4th of July Neighborhood Bike Parade

I would say about 50 kids turned out this year! Maren was so excited to deck out her bike and join in the fun!! She rode around the whole neighborhood all by herself just with the kids. It was a little scary since she had only taken her training wheels off a week before, but when she came around the corner at the end of the route with a HUGE grin we were all very relieved.

Vegas

Brian and I spent a glorious four days in Las Vegas last week. We logged about 10 hours at the pool (it was so hot we rarely got out) and had a great time together enjoying each other and all that Vegas has to offer! Sorry, no pictures! You know what they say....

Joe's Birthday

Thanks so much to Mark and Kelly for hosting all 7 1/2 of us in Central Oregon last weekend! We had so much fun and we are already looking forward to when we can do it again! Happy Birthday Joe!

Making Dinner

What a great idea that was!!! Luke found "corn hair" in his book a few days later;)

Maren is Riding A Bike!!!

This is actually a week late, because now she is not only riding her bike, but she is standing up while riding, taking her hands off the handles and going faster than I would really like. I am amazed with her confidence and abilities. Actually, I am amazed with all things Maren right now. She is now reading level two readers almost fluently and I just couldn't be more proud of her....(I don't usually "gush" on blog posts, but this time I couldn't help it) Today, she rode her bike while I ran and we went about 3 miles. I think she'll sleep well tonight!

Fathers Day

For fathers day this year we pretty much did our usual. First, we had breakfast with my mom and dad, then we watched a bit of the US Open, and then we played a little golf ourselves.

First we hit a few balls on the range, then we were off to the miniature course. Maren loved it all, and Luke didn't think there were nearly enough obstacles on the course and had to create a few himself. Some were just about impossible to get into the hole!

Recital

This was our third recital at Sherwood Dance and every year I leave thinking...How do they get 100's of 3-10 year olds to do that! It is an amazing production and my tiny dancer was amazing too!! It is hard to believe that just a year ago this girl didn't want to do a solo:)