So Happy Together

  Brendan is 11 years old! We started out his birthday by going rock climbing. This boy is a little mountain goat! He wasn't afraid of anything and just scurried up the rock in less time than it took me to get my harness on. There's no doubt there will be rock climbing in his future. I actually made it to the top!  What a fun time!   We also went bowling with the fam, then came home for cake and ice cream. Thanks for having a birthday, Charlie!    A couple days after Brendan's birthday was the 4th of July, my favorite holiday! We started out the day at our annual breakfast with the Rigby's. This year we were in the backyard instead of the cul-a-sac to beat the heat. Pancakes, hash browns and sausage were all on the menu. Yum! We missed Alan and Leslie's family as they were in Texas visiting Liz. Lydia preferred jumping on the "boingy boingy" rather than eat. Next was the flag ceremony. National anthem  And the parade! This year was particularly vicious in ...

    Loren has discovered a new favorite hobby: rock climbing! He and Sarah go quite often, and he loves the challenge and thrill it brings. They talked me into going once and I was amazed at how good they were, just scaling the rock like it was nothing.  Sarah Loren  Look how high I am! Ha, not really. This pic is deceiving, I'm only like 3 feet off the ground and about to call it a day. Todd and Brendan had an end of year awards assembly. They both received a ton of awards! We were all so proud. Here's Todd getting ready to exit the door of his childhood elementary school days. Taking the step into the world of mature adulthood. Now an official mature middle schooler. Just a girl and her grandpa.  Lydia enjoying her first Popsicle with Emi. Dad and mom Peck went to California for a few days and we were lucky enough to get to stay in Avon and hold down the fort. Not that we even did very much, the girls made all the food, drove kids around and made sure jobs wer...