Cody is 16

Cody turned 16 this weekend. What a handsome young man. We are so proud of him and the young man he has become. We were very grateful to have Callie, Granny & Pa here to celebrate.

Callie is Here!!

We are having soooo much fun with Callie. So far we have been swimming, bowling, seen Walle, gone shopping, gone to the water park, and plenty of eating out. The girls have made a list of everything they want to do and we are not even 1/2 way down the list!

Summer!

We have had a great summer so far. Shellie made it back from her first Girls Camp. It was a really long week for me, but she had a terrific time. Cody will be home this Saturday from Scout Camp. He is at Camp Raymond in Arizona. We bought a Wii tonight, so bring on the FUN!!! Callie is flying here this weekend to stay for 2 weeks. We have the girls enrolled in a few fun day camps while Callie is here. We love when the cousins get to come visit. We wish we could have them all come this summer.

Our new niece Karli Jae Gronning

Here is our precious new niece Karli born 6/27 and her big sister Morgan.

Almost Summer Time

Well the kids are counting down the last days of school. Wednesday is their last day. They have lots of plans already. Shellie goes to Girls Camp June 23 and Cody goes to Scout Camp June 30. Callie is coming for the first 2 weeks in July and we are so excited!! We have Callie and Shellie signed up for a week of Smash/Splash Camp where they will learn tennis 1/2 day and swim 1/2 day. Sounds like fun!!
Cody just wants to do things with his friends this summer till her turns 16 in July and then he wants to get a job so he can have his own money and get out the house some and away from Shellie. We hope that Macee and Ky can come in July to visit when they are out of school. We sure love having the cousins visit!!!

Mothers Day

What a great Mothers Day! I love my family so much!

Shellie's 12th birthday!

We have had a busy week. Shellie turned 12 on thursday so we took the boat out for the evening and it was great. On Wednesday Shellie got her hair cut and highlights...so cute! Monday we went to dinner as a family to celebrate Shellies bday, our 18th anniversary and the upcoming Mothers Day. Tuesday night we had Activity Days, Mutual and Scouts. Friday we got ready to Saturdays party. Today we celebrated Shellies bday with 2 parties(yes she is spolied). One from 10-1 for church friends and one from 4-7 for school friends. We rented a bounce house, played dance freeze, painted nails and ate snacks and cake(2 of them). It was really fun or so it sounded. My ears are still ringing from the high pitched screams of 11-12 year old girls! Tomorrow is Mothers Day and I am looking forward to the chance to rest. But on second thought, we have a poster and project due and a ton of makeup school work......nevermind-no resting. Darn it.

Check out my Sea World Slide Show!

Sea World

We are back from Sea World and San Diego. It was so much fun. Mat and Marcy and their girls got to come at the last minute and it was wonderful to have them along. Granny and Pa were there and everyone had a blast!

Things are about the same around our house. We are working hard. Kids are doing well. Cody is planning his Eagle Project- clean up the shores/beaches of Lake Mead. He has to wait until it gets cooler-which wont be till late September. But he almost has everything to turn in to the Scout office. He met with a lady from the Parks dept and she approved the project and assigned him a section of shore line.
Shellie will be 12yrs old 1 month from today and is already planning her birthday. She has planned a big sleep over, taking all her friends to Scoops for ice cream , getting highlights, getting her nails done and getting a new cell phone. Hope she has planned on richer parents too!
We are counting down our days to Sea World- 2 weeks and 2 days to go!!