End of SUMMER!

Grandma Roslyn bought the kids a sidewalk paint kit and let them go to town on her driveway (something I would not have had the patience for). The kids stripped down to their undies and played in the hot sun. It proved to be quite messy, but they had an absolute ball! Thank heaven for Grandma's and their unending love and patience.

We went to an amazing place a couple of weeks ago with some friends of ours (the Ross' and the Gardners). The Sluice Box State Park is a place to visit if you have not been there. The kids were able to play in clear, clean and cold water on a hot afternoon. We took a picnic lunch and ate by the river. We hiked a little and swam a little more. Alex even did some cliff jumping into the river. He was the only one with enough gumption to jump from that high - about 15 ft.? We had a great time. Thanks Shannon and Kelli for the invite.

Max's Soccer Team

EAGLES

ZOE TURNS 3!!

Zoe wanted a blue kitty cake. We looked and looked and this is what she picked. It turned out pretty cute. (I think!)

Zoe at the Game!

Zoe and her friends were having a ton of fun at the soccer game. They did summersaults the entire time. I cannot imagine how dizzy they were afterwards. I cannot wait until she is old enough to play. I am sure she will be a natural!

He shoots...he scores!

Max had a soccer game this past week and played awesome! Here is just a taste of his atheleticism.

Well I am getting a lot of negative feedback about my sporatic blogging. I have re-committed myself to keeping this thing up-to-date. So here is a brief summary of the things we have done in the past few months.

May 2008

May was a great time for us. We were able to go to Utah about mid-month and spend some time with family. I ran the Ogden 1/2 Marathon, Yeah! My time was not what you call competitive, but it was good for me since my training consisted of running maybe twice a week for a couple of months prior to the race. I ran with some friends from Great Falls, which made it even better. A nod should go out to Shannon Ross for being an ultra-athelete. She rocked that race in a superb time! Another nod to Erin Vorkink, who had a baby in September and kicked "asphault"! I will never be able to keep up with you. Thanks to George Ross for sticking it out with me till the end. You will forever be my runnin' mate!

I was able to spend time with my sisters and mom for a girls weekend that same trip. We had a great time and if you need to see pics from then, check out my little sis's blog at thecorrychronicles.blogspot.com.

June 2008

June proved to be a slow month for us. In early June, Alex did a bike race here in Great Falls that happened to be the Montana State Road Biking Championship. I am sure you can all guess that he rocked it! Yes people, I am married to the 2008 MONTANA STATE ROAD BIKING CHAMPION!

Max finished Kindergarten on June 6. I cannot believe he is going to be in 1st grade this fall. It really does seem like yesterday he was just my tiny baby. Anyway, here are some pics from his little class presentation. They made puppets and did a puppet show about Fairy Tales. His group did Rumpelstilzskin (sp?).

Zoe...well what can I say. She keeps me smiling. She loves the color blue. So naturally everything she wears has to be that color. She really does think she is a boy and thus we purchase many boy t-shirts in blue to keep her happy. Here is a picture of her favorite. She cut a hole in the back with her scissors (for ventilation, I guess). However, she still loves it and wears it as often as I will wash it (which is almost everyday).

We did not go back to Utah until the last few days of June and stayed until the 6th of July. It was an amazing trip! I will post pics later when I get them from Grandma.

July 2008

Not much to report as of yet. I can however tell you that I am ready for my sweet little ones to start school.