They are Not Just Weeds

My kids have always brought me these "flowers". Mark has always said that they are just weeds, and we need to get rid of them. I always love getting them, my kids don't know they are weeds, and they love to give them too me. I love seeing there face when I say how much I love them.

My girl just loves giving me these "weeds"

She is so sweet!

She brought me so many of the flowers! I had a lot of them from her, and she was so proud to make my day just that much better. She is so sweet!

So no, they are not just weeds. They make my day, because they make my children happy to make me happy. :)

Records at the Garrison Dam

Our lake is so high!! It's nice to have it this high but it is causing some problems though.

The dock is level with the top. Years past you would have to drive so far down. But not anymore.

The marina. It has a 4 foot wall of dirt around it plus some sandbags too.

The marina dock is level as well. Here we have this mice new marina and we almost cant use it.

Another view.

The lake

Then we went to the dam. The spillway gates have never been used in 60+ years. All the gates were open except 3 or 4.

The outlet and this day was letting out 100,000 cfs

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My Silly Ladybug

My girl is so animated and silly! I love her so much! She is a cute little actress who loves to have fun and dress up all pretty! :)

This day she was wearing a little mermaid costume and her snuggy. Why not?? ;)

She is so cute! I love her so much!

So cute!

Fishin fun!

We are enjoying our day on the lake!! It is perfect out here, maybe even a little hot, but I'm not complaining! :)

Jake, our serious fisherman!

It is like glass out here, so beautiful :)

Alyssah loves it too :)

Josh is having a lot of fun too! I love my family :)

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Our new boat

Pretty nice huh??

So now, everyone can come here and get a nice boat ride :)

We are excited too! :)

Last Days of School

I got some shots of the last week of school for the kids. I am sad its another year done, but I am so glad to have a break from school too. My kids are excited too!!

The kids running for the bus, our bus driver Rick is so good with the kids! I am so glad!

Last year Alyssah needed to hold hands with Josh, this year she just takes off!

Alyssah's last day of preschool :( I am soooo sad this is the end of her babyhood. She is moving up to becoming a big girl now. I am excited to see her grow and become a young woman too!

The boys' last day of school! They were THRILLED!!

Jake and his 2 teachers, Mrs. Flath and Mrs. Behles

We loved them! They were great with him!

Josh and his teachers, Mrs. Barsness and Mrs. Gehring.

He has had Mrs. Gehring 2 years in a row and it has been awesome! She has helped him out so much and I am so thankful for her!

So Proud!!

I am so proud of Josh! We got his report card and he improved so much from last quarter!! I am so proud of him!

Way to go bud!!

I don't think I could wipe his smile off of his face if I tried!! Even the productivity was all positives!! Woo hoo!!



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Kite Festival

We are having a lot of fun!! It is a little cold out, but it is still fun! The kids are having a blast too :)

More pictures to come later :)

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Water levels

Our water levels here on the lake are so high!! I'm so glad I'm on a hill and we don't have to worry about our house here. I have been taking pictures of our lake since Tuesday. I'm betting it's about 2 to 3 feet higher!

Tuesday morning

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SonShine Choir

Jake had his last SonShine Choir performance in church. I am sad, he doesn't want to be in it next year, maybe he will change his mind and be in it in the fall. They all did a great job!

Alyssah's Preschool Graduation

Alyssah had her little Preschool Graduation on May 12th. She looked so cute and she was so proud that I could come and watch her. I am glad I could! I love her so much. :)

Alyssah's Classmates

Kadin, Alyssah, Kale, Anna, Eric

Alyssah~5

During her performance. It was the cutest thing!

Learning the months of the year to the Macarana!

They loved there dinosaur unit this year! They sang a cute song to it!

Going on a Bear Hunt is one of there favorite songs to sing!

Pictures of what they want to be when they grow up, Alyssah wants to be a singer :)

Alyssah and Mrs. Ruud. We loved her so much! She will be missed!

We made a cute craft together, and she was excited to have me help her!

I am so sad preschool is over for Alyssah. I can't believe how fast these 5 years have gone! I am sad she is closing her final "baby" chapter, but I am so excited to see what her "big girl" years will bring! I love her and I am very proud of her!