Lots of fun in a short amount of time.

It seems like the months of May and June go so fast- there is so much going on. End of the school year, end of pre-school. Programs. Company and suddenly Eagle Fun Day has come and gone and it's the middle of June.
We finished up Oma's pre school. Stella will start first grade in the fall and Jake & Ellie will get to come every week. Carlee told Jake that he had to be potty trained to go to pre-school. That was great motivation. He's been a big boy since then.

June 7th. On our last day we went to the gym at church for some running and tag. (it was rainy so we couldn't go to the park) Aspen will be my big helper next year because she will be in afternoon kindergarten. And Jake will be the only boy.

We got to have Thelma visit for a week. Neil went to Patrick's Eagle Court of Honor - and when you go that far, you need to have a week to visit. We love having Thelma here. Bree cuddles up next to her and colors and shows her all the toys. I enjoyed taking her up to Cascade so she could play bridge. We had a good visit. Here we went to Emma and Aspen's BMX bike race. We had a good view and the weather was pleasant enough for us to stay til the last race ended.

School was out on Wednesday so on Friday (June 10th) Kristen called and said "the water is on at the park - the girls want to play" So we met at the park. It was still chilly. This feature has a bucket on top of a pole that spills water when it gets full enough. Emma and Aspen were the bravest, but Ellie stood with them- once. Zoe and Bree really didn't get wet - just splashed on. Ellie, Aspen and Emma were the water babes.

The play ground is great. I looked over and saw the little ones sitting on a bench and sent Emma over with the camera. She took some great photo's of Zoe, Aspen, Ellie and Bree

Love the tough girl faces. This was before the snow shack opened. We said no and got these faces again.

I love it that Emma tried some creative photography also.

McKayla got a package in the mail. She earned the money herself to buy her custom American Girl Doll. We are impressed. She saved for a very very long time.

And we got an over night visit from Jessi. Isn't she beautiful? She is due in September and this is her just over half way photo. Gil took her to the airport at 5:00 in the morning on the 11th. Special day because it's our anniversary and Eagle Fun Day. Happy Anniversary to us. Love having the family and friends get together to enjoy being together.

Little girls waiting for the action to start. Bree, Paisley, Aspen and Christy. Thanks to Carlee and Kurt we have a BYO meat and a side dish BBQ and party. We hope for warm sunny weather because the parade is dry for the first half and a huge water fight the second half.

Carlee's parents, Bruce and Pam were here visiting, they brought some motorized scooters - which were a huge huge hit. Stella, Hallie & Kenedee are checking one out.

Finally the parade started. The kids are all ready with their bags. The candy was sparse though, so those huge bags stayed mostly air.

We had to keep bringing the kids back from the middle of the road. Hannah did a good job going back and forth moving all the kids back towards the curb. Kristen says that next year we need to bring duct tape to make a "stand behind this line" line.

And some times the wait between parade entries were long. We had only one horse. One rodeo queen. This parade was mostly rolling advertizements. The band was an orthodontist's group. One float. Kind of sad. Every radio station sent their van into the parade. A huge sugar beet truck had an advertizement for hiring truck drivers on it's side.

Kurt helped get things ready for the "wild and wet" part. Tubs full of water so the kids (old and young) can re-fill their squirters.

Opa just puts hoses on every outside faucet and lets the kids go for it. Aspen is ready. She held her hose for so long that after the parade, her hand hurt.

Cash, Carter and Stella are ready- where's the rest of the parade?

And Carter remembered that the sidewalk makes a good place to hide when the water is flying.

Tyler was so excited he just squirted the pavement while waiting for the "go" Some day I will get a photo of the actual water fight. The poor guys who carry the banner in the parade are drenched over and over again. They were still smiling in front of us, but had over half the parade route to go.

And then it was over. Time to finish eating (Carlee made yummy key lime tarts and red white and blue cupcakes) We put every thing away, clean up the chairs and tables and it's over for another year. Want to come? You are invited.