Happy Father's Day

Brandon playing with the present the girls got him....CandyLand! Can't you tell he is excited??

Happy Father's Day Brandon!! This is the only present the girls didn't tell him beforehand. He knew about the golf shoes and swimsuit. Piper had even said, "Dad you are NOT getting a orange striped swimsuit." She laughed and laughed when he tried on his striped swimsuit today! He has been taking the girls swimming a few times a week, so we
needed to update his style:)

Yesterday we went to Hanna's Horse Vaulting Performance. It was a fundraiser for her team that she had joined only three weeks ago and look at her!! Wow, I had never seen her and I was so surprised at how she switched positions on the moving horse! There is an actual team that she could compete on if she wants. I love it, because this gives her and her dad something to do that is outside of our gym it doesn't have to do with me. (we do kindof butt heads when it comes to me coaching her....) I was so proud of her and her dad! We need to go shopping for boots for the family though if we are going to be attending these events often. The cute, glittery sandals and cute fashionable clothes didn't quite cut it when around horses, dirt, and you know!!

Recognize this food?

Anyone want to guess what this food is that Alizah is eating? I was soooo, super, super excited when Alizah started eating this food, but that was before she made her own addition! Send me a guess and no fair if I already told you!

My latest drama....

You walk into my house and you see this......

You turn the corner and you see this.......

And this.............

And this little valve is responsible for this minor disaster!!

So if anyone recalls, we had a kitchen fire in November and just had the kitchen floors replaced in mid-April. I noticed a few bumps in the vinyl last week and called the guy who did the floors to come and fix his work. He walked in and said, "you have water damage". Water damage, what water? We hadn't ever seen any water! So after investigating, we found a tiny leak behind the fridge. We called a water damage place to come dry it out Friday morning. By noon, that same day, my kitchen was gone. I even had dirty dishes in the sink that I had to just rinse and throw in box because they were demolishing so quickly. They had to rip out two subfloors, walls, and the cabinets in both the kitchen and the laundry room. I don't even know what this means for us other than a fridge in the living room and paper products for the rest of the summer! They've told us a minimum of six weeks and that's if everything goes smooth with the insurance-who will more than likely drop us because we've had two claims. I don't really understand how that works, you pay into insurance for the purpose of disasters and then they drop you because you use them???? What the heck??? So the kids are enjoying cheetos and cereal which is what they are living on. And we are going to be spending a lot of time at the pool and away from this whole in my house that all I can do is stare at and cry over the brand new vinyl that I watched being ripped up!
Oh, by the way take this as a fair warning to anyone that lives in Moses Lake or the surrounding areas. We will be expecting a hurricane or huge wind storm shortly. The Service Master guys joked with me that disasters come in threes-so we've had the fire and water, so expect the wind anytime soon:)

Noteworthy event!!

One sentence for today...and I WISH I had a picture to document this historic event:)

ALIZAH and HANNA VACUUMED THEIR OWN BEDROOMS LAST NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!

First Annual Geriatric Gymnastics Meet

Coach Craig showing the girls how graceful vault should look!

The girls pointed out how my toe is not pointed.....

The girls also told Amy that her cast was not 90 degrees!

This was one the girls' teachers from school in Royal City whose wife is actually from Burley!!

This event was one of our funnest things we had done all year. The First Annual Geriatric Gymnastics Meet was held right after our May's Fun Meet for the Recreation gymnasts. We were raising money for the Columbia Basin Cancer Foundation. (We raised over $500!!) There were 13 competitors varying in skill level and past gym experience. I took second and Amy took first. It helped because we were both over 30 (+.1 for every year over 30 to All-Around score) and had three kids (also +.1 for every kid to our all-around score!). Lots of our coaches competed and entertained the crowd with past gym routines and new routines that I'm not sure could really be called routines! Lots of memories and we were all sore for a few weeks!

Spring Fest Activities

Our Parade entry that won FIRST PLACE!! Our parade coordinators Chuck and Ginger actually mounted/welded some bars on top of a trailor!! The whole set-up was lit because the parade happens at night. It was by far the best float we've ever had!! We were the "Grand Marshalls" and got to be the first ones....the girls tumbled along the side, with our princess characters walking with them, the coaches helped girls tumble on the trailor and swing on the bars. The crowd loved it, especially our little 3 year olds that would skip along side then show off their donkey kicks! This was a great ending to our "Stick It For the Cause" theme this year. We raised over $500 for the Columbia Basin Cancer Foundation through our Fun Meets this year.

A few of our team members and parents who participated in the 5K fun run the morning of Spring Fest. We had a few top finishers! The others we need to teach the how to "pace" themselves. It was RUN full speed, then walk, RUN full speed then walk. I was getting a little dizzy!!

If you can tell, Alizah LOVED the bars on the float. She was a "tiny"( hear the exaggeration) upset at Aunt Kiki who was supposed to bring her her smelly Sketcher shoes, and forgot them. When she wants something she won't let it go. Through the two hour wait and three hour parade, she kept asking for the sketchers (all the other girls had tennis shoes and she had INSISTED she wear her pink diamond sandals). Korbi had parked near the end of the parade and ran and got the shoes that she had left in the car. Alizah had them on her feet just as the last spectator saw our float!!

Coach Amy swinging Alizah on the bars. I didn't get any more of Hanna and Piper except in a few group shots. We were so busy during the parade. It was a fun, but busy weekend, but I think the kids will remember the cheers for them for a long time! Thanks to all the parents who made that possible!


SO this am I'm up bright and early. Brandon informed me last night that if I am going to get up and work out (we've started an adult fitness class at our gym at 6 in the morning) then, I could get up and clean the house and finish my work then. So I'm blogging, does that count???? I did at least throw in a load of laundry and do the dishes....So I'm finished, so off I go to pick up the swimming stuff that hasn't made it past the front door. The kids have already been to the Aquatic Center three times and are going again tonight. We love that place!!

First Canoe Ride of the Season

Last week there was a huge flock of ducks right at the edge of the creek. Alizah's friend Auna was over so we took a loaf of bread to go feed them. We got in the canoe and tried to get closer, but the dogs wanted to go with us and scared the ducks further down the creek. It's the start of a fun summer season and we all can't wait! We're headed to the aquatic center today if we get all of our work done. ALizah last night was begging to go to bed. I asked why. She said, "Cuz I'm so excited for the Aquatic Center tomorrow." She's got it figured out that the faster she goes to sleep, the faster she gets to go swimming. Funny, but she's not up yet this morning! Brandon has already left to go golfing. It's a beautiful day here in Moses Lake we are going to have a fun day off!