Long Beach

2008 pictures of the kids

1st day of school

Chase -6th grade (MIDDLE SCHOOL!!!)
Ian -3rd grade
Jaden- Kindergarten

The picture of Elle is her proud of getting her tooth fixed at the dentist. At least I still have one home for a little while!

Busy Summer

I am alway so excited for summer. I look forward to laying on the beach, taking walks enjoying the sun and the kids. Then reality sets in and its day camp for 2 weeks. 11 year old camp for 3 days, another overnighter later in the summer. Try to fit a vacation in and the exchange students come in July. Then get ready for the next year. I keep thinking "where was my summer!?!" But we love it all and someday I know I miss is so here we are again. Another summer gone :(
We enjoyed our exchange students they were really fun girls Tomoka & Miru. I am sad we can't do it next year because it's during Ryan's family reunion. But we'll do it again in years to come. My dad was bit by a poisonus spider so we spent a lot of time in the ccu unit of the hospital once they flew him up to one closer. (we were actually in the hospital with Ian getting stitches the day they flew him in) I was so scary looking and scary to think he might die. After 3 weeks in the hospital and a couple more weeks of in home care he is doing so much better. I'd put the picts on of the bite but you would totally hurl! So glad that everything turned out okay for him. We love him to much for a stupid spider to kill him! My brother Mark broke his hand while trying to bring down a guy at work. How many cops do you know actually get hurt! My brother is just lucky. There are cool pins in the bone for another week or so. I think that is all of the fun stuff that happened. Oh yeah, I had surgery again at the end of June. Much harder recovery but we're all doing great now!!! Feeling blessed to be here and everyone is doing good.