Tiger Lilies Last Game of the Season

And next season? Matt steps up to Head Coach and the team is moving up an age group... Claire will yet again be the youngest in the league, most likely. Luckily we take the summer off - it's just too hot for outdoor soccer. It was around 100 degrees on our last game - we were all a little toasty.

Beau's B-day!

Beau turned one on Memorial Day - both Penelope and Beau's birthdays fell on holidays this year, but their big day was the main focus, of course. Beau wasn't crazy about smashing his cake but he did look dang cute playing with his frosting. 

Bounce House!

Makin' S'mores

This was Miles' "sandwich" - he opted to skip the grahams. 

Uncle Kenny helping out with the kiddos

Pretty in pink!

The big girls

Grandpa and May's

Fishing at Silver Lake

We took a day trip to Silver Lake while in California. My dad took Matt and Miles fishing early in the morning, and the ladies joined them for lunch. Claire was able to go out on the water too with Grandpa - they actually caught one fish! We were hoping for more, but it was still a good day. My dad has some significant memories of his grandpa taking him fishing in Idaho, so it was pretty cool to see the tradition continue.

I didn't come prepared for colder weather at all - we had swimsuits, shorts and t-shirts. Isn't the rest of the country sweating too? So I ran to WalMart and hoped to find a few cold weather items on clearance - Las Vegas has been all bathing suits and tank tops for a few months now so I wasn't hopeful. But I did manage to find a few coats and long sleeve shirts that the kids will probably wear exactly once, but it was worth it. I know Miles would have been absolutely no fun if he were cold. My kids and cold weather do NOT mix. I managed to stay comfortable in a t-shirt if I stayed in the sun - I thought it was a great trip with great weather. I am reminded again of how much I miss trees, water and really any plants that aren't landscaped.

Before we could go fishing we had to find some worms in the front lawn.

Out at the lake, Penelope, Mom and I stayed on the shore while everyone took turns fishing. Then we took a nature walk around part of the lake. 

Memorial Day in CA

I turned 35 on a road trip to Northern California this year. Wow. Thirty-five. Really? At least we were on our way to somewhere fun - the forest, the country, the long-cut way that makes Miles sick, a.k.a. Placerville, CA. We spent a long Memorial Day weekend with my family and had a great time catching up with everyone, including my Grandma and Grandpa Johnson, cousin Kristina who was in town from Utah, and of course Erick and Megan and Kenny. The kids had a great time playing with their cousins, who are all less just a few months or even two weeks apart in age from my kids.

We had several adventures: catching bugs, collecting chicken eggs, feeding donkeys, going for nature walks and taking a fishing trip to Silver Lake. The kids love being outside, and were always out exploring or playing on the trampoline. And Matt thinks they wouldn't play in our backyard, if we had one. I think they definitely would. Unless it's over 100 degrees out, like it is today... ugh. 

Feeding carrots to the neighbor's donkey - we used to have one just like this named Dudley

A wildflower field in Pleasant Valley - we had to stop for a quick picture it was so pretty! 

Uncle Kenny and P

Matt in the Mountains = No Shaving!

A Caterpillar! 

Spring Kinder Portraits

And to compare, here is Claire's Fall Kindergarten picture.