Evan's first haircut, and Autumn's summer haircut

Evan after his haircut, still sad, was begging for his binky the whole time I was cutting his hair, I don't think binkys and hair mix very well.
Side view
Cheesy grin, trauma is forgotten
Autumn's cute summer cut

I gave Evan his first haircut yesterday! I love his blond curly hair and it was hard to finally decide to cut it. I knew his curls would not go away, I just couldn't bring myself to cutting it. Well, I did it and I think it looks soooo cute. I didn't go too short, so I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. Evan was not very happy, that is why there aren't before, during and after shots. The reason for lack of pictures was that I was the only one cutting his hair.

Autumn also has been begging to get her hair cut for the summer time, it looks very cute. She loves it and can't stop flipping it around.

Kids at the Sprinkler Park, as they call it

After Autumn's graduation, Emma's mom and I took the kids to run through the spinklers, they had a good time and were able to cool off. It was then and there that I decided I needed to get Evan's haircut, I just couldn't make him suffer through the hot summer with such a curly mop on his head. Pictures of his haircut to come in next post.

Autumn's Kindergarten Graduation

Autumn, her friend Emma, and Isaac

Autumn's last day of Kindergarten was on Thursday, the 22nd of May. Her school had a little graduation for the Kindergarteners to celebrate. It was a Hawaiian themed graduation and the teachers helped get the kids looking good before they came in front of all their parents and friends. Autumn is such a good student and loves school. She is an amazing reader and has really enjoyed learning how to spell lots of words this year. It will be fun to have her home for the summer, but what am I going to do to keep her busy and occupied for 2.5 months??

Lincoln, Nebraska Marathon

As most of you know, I ran in my first Marathon on May 4th, in Lincoln, NE. It was a good day, weather wise, and I felt good that morning, two very important points to make. The run went well, lots of supporters and energy from the people lining the streets. I ran better than I've ever run on my training runs and was very satisfied with my finish time, 5 hours, 8 minutes, and 34 seconds. One of the pictures shows my finish time about five minutes later, that's because it took me that long to get to the starting line after the race started. There were about 6000 participants between the half marathon and the full marathon, so it takes some time to get started. My good friend, Krisit, ran in the half marathon, then found me at mile 22 and ran the last four miles with me....what a true friend!! Running a marathon was an awesome life experience, one that I won't soon forget. Finishing was such an inspirational moment for me and I'm thankful that I trained and was able to complete it.

Uncle David Came to Visit!

Uncle David, Kenneth's youngest brother, came to visit us a couple weeks ago. He is going to Law School at George Washington University, and was heading home, to Utah, then to Spokane for the Summer. He was kind enough to stop by and visit. The kids had a ball with him. I even let Autumn sluff school one day to play. He brought his WII playsystem with a bunch of games that the kids could play; they played nonstop and were very over-tired by the time he left. Thanks for coming Uncle David, we look forward to another visit.

Isaac's 4 year old birthday!

I can't believe that Isaac is 4 years old today. Where have all the years gone! He is such a sweet heart and has been so excited for his birthday to come. We took Autumn out of school early today to celebrate with us. Kenneth was off work today and we took the kids to the park for a picnic. We rented a movie for the afternoon and had cake and ice cream after dinner. Isaac got a scooter and has had fun all day practicing how to ride it. We love you Isaac!