Tuesday, July 14, 2009

My kid is a 1st grader!




Here is Ellie at her kindergarten graduation. Her teacher, Mrs. McKay, was absolutely perfect! Ellie will miss her and we are so grateful for all she has done. I can't believe Ellie will go to school all day! Time to enjoy the summer!

Sunday, May 24, 2009

May 2009



May has been busy with things at home. I worked a couple weeks full-time because my teaching partner is on maternity leave. My soccer team- go Wolverines!- made it to the championship tournament for our league, but we lost in the first round. I am still so proud of them. We lost 4 forwards so my sixth graders really had to step it up. Ellie is enjoying t-ball and she is counting down the last days of kindergarten- 9 left! We are looking forward to summer and vacations and we are loving the spring weather. I don't have any new pictures, so here are a couple from our spring training trip to Arizona.

Sunday, April 19, 2009

April


















We are at the eve of the end of Spring Break- so sad! All the things I planned: spring cleaning, yard work, a trip to the beach, all just bygone breezes. Oh well. We did have a fantastic trip to San Diego for Easter and to visit with the Samsons. They kept us safe at the border and we enjoyed shopping and Sea World. Thank you for your hospitality and friendship and great food!




March







Ellie's birthday was a blast! I tried to keep the Hannah Montana theme to a minimum since it was hard for me to accept. We had lunch, painted nails and put glitter in our hair, painted canvas purses, played pin the guitar on Hannah, musical pillows, and freeze dance. This was the first year I bought a cake and the day ended with Grandpa's manicure. All the girls were so well-behaved and happy. Happy 6th birthday Ellie!

Monday, March 9, 2009




February went way too fast! The winter has been fun with opportunities to enjoy Mtn. High.(Thanks Ben!) We are well into March and planning Ellie's birthday, a trip to Arizona for Dodger Spring Training, and starting T-Ball. I started coaching my school's girls soccer team with tryouts today. I will have to cut 1/2 the girls, so there will be tears (from both of us). Scott is going to help coach Ellie's T-ball team so things will be busy.

Thursday, January 29, 2009




January is almost over and I made a goal to keep this blog updated. I have failed so far, so here is an entry for the month. Autumn turned 2 on the 11th. The best part of her birthday was celebrating it with all 4 of her grandmothers. Autumn finally weighs 20 pounds which is a great milestone for her. Scott also celebrated his birthday with a Kings hockey game and steak dinner. Ellie got a progress report from school and she has been so successful. We have continued to enjoy the skiing, although it is time for new snow. We want to be warm, but we are not ready for winter to be over yet. Here is Ellie learning to ski and recent pictures of the girls at Sea World.

Friday, January 2, 2009

Extended Vacation

Due to a large winter storm, Ellie and I are enjoying an extended Christmas break from school. The five days before break were canceled, so we have a full three weeks off. We had about 4 feet of snow and Scott and I can't bear the sight of another shovelful of snow. Our friends the Samsons came to visit and we taught our kids how to ski and I was able to cross-country ski a few times before the roads were cleared and opened. This is one of the reasons we love living in Wrightwood. Of course, we may not say that when we are making up the missed school days in May and June and want to enjoy the sun.