Awards Ceremony

Jordan and Zach were honored at an awards ceremony. Jordan received an award for being student of the month earlier in the school year and he received an award for English. Zach is in the picture because he makes it so.much.fun to torture him :-)

Just drivin

All of us in the backseat of the car. Yeah, um...where in the world is Anthony's seat belt? I'll have to inquire about that. Not amused.

Sound asleep...she's so cute!

Blisters!

These city boys aren't used to hard manual labor...and have soft supple hands...that blister easily! Gramoom doctored him right up!

Just stuff...

Tired kids...

Lucy (Moosey May) getting into trouble, eating Gramoom's plants..with such an innocent face.

Father's Day

Had both of the dads together...just visiting after we went to breakfast at the Tyee.

Barkley and Lucy. You can barely see Barkley on the dark carpet. They were bonding.

David, boys and his dad

Family

My grandpa turned 90 years old on Tuesday! He is still up and atem!

Happy Father's Day dad! I love you.

The kids, dad and I. Not sure what Jordan is up to...but it doesn't look good!

Ceremonial burning

Jordan and the ceremonial burning of 7th grade school papers! Anth started this tradition of burning all the previous years papers and I think it's kinda cool. So, Jordan brought his papers up to mom and dads and burned them. ON TO 8th GRADE!!!!!

Choppin wood

Jordan doing his part

Little brotherly advice

Anth with the fruits of his labor. And he was out there a long time chopping wood, and boy did he feel it the next day but he was proud of himself. Some of that wood was tough, lots of knots.

Proudly admiring his work

We have arrived!

Cake!!!!!!

Katie wanted a camping cake. She made it herself, with a little help. She did a great job! They are getting to be a whole bunch of cake bosses!!! But then...all the sudden...Katie realized....something on her cake was missing....it was the campfire! What happened to the campfire???? Where is it???? After much sleuthing....it has been confirmed that the campfire was consumed by Frank's brother Roy, who, for some unknown reason, didn't realize that the cake, all made up and ready to go, not cut or anything, was actually NOT ready to be consumed yet. So...a new campfire had to be assembled. Whew! Crisis averted....

Birthday girl blowing out her candles

Anth being a teenager at a birthday party

The gang...both Christi's and Frank's side were represented

Frank's sister Judy gave Katie this bench for her birthday and Jordan found that it made for excellent lounging!

Hailey petting Lucy (Moosie) May, who was pooped out by all of the festivities

Brother Roy consuming his SECOND campfire of the day!

Sarah and baby Karter

the gang

Getting serious with the cake and ice cream

Katie's presents!!!

Even though the invite specifically said that everyone's presence was gift enough...for a four year old, really? NOT!!! We didn't dare come empty handed! Nor did anyone else. Nice try though.

Little rester

Jordan has found his new calling. And now wants a piano, seriously? No.Thank.You.

And...of course, on our card, Katie got a paper cut and refused to open another card!

Arm Wresting Shenanigans

Close game but I believe Anth persevered...barely. That gramoom is stronger than she looks!

No competition

here either

cousins wrestling

that turned into girl cousins (no names will be announced) cheating by standing and up and using all of her body weight (which certainly wasn't enough)

Brothers going at it

Uncle Dan really liked Lucy, and Lucy really liked baby Karter.

Jenni Ben

Well, sad, sad news to report. Jenni Ben is no longer with our family. She been living with kidney disease for a few years and she has been really sick lately. We (meaning David, I get anxiety when thinking about going back to the vet...I did right after Buddy to return some food and I think maybe I should have let David return the stuff, like he offered) have been taking her in once a week to get fluids. She was incredibly dehydrated and constipated and we didn't realize it. We fed her whenever she wanted (she had lost 3 pounds in two months and didn't have much to lose) and I let her drink from the faucet in the kitchen (which I didn't like doing cuz of cat feet where I put my food) but I let her whenever she wanted. I was worried about her when we went to the island for Father's Day. We were having our neighbors feed the ladies. But, I didn't know that David had already arranged to have Tim take her down to the vet for her last trip. Then I was super sad and felt really guilty that one of us wasn't there with her. She deserved that. But...we had talked about David not telling me so I wouldn't get all worked up about it prior to, and David decided he couldn't do it either, so I can't really be mad at that. So...I just feel guilty. I tell myself I would have done it, but I'm not sure I could have either. So. It is what it is. We did the best we could. She had a good life. But it super duper sucks. And now Bobbi is an only cat. I'm sure she notices but she is hoping for Jenni's food supply. Bob used to polish Jenni's off if we didn't supervise them, by just bullying Jenni away.
Regal kitty.

Sleeping away

Jungle cat that she was

The girls when they were kittens