Proud Moments

Today we had Jon's assumption of command ceremony at Beale Airforce Base. He is the 940th Operations Group Commander. I am so proud of him. It was such a neat experience for the kids and I. We feel so blessed by everything that has happened for Jon at Beale. It was so nice to be able to share this ceremony with our neighbors and friends.

My Fly Boy

I am so lucky. I now have two cute fly boys living in my house! Max has wanted a flight suit for so long. So, Jon finally ordered one. As you can imagine he has been wearing it ever since. From the minute he gets up until the sun goes down. I am sure you will agree that he is adorable!

Summer Fun!

We have been spending a lot of time at the pool this past week trying to beat the heat!  It is working.  We have had the best time swimming, and I recently introduced the kids to Marco Polo!  It was fun except Max had to ride on my back.  Anyone that knows him...knows he is not quiet.  He kept yelling Marco the whole time, so I kept getting tagged.  I haven't laughed that hard in a while!

Ellis Fest 2009

We just got back from PA where we had an Ellis reunion.  We had so much fun seeing people we hadn't seen in a long time, and for me, people I had never met.  The kids had a great time playing with their cousins.  We ate, sang, swam and watched fireworks.  From the pics you will be able to see that the kids got sneaky...we had an ambush water gun fight and a bout with marshmallow shooters.  We can't wait for next year!  

Times at Tahoe take 2

We celebrated my mom's birthday with a competitive game of putt putt golf.   The kids had a great time teaching g-ma and g-pa how to play.

Molly celebrated her hole in one with a dramatic fall to the ground cheer.

We spent some time hanging out at the lake listening to the water and collecting rocks.  Relaxing fun!!

 

               

We had some interesting run ins with the animals at our condo.  First, Jon left the car unlocked one night, and we had a raccoon visit our car.  Then the next morning while leaving the condo, we witnessed a BEAR climbing into the dumpster.  We were a little more careful about exploring around the condo!

Good Times At Tahoe

The first thing I told Max was don't get your shoes all wet...you 

guessed it...he was wet.  That's okay because he says God made him dryable!

We took the kids on a bike ride from Tahoe city to Squaw Valley.  We had to stop along the way to collect rocks and play in the water!

The kids went on a hike looking for bears...it just turned out to be Daddy!!

Summer is almost here!

I can't believe it has been over a month since my last update. Things have been busy around here. School is winding down...3 weeks left. BUT, the summer weather is definitely already here! We have been trying to keep cool the last couple of days by swimming and playing in the hose! The kids are loving it, although I could do with it being a little cooler!

Field Trip

I went on a field trip with Molly's class this past week. We went to an arts festival. It was a lot of fun. The kids got to do several neat things. One of them was the high school kids made them paper hats. It was so cute to see all of the different designs. There was face painting, so of course Molly was first in line!

Wild Animals!!

The kids enjoyed a day at the zoo while we were in Oklahoma visiting family. Sometimes I couldn't tell who was the animal and who was my kid!!