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4th of July

Here we are at the start of the parade. We went to my Aunt Lig's neighborhood where the kids get to decorate their bikes, and they are the parade. They have a lot of fun. I couldn't talk Austin and Ian into being in the parade, so they stayed with Matt at the house. I'm sad they are getting independent. At the end of the parade route, they have cotton candy, popcorn, snowcones, games, etc. Jillian and Abby took turns eating snowcones from Papa, but poor Emma had to eat plain ice because of her diabetes. She didn't mind though. This parade really is a lot of fun. We also ate a yummy lunch at Lig's.


That afternoon, Mel, Scott, and fam came for the Stadium of Fire. They took the boys with them, and we took Meili and Lili with us to watch fireworks. Here they are sitting on the car watching.

He's finally done!

For all of you who have been counting (me) Greg is finally done with his residency. 12 years later, he is an actual anesthesiologist. The Univ of Utah did an awesome dinner at the Grand America.
Greg with his buddies, Jason and Ty.
This is all the people finishing in Greg's class!

Can you tell I am happy? I never thought this day would come. I remember driving out to Kansas City with my 2 year old Austin and my 1 year old Ian thinking that when Greg is finished with school, Austin with be 10 and Ian with almost be 9. I remember thinking, "That is so far away, that will never come." I can't believe we are finally here! It really did go fast. For those interested, we are staying in our house at least another year while Greg works at the new hospital in town. We still don't know what we'll do after that, but we'll let you know.

Surprise!

Greg's entire family came down on the 20th for a surprise graduation party. It was Ryan's birthday, so it was a good chance for the whole family to be together, plus celebrate Greg's big accomplishment. He was so surprised! We went out to eat at Tucanos down at the Gateway. Can you say yum? Thanks everyone for putting forth such an effort to come down to be with Greg! Love ya

Waterslides

Greg's sister, Melanie, came down for a few days to let the kids play. We had so much fun. Melanie and I would get take-out everyday for lunch, and then take the kids to eat free lunch at the school. We're awful, but Cafe Rio tastes way better than school tacos. Actually, the kids love to go down to the school for free food. We played lots of Wii, did the slip n' slide, and here are a few pics from the waterslides. Ian had to go to scout camp this day, so he missed out on the fun.

Boys only fishing trip

Greg took Austin and Ian up to Ashton, Idaho for a boys only weekend. They had so much fun fishing, floating down Warm River, and camping. Greg's brother, Nathan, and his dad, Randy, came up to the campsite to visit, but they went back to Rexburg to sleep. They all went fishing together, though. The boys had fun visiting with Grandma Criss and Aunt Heidi, too. I was pretty impressed that Greg attempted to make pancakes for breakfast. He may have to start cooking a little more at home.

June 7 - Salem Spring Tri

This is one of our favorite triathlons to attend every year, but this year was a bummer. It was raining pretty good in the morning, so they canceled the bike part. I know it's for safety's sake, but the bike is everyone's favorite part. This race was short and sweet, but it was still a lot of fun. Here is Greg, Jeff, and Ryan before the race started. The second picture is Greg coming out of the water, and the last picture is after the race is finished.

School's out for Summer

The Dance Festival

Ian's grade did the Mexican Hat Dance with giant parachutes. Austin's grade danced to Hannah Montana. I think he was a little embarrassed. Alli, Maddy, and Jillian had just as much fun dancing on the sidelines as the school kids did performing. They both did such a good job.

Field Day

I ran one of the rotations for field day, and it was a lot of fun. My friend, Lesley, was in charge, and she brought her family's old fire truck to hose down all the school kids. It was a huge hit (look how soaked Austin is). After, she drove a few neighborhood kids home on the fire truck. My kiddos thought they were pretty cool.

My Little Ball Players

The first three pictures are of Ian. He was a stinkin' good ball player. He did so awesome at pitching. Greg loves this picture of him pitching. Ian was also awesome at batting. We had fun watching him smack those balls.

Here's Austin at 1st base. He did so great at 1st. Nothin' got by him, as you can see in this photo. He was also so fast at stealing bases. His coaches could always count on Austin making it home because he is so quick.

Pretty much from March to the end of June we could be found at the ballpark. The boys were in different age divisions which meant different games and practices on different nights. We did baseball everyday for 3 1/2 months. Looove it!