Ally's Song. Dance, and Tumbling Class

Ally wasn't sure completely about what the class was going to be about but she was hesitantly excited. She followed all of the teachers instructions and really absorbed what she was supposed to do. In the end she was really excited to go back the next week....but that is another story!

The milestones are hitting me all at once!

This week has been a week of milestones for me. The first one was on Tuesday when I went to pick up the kids from school. I realized Dylan was finally big enough to be using the booster he has without the back! Tuesday night we took the training wheels off his bike. He can now ride his bike with no training wheels. Then Wednesday I came back from an appointment to find that Dylan had lost a tooth! I feel like this week has been a HUGE turning point for us. We have gone from little boy to big boy. It is so heartbreaking and exciting all rolled into one.

Muffin's for Mom's!

Today I got the privilege to be in Dylan's class for a special day to study the letter "Mm." It was called "Muffin's for Moms," and it was so much fun. We started out the day getting to color together

and then we got to see a little glimpse into their morning routine. Finally it was time for muffin's! After our snack we got to spend time reading books that had an "Mm" theme to them. It was so much fun, The perfect way to spend the morning!

The Man, The Myth, The Booger.

How Ally does Dress-Up....

Layers, lots and lots of layers.

Down at the River

This afternoon we headed down to Bryant Park to check it out and also cool our feet in the river. The park is a pretty nice one, HUGE with lots of room to run and roam. The kids played on the play structure for awhile while Daddy scouted out the park for us.

When Daddy got back we decided to drive on down closer to the river and splash around in the water a little. The kids had fun wading out in the water and cooling off.

After cooling off for a bit they had fun throwing rocks into the river and hearing the splash. We ended the night with a yummy dinner and playing at the Pizza King. Loving the last week of vacation, lets see what the rest of the week holds!

108 degrees, how do you cool off without going outside??

This is how. You fill up the bathtub with cool water, throw the kids in their swimsuits, line the floor with towels, shut the shower curtain and let them splash to their hearts content! The kids spent 45 minutes just splashing and cooling off. We may have to employ this trick again tomorrow as it is supposed to be 105!

Church in the Park

Today we had church in the park down at Montieth Riverfront Park. It was a beautiful day to be worshiping outside! Part of our worship service included the kid's choir performing for us. Since there is a break in Sunday school this summer Dylan was able to be a part of the choir! Here is a video of the performance, you can see his lips moving but you probably won't hear him. At least he looks good!



Here are some pictures from the day also. It was a wonderful day, thankful to be a part of such a wonderful church family!

Swimming Lessons Week 2

The kids finished up swimming lessons today, thankfully. It was good for them, but man was it a L-O-N-G 2 weeks! Neither of them passed onto the next level but I really did not expect that. I am just so happy because now they have gained confidence in the water and really enjoy it. I am looking forward to swimming lessons next summer! Here is one more "movie mix" of them swimming!

Swimming Lessons: Week 1

Here is a "movie mix" from this week of swim lessons! They have already made lots of progress! Plus they are having fun and that's what really matters! At the end of next week I will update with their progress one more time!

Picking Strawberries!

Today we headed out to pick some strawberry's. I was determined to make some Freezer jam this year. So Poppa, Grandma Jo and Uncle Eric met us at our house after swim lessons today and we headed out. As we were driving towards Lebanon to the field we drove right into a rain storm. Luckily by the time we were walking out to the field the rain had stopped and it started to get a little muggy, gotta love this weird Oregon weather! So we headed out and got picking!

The kids were not too sure about it at first but after a little bit really got going!


We filled 2 buckets full, which at the time did not seem like that much, it turned out to be 11.25 pounds!

We got the berry's transferred to the bowls I brought and loaded them in the car. Poppa wanted to get a picture of the kids with them, and at first Dylan didn't want to but Ally jumps up and says, "Where do you want me?"

Finally Dylan leaned over the seat and we got a picture with the both of them.

It was such a fun relaxing thing to do! I can't wait to go next year!

Dizzy

This picture makes me feel dizzy!

A Beautiful Bird

Today we went to the Duck Park, not to be confused with the Brown Park, The Far Park, Mrs McKenzie's Park, or Mrs Jennifer's park. We originally went to feed the ducks the old bread we had been saving. Then out of no where there was a Blue Heron. He was beautiful! Dylan really enjoyed watching him as much as I did, Ally not so much. I convinced the kids to run home and get the camera praying all the way he would still be there when we got back! HE WAS!!! He had just moved down the creek to a quieter place. So we went over to watch him as he intently stared into the water looking for some lunch.

We didn't get to see him get anything though. He was nice enough to stay in the background for a picture with the kids though!

Dylan could have watched him longer but Ally really wanted to head over to the playground. After playing though we did stop by one more time to tell him goodbye!

Got Bees??

Apparently one of our neighbors does....ugh! Thank heavens its on the other side of the neighborhood!

Bowling Anyone???

We decided to have my family down for dinner tonight since my brother and sister in law are here for a visit and it is Memorial Day. After a fabulous dinner of burgers, hot dogs, and corn on the cob we decided to bust out the "We" for a little "We" Bowling. After creating "Me's" of everyone we got started! It was a blast watching every one's technique on throwing the ball. Lots of laughter and fun! Here are pictures of each person bowling next to their "Me".

Also here is the DNDA Crew!