{9 on the last day!}

Its incredibly hard to believe that this skinny little guy is 9. Nine years of this sleepy & tender boy. He is our quietest & our day dreamer. His birthday was very busy this year. His birthday fell on the last day of school making it very special & fun. We started it out right with donuts & then jetted off for a 1/2 day of school. After giving teachers summer treats & hugging friends farewell for the summer we went home & jumped into suits for a culdesac water balloon fight with neighbors. I sure love those new watermelons that come on straws ready to fill. Easy! 600 balloons, popsicles, lollipops & 103 degree temps. The children had a blast. 

In the evening we hired a sitter for the babies so that we could go out for Britt's traditional birthday dinner. Burgers. His all time favorite! We took along 4 of his buddies. They are such a sweet bunch! I can see why Britt gets along with them so well. They were all so well behaved & polite. After dinner we went bowling. The kids had a great time. It was a late night but so wonderful. This boy is a real gem! He is so very loved! 

(3rd grade)

Sweet Britt. He had a great year. Even with Daddy gone & a new school with new surroundings he pulled out honor roll & advanced math completion. He got one B this year. Just one amongst all those As. He is used to be a straight A kid & expects that from himself. So when he was called up for the A/B honor roll award he was devastated & I could see his little lip shaking & could tell the tears were building up behind those sad eyes. I ran up & snuck a little kiss. & Just as I suspected from the back rows of the cafeteria he was disappointed in himself. I hugged him tight. I am super proud of him! It was a hard hard HARD year. After his graduation awards ceremony we snuck down to AZ to see Oma & Opa for the long weekend! We met up with the crosses & keys (who also were in AZ for the weekend from LV)& whitings. We had birthday cake for Pres & Britt, our June babies. We had to head back on Monday for the remaining days of school. Seeing the whitings was extra special as they  are moving clear across the country in a few days. Its been wonderful living just a few hours apart. i have been able to see Tamsyn & the children so many times this year. I will miss them so much!