Busted Bones!

You know those cushy mats that they put in playgrounds? The ones that are supposed to keep kids safe when they fall off the monkey bars? Well, they don't always work as Zach found out. One broken arm later he is adjusting to life without the use of an elbow. The doctor said since it was only a minor fracture, there was no need to put a full cast on it, so for now he has a removable splint. He goes to an orthopedist on Monday to get re-evaluated. Hopefully he won't need a full cast since we are going camping on Friday. Check back on Tuesday for the full update.

On the Move!

Cami has started walking with a push toy in the last couple of weeks. She is also proving to be my most mischievous baby yet. Today I was in the garage putting the older two kids in the car. When I went back in to grab her (this was only a minute or so), she was in the bathroom, she had managed to dump 1/2 the bathroom trash into the toilet (including a diaper and pull up) then put the rest of the trash can right side up in the toilet. It is easy to forget how quickly she can make a mess. Oh well, she is a lot of fun right now anyway. She is a very happy girl almost all the time so I can easily forgive all her little mishaps.

Lots of Fun with Cousins!

We had two fun parties at Aaron's parents this month. The kids got to spend lots of special time with their cousins. Here's some great shots of the kids with different cousins.

Beautiful Sisters!

I just had to snap a picture of my girls all ready for church. I hope they will always be close and treasure having a sister.

Friends Visit

Last weekend my college roommate, Robyn and her husband Bryan came to visit us. They have a 3 year old daughter, Kailynne, and twin 1 year old girls, Brianna and Olivia. We had lots of fun, we always enjoy their good company although so far we haven't been able to talk them into moving to Hemet. They think it's hot or something. We also managed six kids five and under in our house quite well, although it did seem nice and quiet after the weekend was over! Thanks for the visit guys, it only took us 5 years to get you here but it was fun! There are so many new housing communities out here, some of the model homes throw huge grand openings so we took advantage of the free food and entertainment while they were visiting. Hence the pony rides, petting zoo, and rock wall Zach is climbing on. Kailynne is the other little girl on the pony, she enjoyed the face painting too.

General Life Info

As you can see if you look at the post dates I originally started on this blog adventure over a month ago. That's about as far as it got. Life is really busy right now, Aaron is in school for his administrative credential two nights a week and starting a new school year with new fifth graders next week (right after finishing the last one just on Friday.) Mommy is feeling a little burnt out on this whole schedule but I'm looking forward to going on vacation in 4 weeks. That's right we're leaving for our annual trip to Almanor in just 4 weeks. Aaron switched tracks this year and will have the month of August off, he will also be off his night classes for the whole month as well. I can't wait! Thank you to the gentle nudging and encouragement from my sister-in-law, Kari, I'm finally going to do this blog thing. After all, my kids are way too cute not to share it with all of you!

Fun at the Pool

Here's a couple pictures from a trip to the local pool. It's really fun with a playground in the middle for the kids. We like to go with Kari and Jack and Abby. These are the days I love Southern California. It's been beautiful & sunny each time we've visited the pool.