Trip to Bako
We went to Bakersfield this weekend to visit my side of the family. I hadn't been home since Thanksgiving, due to all of my marathon training, so I was excited to go home and see everyone. I had a great weekend being home, inspite of the 110 degree weather on Saturday!! Thank you guys for a great weekend :)
Grandpa had a project going on, and he had a good little helper!

Grandma cooked all sorts of fun things for us this weekend! Here she & Colby are sharing some grapes :)

Colby was helping Daddy with his Sudoku puzzles....he's so smart!

On Saturday afternoon, we decided to go check out the Lori Brock museum at Pioneer Village. It was cool when I was a kid; it's not that great anymore, but we still managed to have a good time! And hey, we got out of the 110 degree weather for a little while!

A sweet picture of Uncle Charley & Colby...

Uncle Charley brought Jackson here about 2 1/2 years ago, so they were reminiscing about this map they played with last time! They had a part where you could dress up in costumes...Jack was such a cute pirate :)

Aunt Karen & Colby are driving the ambulance!

Here Uncle Charley is being a scary dentist :)

Saturday night, when it had "cooled down" to about 104, we let the boys get in the pool. They had a lot of fun!

Sunday morning, we went up to visit my Grandma, the boys' great grandma. We played outside and did a puzzle inside!

Uncle Charley & Jackson did some sword fighting at Nana's....I'm not sure who enjoyed it more :)

The boys saying goodbye to Grandpa & Grandma....They both enjoyed their time this weekend!

Colby's 1st Swim Lesson
We wanted to try out swim lessons for Colby where Jack takes lessons. Since Jack has preschool off for the summer, we are going to do swim for Jack 2 times a week, and once for Colby. We couldn't believe how much Colby loved swimming! He had a great time!
He came over to the edge to say hi to mommy :)

Father's Day
At long last, the Father's Day pictures :) Kaleb had a nice day. We made breakfast for him and went to an Angels game in the evening. The game started at 5pm, so we actually got to stay for most of it!
This card was cool....you can record your voice into it, so the boys said "Happy Father's Day"....well Jack said that, and Colby said "HAPPY!!" Kaleb really liked it.

The boys did a little art project for Daddy...

The boys at the Angels game! Colby was talking to/flirting with everyone around him. He got food out of 2 different people....That's my boy!

Goodbye to a Good Friend
Tonight we had a going away party for my dear friend Cristy. We have taught together for 4 years, and are very close. She has been like a big sister to me. I am going to miss her dearly! Our playgroup got together to celebrate her & her boys & their new adventure to Flordia!! You are going to be missed my friend!

We were marveling at how big all the kids are now. When I started in the group in November of 2005, my Jack was only about 22 months old! Little Jack (in the red shirt on the right side) was only 5 months old!

Colby got to run around like a wild man for 2 hours...bedtime was super easy tonight :)

Number 88 Finally Won!!!!
We watch NASCAR almost every weekend. Jackson is really into it and he loves Earnhardt, Jr.--who has not won all year long! On Sunday we were watching the race, but then left to go out to lunch for Father's Day. When we got home, Kaleb saw online that Junior had in fact won the race that day!! So we turned on the TV, and Kaleb was able to rewind back to the race...We didn't tell Jack who won & we let him watch it. It was so nerve-wrecking, even though I knew who was going to win!!
Here is a picture of the screen, with Junior in 1st place, under the caution flag with 2 laps to go....He was almost out of gas, and had to keep switching his engine on & off over and over, to try to make it!!

Since I already knew Junior was going to win, I had my camera ready....here was Jack's reaction to Junior winning! You can see right next to him, he has his Nascars all lined up & ready to "race!"

Junior's team had to push him to the winner's circle, because he ran out of gas RIGHT after he crossed the finish line!! That was a close one :)

Last Day of Preschool for the Year
Jackson had his last day of preschool for the year on Thursday. It is so hard for me to believe it is already over. He had such a wonderful year at Circle City. I am glad that we found this preschool for him. Mrs. Kenison gave him a great introduction to school, which is so important to Kaleb and I. Jack and I went out to lunch togther, and then went to wait out front of his preschool. Here is a picture of my handsome boy!! It was so great to experience preschool with him today. As I watched him & listened to what his teacher had to say about him, I was just thinking how alike he & I are. It's amazing to see your children show your characteristics!!

Kai took a picture of Jack & I that morning, because I was stuck on jury duty, and didn't know if I'd make it to his party. I was SO happy that God worked that one out for us, and I was able to attend!!!

As a goodbye gift, they made these folders and inside was a class picture and a picture of Jackson at school. I really love it :) The green paper was his nametag that was in his cubby all year.

The kids sat on the carpet (Jack on the "J" and Kayla on the "K", just the way he likes it!), and sang some of their songs for us. It was very cute :)

Mrs. Kenison had written out a little card about each kid. She had written her ideas about each child, what they said they liked most about school, and what they said they wanted to be when they grew up. Jackson was up first, and he was about as uncomfortable in front of the group, as his mommy is!

So he told her that he wanted to be a baseball player when he grew up (better than "be in a motorcycle gang" as he told me last week!), and that his favorite part of preschool was "going outside." Here were her nice words about Jackson:

"Jack is my quiet leader. He loves to problem solve, and is always ready for a challenge. He is also very caring, understanding, and patient. I see him following in his parents footsteps an becoming a teacher."

Next we ate muffins together :)

Jack and Kayla had to sit by eachother, of course. Some little girl tried to sit by her, and she said, "No, I am sitting by Jack." Mrs. Kenison said that while Kayla has been playing "coy" all year with Jack, she gave in this last week & let him like her :)

One last picture of Jack with Mrs. Kenison!

This was so sweet. I told Jack to say goodbye to Kayla, and he put his arm around her :) He put it there, then pulled it back, then put it around her again...like he wasn't sure if he should do it :) It was so adorable!! After this picture, they hugged goodbye, and he leaned in and kissed her on the forehead!! I about died....I don't know where he got that idea, but it was super sweet :)

Hmmm..I think she's trying to impress him here. He's a guy--it worked :)
Playing with his friends before the day was over..

Water Day
Today I escaped Jury Duty (after being there all day yesterday), so I went by to watch the boys at "Water Day" at Kai's house. It was fun to watch how they interact with others.
Jack had a great time with the water table, water balloons, and having a "car wash..."

Colby was mesmorized by the "ball" water balloons....

After he'd throw it & it would explode, Colby would look under the car, like it was just under there :)

The kids were all in a line, taking turns playing basketball...Colby was not too into the idea of waiting in line, so he threw a fit the whole time. John Man picked him up & swung him around and he made a shot. He loved it!