First day of Kindergarten

I forgot to put Sydney's 1st day of school pictures on the blog. She was so happy and she loves school and her teacher Mrs. Horner. Samantha and Sydney are going to Stansberry, new for Samantha. Samantha is doing so well, her first report card was all A's and two B's. The best ever. She is being put in a harder math class to challenge her. I'm so proud of them both.

Hannah's volleyball

Its not very often I get to brag about my children like this. Recently Hannah's middle school Volleyball team won the Championship. Last year they took second. It was a huge deal this year. They had an assembly and hung the banner up in the gym. At the banquet Hannah received the award for MVP. (And got a trophy.) She was so happy. We are so proud of her. She has worked so hard. Hannah is now starting practice for club ball. She is playing for NORCO. Tournaments start in January.

Misty May the Puppy

As many of you know, we got a little weenier dog. She's a dachshund. Yes, we named her after the volleyball player. She is really cute and still causing puppy problems.

Samantha's Big Day, Her Baptism!

Samantha recently had her 8th Birthday. It was a big day. As many of you know, when children turn 8 in our church they get Baptized. She planned out every detail herself. Hannah and Grandma gave a talk, and Hannah played us some music on her flute. My mom, Oma gave the closing prayer. It was a beautiful event. Here are some of the pictures of the big day. Thank you to all who attended.

BEN'S STITCHES

Ben, our littlest one recently went to the doctor twice. The first for stitches in his eyelid and second for a well check. At his well check I was told that he scored very high on his fine and large motor skills, but not so well on speech. We were told not to speak for him and try to get him to say what he needs. He laughs at us when we tried that. So I came home and wondered why he put his head into the couch and got 3 stitches, if his motor skill are so excellent. He's a toddler, toddlers fall. So here is a photo or two of Ben's fabulous footwork damage. Enjoy!

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Our Summer Vacation to Florida!

We recently went to Disney. We drove and it took a long time. But when we got there it was great. We did it all. Except the beach, we don't like sand in our suits. And Ben would tell you, I don't like sand in my diaper. We rented this great house with a pool. The kids loved that. We did a lot of swimming at night. Sydney loved the princesses, especially Ariel. Samantha loved all the new stuff and the roller coasters she can now ride. Nick went on his first looping roller coaster, Rock n Rollercoaster. We didn't tell him it went unside-down. It was dark, he lived and loved it. Hannah did a lot of texting, but still managed to have fun. I think she enjoyed the water park, ( no phones). Ben loved being out of the house and out of his car seat. Test track at Epcot was a family favorite. All in all it was a lot of fun.