Mother’s Day Pictures
On Mother’s Day we had a bbq at Danny’s mom and stepdad’s… 
Owen and Grandma Annie
Hanging out in the hammock
Every stick is a weapon…
Mother’s Day Cards
I got some super sweet Mother’s Day cards this year:)
The black spots on the ladybug are Owen’s fingerprints.
Dear Mom,
You are pretier than a flower. You are smarter than a bee. I love you and you love me. Your the best mom ever. I’ll never stop loving you.
Thank you for taking care of me and love me. xoxoxoxoxox.
love, Grace
Birthday Fishing
Grace wanted a special fishing day with Daddy for her birthday last month. Danny took her back to Green Peter and they both caught big ones!
The day started off sunny.
But then it got cold and windy
The catch
Cute Pants
Grace has had this cute pair of flowery pants since she was about two years old. I got them at a kid’s used clothing store.
The earliest picture that I could find of her wearing them was from April of 2006. Grace was about to turn two years old.
Fast forward seven years and Miss Skinny Ninny is still wearing the same pants. Now they are cute short pants and they still fit her just fine!
May May
We had to have May put down yesterday. She had a lump on her side that the vet thought was malignant. It had grown very quickly. Things were changing and we were worried that she was suffering and we couldn’t tell. She didn’t have the most pleasant disposition to begin with…
She was 15 years old.
Surprisingly…the kids are fine and I’m the basket case. Actually that’s probably not a surprise…I had her before the husband, the kids, the dog…I got her when I was a footloose and fancy free single lady living in North Carolina, then I brought her back to Oregon with me. That was another lifetime ago…
I will miss cuddling with her on the couch. Grace will miss her bedtime snuggle buddy.
Danny and Owen will miss terrorizing her…and Daisy?
Well the kids are worried about her, they think she won’t know what to do with herself now and have suggested getting her a baby sheep or two to keep busy…
Olalla Creek Fishing
Owen and Danny went to Olalla Creek to go fishing with a friend with a canoe!
And since there were no pictures of fish…I think it might have been mostly a canoe trip…
Mom Cooking
Grace wrote the following story for a school report about “What if, then?” They were supposed to write down a situation and then give four choices of how to respond, three that were ridiculous and one that was logical.
One day you are playing upstairs and the smoke alarms go off because your mom is cooking.
You Should
1. Go run around like crazy.
2. Stay calm and go downstairs.
3. Scream, yell, cry, and shout.
4. Sit down and don’t talk.
What Six Looks Like
Owen turned six in March. I like to show how our little man has grown…
What Six Looks Like
And of course years past…
What Five Looked Like…
What Four Looked Like
What Three Looked Like
What Two Looked Like
What One Looked Like
And Day One
Fishing at Green Peter
Danny took the kids and the dog fishing at Green Peter recently and got some good pictures…
Fun climbing on the rocks
Learning to use a pocket knife
Daisy just wants her to throw the stick!
Big fish!
Daddy got one too:)
A boy and his dog
My favorite shots…
