Lake Sylvia

One Friday after school it was so nice we decided to go play at the lake.  There were some other kids there with an inner tube and skin thick enough to go into the cold water.  One girl pushed Catherine around in the tube while Tom played in the dirt.  Both of them had lots of fun.  The water was still to cold to really play in.

Dance Recital is coming soon

Catherine's Dance Recital is coming up.

T-ball and Playing at the Park

Two Saturdays ago we had some beautiful weather.  It was so nice and warm that the kids decided they wanted to go a little early to Catherine's game so they could play on the toys.  Catherine has gotten sooooo good at the monkey bars.  At tball, Catherine tries hard to do whatever the coach tells her to do. 

 

Trip To Hati

Jon went to Hati for a little more than a week.  He enjoyed his time there remembering how much he loves the people, food, and was amazed at how much he remembered of the language.  He brought home some presents for the kids.  Tom got a guitar made out of a gourd and Catherine got a bracelet and necklace.  Mark got a little truck container and I just realized I never took a picture of it.

Swim Lessons

Tom has been taking swim lessons and LOVING them.  He asks to take a bath twice a day so he can practice his kickers.  One of his friends from playgroup has been in the class with him - Frank.  He loves putting his head in the water and splashing his friends with his kickers.

Hike in Sherwood Forest

One of the great things about living in Washington is all of the nature surrounding us.  One of our Relief Society additional meetings is a hiking group that is exploring some nice hiking trails in our area.  This one is less than 5 minutes from our house in the middle of a neighborhood.  Its called Sherwood forest.  I took Tom with me and carried Mark the whole way.  Tom was a trooper.  The trail has not been maintained very well so there were lots of plants to push our way through.  He didn't complain at all. 

Catherine's Piano Skills

Today as I was picking Catherine up from piano the teacher told me she had written a note in her book about how well she was doing on a particular song she had given Catherine.  It is "Love One Another".  She has told me before how easy it is to teach Catherine because she has this amazing ability to just pick up whatever she puts in front of her.  She had given her the song knowing it would be a challenge, but was amazed that she almost has it down already.