Audrey Turned 2!!!

Audrey had her 2nd birthday the 29th of June. We decided to have it at the park due to the amount of kids that were invited and because we still don't have landscaping (someday!).
It was windy but that didn't stop the kids, they played hard.
Audrey knew that everyone was there for her and she made the most of it!! She had all the adults catering to her every whim, which was pretty funny.
Grandma Debbie made the cake, which was a farm theme it was super cute and she had a My Little Pony pinata which she still didn't really get the idea but the older kids sure did. She got some great gifts like a fish, dress up outfits, a baby doll, stuffed animals, a few My Little Pony's and some super cute big girl bedding. She is a lucky girl, not because of the presents but because all the people that came to celebrate the day of her birth!
Again we had a great time with family and friends, thanks for coming!

Sun Lake

Briaden I think was born with gills he LOVES the water!!

The older girls started building a "lake" and instead of helping, Audrey made herself comfortable right in the middle of it.

Aren't they handsome!!

Eden and Audrey the sand friends This was at the end of our trip, so all the kids weren't in it, a lot of them had hit the "end" of the trip.

The End of June our Bible Study planned a camping trip to Sun Lake.

The initial plan was to leave Friday afternoon and stay until Sunday, but it just seemed like Murphy's law got the best of us! It got to the point were all Jeremy and I could do was laugh because it was ridiculous, let me sum it up; ear infections x 3 ears, ear bacteria that ate the lining of Trevor's ear canal and caused massive bleeding out the ear, multiple trips to the Dr., eye allergies, 4 wheel drive check light came on in my car, check engine light came on, Jeremy had to work really late, toilets backing up, breakers flipping, garbage disposal exploded carrot peel all over the kitchen, and outlets in the office stopped working. See what I mean, it was CRAZY!!!

So we ended up leaving early Saturday mourning, and although it wasn't near long enough we had SO much fun (thanks Brian for planning it). I think all together we had 14 kids, so they had a blast playing with each other because all had someone that was near their own age. We got to enjoy good friends, fellowship, food, and weather (although we did get to check the wind rating on our tent on Saturday night).

Thanks friends we had a ton of fun and we can't wait until our trip next year, but maybe we will have to make it for a few more days!

First Camp Trip of The Season....

We went camping for the first time this season, last month. We only stayed one night but that was a perfect start to the season, you remember what you need to add to your camping supplies and different tricks that make the trips fabulous, we call these "trial run" trips. The kids of course had a wonderful time, the Heckly's came to visit for the evening, so our kids had lots of fun playing in the dirt, eating lots of yummy camp food, and just being in the hills.
We are looking forward to a lot more trips this year, yeah for camp season!!!

I Know I Can Graduation

Braidens Preschool Graduation was the End of May, talk about mixed emotions! Let's just say Mrs. Macrae did it again, the Graduation Program was amazing!!! It started with the kids waking out in thier caps and gowns to the graduating song, then they sang songs, each recited a poem and were given their diplomas. The whole program was about as cute as could be, and I stood amazed at how much these kiddos have grown since there first day 2 years ago. After the program I realized I officially have a kindergartner, CRAZY!!

A Cute little story, Braiden has been thrilled with the thought of going to his "big school", so much that he hasn't asked a lot of details, just pure excitement. Well, I was talking to Trevor because he gets to go to "Braidens Old School" this fall and I told him that Mrs. Macrae and Mrs. Faire are going to be his teachers, when all of a sudden Braidens eyes got HUGE and he says "Trevor is not going to have MY teachers they are going to my big school". After a lot of convincing and calming him down, it was finally okay for Trevor to have his teachers. He thought that they were just going to keep going with him to every grade!

(I would advise turning the music off at the bottom to get the full affect, the first video is of his poem he memorized and the second is when he got his diploma. I don't think that you will be able to hear it vary well, but when Mrs. Faire says what Braiden wants to be when he grows up, he was the only kid that added something while he was up there, he added "and a Knight!", it was really funny.)

Mrs. Macrae and Braiden
Mrs. Faire and Braiden

Little Jack Horner

What Braiden wants to be when he grows up

What a Difference a Year Makes...

Braiden's First day of (2nd year)Preschool.

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Braiden's Last Day Of (2nd Year)Preschool.

Submission Wrestling Tournaments......

At the end of April Jeremy competed in a submission Wrestling Tournament in Seattle, he did Great!! He was in the largest bracket with over 20 competitors and he got 5th place. I was extremely proud, anyone that is familiar with wrestling, understands that in regular wrestling you have a match and if you don't pin the person in said time you would go to the score cards and win by points, this IS NOT how submission wrestling is, it is exactly what the name says. You have a 4 minute round to submit you opponent and submitting is the only way to earn points to advance. Jeremy had 6 matches with in 3 hours.

By getting 5th over all he earned a spot in the Submission Wrestling Championships in Portland, OR at the End of May. I didn't take many pictures from the championships because they had professional photographers taking far better pictures than I would have, but I do have video to follow soon. Anyways, my husband ROCKED the championships in May. He had another fantastic talent pool and did awesome. 4th overall, he had 8 matches in 1 1/2 hours, and he was exhausted but no one could tell but me. Sometimes, I think that he is part machine because he just keeps pushing on, when a normal person would be done. One of the amazing qualities I love about him.

Back to the first tournament, we had my mom watch Trevor and Audrey so that Braiden could have a special date day with us and as you could see in he pictures he had a lot of fun. I have to admit that kid is a great travel companion, he always has something great to say. I think his favorite part was me letting him have the camera, I got so many pictures of shoes, floor, torsos and actually some really good ones.

***On a side note I included the top picture to show part of the "family" that Jeremy and our whole family has in Jiu Jitsu. Just one more shout out for Jiu Jitsu!!! When our school in Ellensburg closed Rodrigo from Gracie Barra Seattle opened his arms and let everyone train with our professors but "fight" under his banner.

In this sport I have seen the "family" slip money into people shoes that are down and out, I have seen helping even when it isn't convenient, I have seen a camaraderie between people that don't have anything in common except the love for this sport, and I have seen strangers cheering for my husband just because he wore the Gracie Barra Gi.

Who would have thought!***

Little Slugger....

Braiden was finally old enough to play t-ball this year. Funny, that is all I have to say, I got such a kick out of watching these little kids play. The first practice, they had no clue how to play the game, run to the base, etc. but by the end of the season they were being pitched to and playing like they had been for awhile. I think my favorite part of t-ball is when a ball gets hit to the outfield and the child that is in the position to catch it doesn't and all the other children with in a 20ft radius go running for it. It was so fun, and Braiden is very excited for next year, but for now he has Jiu Jitsu again and Soccer in the fall. Busy, Busy, Busy.