Swim Lessons ~ May 2008

Mila and Ivan just finished their first swim session. Mila graduates to Catfish 2 but Ivan needs a little more time in Catfish 1. They are doing great and love swimming. We have a great community pool near by and the kids love the water slide. These pictures are of the last day of lessons. Unfortunately Ivan had a double ear infection so he couldn't get in the water, but Mila had a great time!

Friday May 16, 2008 ~ Canon Beach

Today we went with the VanderLinden family to Canon Beach. The boys played hooky so they were able to enjoy the beach with us. The weather was about 100 degrees but the kids had a great time! We started with breakfast at Camp 18 (yummy!). Then we headed over to the beach for 6 long hours. We built a sand castle and a big lake. We also had plenty of water fights. The kids ganged up on me and I ended up soaked! We had to bribe the kids with ice cream to get them to leave. We all got burned, but it was worth it. We had a great day and ended it with a little drive up to Ecola State Park. We can't wait until next time...

My Little Helper ~ May 2008

Ivan has started a new obsession with the vacuum cleaner. He wants to "help" me all the time. It adds about 10 extra minutes to my cleaning but it's worth it!

Mother's Day 2008 ~ Cedar Creek Grist Mill

Mother's Day was good this year (except for my $206 speeding ticket). Brian brought me breakfast in bed and then we went to church. After church we had a wonderful lunch at my parent's house. Valerie's in-laws were in town and so we all went up to Washington to show them the cabin. After the cabin we went over to the old Cedar Creek Grist Mill. Unfortunately it was too early for freshly pressed apple cider but the scenery was wonderful and the weather was not too cold. We got some great pictures and ended up having a very nice Mother's Day 2008!