1st summer campout

It was a quick trip but we had alot of fun. The campground was on Timothy lake on Mt. Hood. It was beautiful but had tons of mosqitos. I'll have to take more bug repellent next time!

Dress rehearsal

Courtney and Mallory had their dress rehearsal for ballet today. They did a fantastic job!!

A day at the zoo

Here's a look at the animals from Courtney's eyes....

Connor's Gone Away

This morning I took Connor over to the church and dropped him off for his first ever week long scout camp. Our ward does a different camp. They combine the scouting with missionary preparation. It's called Camp Liberty. Connor is very excited to be going and is thrilled he was called to the " Paris, France" mission. Last night he wanted to learn as much french as he could so Pete gave him a few sentences and numbers to practice. So once we said good bye I had to run over to the chiropractor's for an adjustment. The girls had to come with me.(Connor as was just discussed was gone and was therefor unavailable to watch the girls.)As I was laying on the table the girls climbed underneath so they could see my face. Then they had a barrage of questions about the table and what the doctor was going to do and what was his first name??? Connor I do hope you have a good time this week but know how much I'm going to miss you!

Happy Father's Day

A couple funny Groucho Marx songs for our Dads.....

Connor's Moving on Breakfast

Today was Connor's Moving On Breakfast. He was a Tiger Tamer this year which meant every three weeks he would monitor the halls and then help out with different things going on. I caught him in action this morning.
I was on the breakfast committee and was able to help set up and decorate and put together Connor's class memory book pages.

The 6th graders are escorted to their seats by a faculty member.

Pete was able to come for a few minutes and got to talk to Connor a little.
We had a chance to take pictures with some friends.

And some teachers Connor has had... 1st grade

3rd grade...

this year...

and then they called each of the students up and read a few things that they learned this year....


We're so proud of you Connor!

Through my eyes....

An educational blog entry tonight. Starting in kindergarten, when my finger painting masterpiece included an orange sun, purple cows and brown grass, I have often been asked what I see (more commonly known as the "What color is that?" game). It's interesting that the game hasn't changed much over the years. I've always struggled to explain it, because, well, I don't know what everyone else sees. For example, the pictures below look identical to me (which also made this posting entertaining for Julie as I had to constantly ask her which was which as I moved the pictures around).












I happened to come across a cool website that shows what I and other color blind folks see. I had to test the site out on Julie to make sure it wasn't someone just yanking me around. I knew it was good when she started to say, "Aah, I'm sorry. No wonder you don't like fireworks." Check out the link below to see a few more pictures of the difference between what you see and what I see. There are some examples of what less impacted color blind people see too. Anyways, thought it was interesting.

Julie says the picture below illustrates why you shouldn't want to drive with me. I don't get it....













http://colorvisiontesting.com/what%20colorblind%20people%20see.htm

A trip to Crescent City

We traveled to Crescent City for my dad's 75th birthday. These are a couple of pictures of the road. It is a beautiful drive but it is very curvy. It was through the curves that Pete and I were able to overhear a car conversation between Connor and Courtney. It went something like this... Courtney,"Hey Connor, I was watching a movie where the man bent his bride almost all the way to the floor and her hair was touching the ground and he kissed her. It was so romanic! Are you going to do that with your bride? Connor,"Yeah , maybe I will." Court,"And I'm going to have dancing too." Connor," Yeah, a lot of dancing." Court," It is so romanic!" Mom," ROMANTIC." Mal,"Yeah, romanTIC" Mom," It's okay leave her alone." Connor," I'm just a little embarrassed. Mom,"Why?" Court,"Because he has a crush on Amanda, and I know!" Connor," Well I just really liked her. She was always a good friend." Court."She's moved on!" I guess it goes to show you that curvy road are conducive to fun conversations.

Saturday morning was pretty cold. It was pretty sad because it was about 90 at home but it was worth the trip. The harbor was across the street from the motel that we stayed in and we took some pictures.

Mallory had gone with Aunt Susie to pick out the doughnuts for breakfast so she missed the photo op. We got out to Mom and Dad's had yummy doughnuts and started getting ready for Dad's party. Courtney and Dad watched cartoons together for a little while.

The girls always have fun seeing the neighbors across the street from Mom and Dad's.
We took the kids to the beach for a quick trip before the party.


These are some Redwood trees that we drive through to get home. Not the best picture but they are big!This is a picture of the Smith river. I love the way the river looks.Happy Birthday Dad!
From all of us kids!