Bulletpoint highlights of July...........

Here are some high lights in bullet form of July 2009:

• The weather was H O T!
• 2 forest fires in the hills behind our house.One was caused by lightening.
• I took the boys to Vancouver to see American Idol Live
• The boys LOVED the concert.....3rd row baby!
• Had a spike in my tire so that delayed us at the coast for an extra day till they could locate a tire to match my other three
• Didn't pack enough clothes or puppy food for the extended stay, so spent that afternoon driving around with a teeny spare tire and looked for Shiloh's brand of food.
• Missed going to the lake as we didn't arrive back into Kelowna until Friday evening,and I was just too exhausted to go anywhere else.
• Gianna, Derek and the girls came for a visit. They all enjoyed the hot summer weather and the pool
• Canada Day soccer tournament for Michael. His team finished in 2nd place
• Our good friend Rob suffered a massive heart attack while in Bellingham for the girls soccer tournament
• So many people prayed for him.
• We were thankful for the updates from Elaine's brother who was in Bellingham
• Rob stayed in ICU for 8 days.He was very critical,and we prayed harder than we ever had for his recovery
• Elaine had the loving support of her girls and her siblings as well as the many e-mails she received which helped get her through each day.
• Rob was taken off the ventilator, and continued to improve a little each hour
• He came home the middle of July.
• We had them over for dinner/swim,and Rob looked good, but tired. We continued to pray for his recovery
• The boys attended a golf camp and a soccer camp this month
• Nicholas won the coaches award at soccer camp
• Our puppy Shiloh is amazing! She's just a dream puppy.
• The boys all had pool parties
• I can't remember a summer with such fantastic weather
• Landscaping continued to go well.
• Andy hired one of the teachers sons to help. He was a God send and the work got done
• Slowly things are coming together with regards to landscaping, and furniture for our living room

The trouble with posting AFTER the fact is that I forgot.....

to blog about stuff and now it's all out of order!

In May Michael and Nicholas competed at the school track meet. There were 2 other Christian Schools competing. The boys did well. Michael qualified to compete in the district championships in long jump and Nicholas qualified for triple jump. Michael also qualified for the 4x100m relay(an event I LOVED in school).

The day of the Districts came and the sun was of course shining brightly.....the boys were a bit nervous to say the least.

Nicholas placed 6th in the triple jump.

Michael placed 4th in long jump.

His relay team placed 2nd in the District! He was the lead runner for the team, and man alive he was FAST! Unfortunately they slowed down at the third exchange and that cost them the race, but what excitement at the Apple Bowl that day!

St. Joseph School won lots of events that day. We were all cheering the kids on and enjoying the excitement of the day.

June 28, 2009

My baby boy turns 8 years old today!

My goodness where has the time gone. Jacob you are a joy, and such a wonderful part of our family. Your sweetness and thoughtfulness will carry you far in life.

You are a determined little boy....always trying to keep up with your older brothers!

This year he wanted a Monkey Cake...so off I went in search of a Wilton Monkey pan. He loved the cake!

HAPPY 8TH BIRTHDAY JACOB!

Schools out for summer!!!!!!!

Another school year came to an end. The boys are thrilled to be out of school and are looking forward to a long hot summer!

June...........last month of school!!!

I LOVE the hot summer type weather we've had so far. The boys have been in the pool a lot since we opened it at the end of April.

I took on the task of putting together the photo show for the Gr. 7 farewell....oh my gosh! What a logistical nightmare that turned out to be. Of course I should have left it alone, and not volunteered, but no one else stepped up to do it, and I know how much the gr. 7's appreciate this, soooooooooooo I jumped in with both feet. It probably wouldn't have been such a big ordeal if my computer photoshow program would have let me use some up to date music, instead of the canned garbage that they offer. So then I had to try using powerpoint which I'm not familiar with, and oh the stress I put myself under was something that I don't want to repeat anytime soon. Also, if the deadline for photo submission is May, then why on earth am I still without photos for some kids in the middle of June????

So, I plugged away at it day and night editing, moving stuff around, etc. and the perfectionist in me took over and needless to say I didn't eat or sleep for 3 days! The darn program wasn't doing what it was supposed to do, the photos weren't transitioning with the music, and I was going crazy! It was right down to the wire with glitches, and finally I called a friends brother who was a computer genius and he walked me through it.

The Gr. 7 Farewell was lovely. Speeches were great, and all in all it was a good evening.

The photo show was good despite one minor glitch with the audio, but everyone liked it, and my job was done!

Back to updating events from the Spring..........

May continued to be a busy month with soccer games for the boys. May long weekend took us to Kamloops for Christopher and Michael's tournaments. Michael's team placed 2nd in an intense game against Kamloops. Christopher's team losing against Penticton.

It's hard to believe that the boys only have one month left of school. One month left with all my boys at the same school. Never again will this happen, as when Jacob is in grade 8, Christopher will already have graduated. I wish there was some way to slow down time just a bit. It seems to be going by so quickly.....

The landscaping of the yard continued this Spring beginning with the installation of our putting green on the back burm. The boys were eager to help,and fascinated with the heavy equipment used in the process.