveta plant flowers. This is who Jordy adores! She is so good with our kids. Couldn't ask for a sweeter neighbor girl!

How could I forget....

my little preschool graduate! It is amazing what she learned this school year. We are so proud! Love her so much.

Basketball Camp

Jordyn had camp last week and was super excited about it! On the last day the kids were all given DGF basketballs. She loves it!

I don't know...

but, I thiiiiiink....they are set for summer!
This is the first time that I have admitted this: I might have a problem!

Ahhhh....

Is lake season FINALLY here? Doesn't get much better than the boys fishing with the kids (and quite peaceful from where I was sitting)!


How many fish did you catch, Jordy?

Two of the cutest little girls came to visit. Olivia....

and.....

baby sister Josie!

A good friend....

often comments to me that she hardly recognizes the girls when I post pics because they always look so nice and clean. Seldom does she see them NOT covered in chalk or dirt....and she sees them almost daily. Naomi, these are for you! (Click on the picture to make it bigger so you can see the layers of dirt on them).

Sand...more like dirt angels---why wouldn't they make these!

I probably could fool you and say we were on a sandy beach...however, we weren't! This is a comination of sand, gravel, dirt and maybe some of that orange stuff on baseball diamonds that I am not going to even attempt to spell. Made for two dirty girls!

Last day of school.....

as a first grader! Love her. We are so proud!
She brought her camera to school and got some great pics of her friends.

Handsome

Brody was such a sport when I took him for a few hours to practice taking some pics. He is 3 yrs. old and FULL of energy! We didn't spend much time outside because the wind was whippin' 90 miles/hour.

Had some fun....

...after church yesterday.....at least some of us! Jordy wasn't in the mood for pics (if you couldn't tell).

Can't believe...

I just added a Hannah Montana song to my playlist! Tonight we took the girls to the Hannah Montana movie. Pretty good show. Toward the end of the movie Miley Cyrus sings "The Climb". Jordyn was sitting on my lap singing along (how she knows the words--ya got me). She was rubbing her little fingers on my neck,looked up at me, gave me a kiss and said "I love you, Mom. This song reminds me of when you always tell me to believe in my dreams.". Yeah--she gets it! I do tell her that all the time and I hope she never forgets! I do my best to be a good mom-(some days more challenging than others). As long as they both know how much they are loved and that we are doing our best teaching right from wrong(still gotta lot of work to do)--can't ask for much more than that!

Eight 7 yr. olds...

actually...went quite well. Jordy had a get together with some classmates at the Governor's Inn last weekend. We had adjoining rooms with the Friend family--so when the kids went to bed in one room--Amy, Keith, Bob,and I played pinochle and had a few adult beverages in the other---pretty slick!! Pretty sure (if I am remembering correctly) GIRLS WON! Actually, I can't get myself to lie on the blog--we didn't win but we put in a good effort.

No need to explain...

this picture is soooo Kacie. Silly!!

Happy Birthday Jordyn Leigh

7 years ago....Wow! Where has the time gone? This little girl is such a sweetie. She is always putting others first ("always" is a strong word...so, let's just say, most of the time). We were going to have her "family" birthday party today at our house, but due to the flood we postponed it. We are so proud of her for being so understanding.

Jordy's Profile:
Favorite color: black and pink
Fovorite food: pizza
Favorite beverage: Root Beer
Favorite movie: HSM 3 and Zoey 101
Favorite book: Dolphin books
Favorite animal: Dolphins
Favorite thing to do: play with friends
Favorite singer: Taylor Swift
Favorite song: Love Story
Favorite thing about 1st grade: Math
What do you want to be when you grow up: Dolphin trainer & a vet

Flood 09

Scroll down and pause the music on the right hand side of the screen before pressing play on the video. This is a scary time for all of us. We are currently dry in Kindred; however, we have lots of friends in the Fargo/Moorhead and surrounding areas struggling to save their homes. Please keep all of us in your prayers.