Evan-isms

So my poor mom is sick today so I have the wonderful pleasure of spending the day with Evan. He cracks me up with the things he says and I try so hard to remember them but I always seem to forget. So today he has had me laughing several times already (it is only 10:46 am) so I thought I would write them down before I forget them again.

We were running errands and I had to go to the bank. We pulled in the parking lot and Evan gets all excited and starts shouting "the sucker place! The sucker place!" They have suckers in a basket by the door and he gets one when ever he goes in with me so the bank has been officially renamed "the sucker place" - do you think there is a double meaning there?

Then when we came out of the bank there was a huge dog sitting in a vehicle. It must have been some sort of great dane or something - it was big! I told Evan to look at the big doggie. He looks at it, looks at me and says "it's not a dog, it is a horse".

Man, this boy cracks me up!

Hailey's soccer practice

Here is our little soccer star!

She is so cute and we are just so proud of her. She is having the best time at practices. The way the birthdays fall, she is one, if not "the", oldest one on the team. She is taller than most of the kids and is the only one going into 1st grade. Hailey has surprised us with how aggressive she is; we didn't really think that she would go after it but she does.

She is doing a great job!

National Night Out

Every year our city has a National Night Out at all the Roseville Parks. The Police, Fire Department and Smokey the fire dog go from park to park talking with the kids and letting them sit in the fire trucks and police cars. This year they actually let the kids shoot water out of one of the fire trucks. All the kids loved this! Here are some pics:

Summer 2008

We have been very busy this summer. Well, mom and dad have been extremely busy working and keeping up with the kids. The poor kids have been stuck at home a lot waiting for mom and dad to come home. But we have tried to get out and do some fun actvities with the kids!

In April, we went camping with Kurt's sister, April, and her family. We went to Hollister which is kind of east of Santa Cruz, inland more. We had a great time watching Uncle Rick and Cousin Kaulana 4-wheel drive. The kids are standing in front of Kaulana's truck. (This is the best picture I have of the kids for the whole trip! How sad!)

Kaulana had gotten his truck stuck up in a ravine and had to drive it out backwards on its side (see the dirt scrap marks). He was so lucky he didn't damage any more than ripping of the passenger mirror and his front bumper!

In June, Hailey graduated kindergarten. She is so excited to start 1st grade and be on the same playground with Kayla!

Look how big my baby is getting!!

In July we went camping in Pescadero, which is about 1/2 hour south of Half Moon Bay. We had a great time but unfortunately we forgot the camera and have no pictures to remember our trip by. We hiked a trail that went up behind our campground and overlooked the ocean - it was beautiful! We also took a hike at Ano Nuevo, a state beach right on the ocean. They have a trail that crosses sand dunes to go out and see elephant seals. We were literally feet away from them. It was amazing! Man, we wish we had the camera!

Then in August we went camping with our good friends, The Huntley's and their 3 boys (all about the same ages as our kids). This time we went to Olema, which is North of San Francisco and about 20 minutes away from Point Reyes. We went tide pool hunting at Kehoe Beach and found this amazing star fish. Of course it was too far away to touch but it was beautiful to see!

Evan playing on the beach.

We also went hiking in Muir Woods - again, another beautiful location!

On our last day, we went out to the Point Reyes Lighthouse. When we left our campsite, it was warm and sunny. When we arrived at the lighthouse, it was foggy, cold and windy. The kids and myself were dressed in sweatshirts (good), shorts (not so good) and flip flops (really not good) (we were supposed to go to the beach after this). The kids wrapped up in their beach towels and we hiked 1/2 mile in the blowing fog, then down 308 steps to the lighthouse. We stayed in the lighthouse long enough to warm up then walked up the 308 steps and 1/2 mile to the car. We were so proud of the girls - they did an amazing job! It was difficult but we accomplished it!

Another fun thing we have done this summer was to purchase this water slide for the kids. They have been having the best time on it - although it is doing a number to our grass. Luckily, I know a GREAT landscaper!

We hope all of you have had a wonderful summer. We can't believe school is starting so soon - although we know some of you have already started!