SMILE BECAUSE IT HAPPENED .......

THE BOYS GOLF DATE

JUSTIN TREATED JOSH, JAMIE, JON AND TIM TO A DAY OF GOLF. AFTERWARDS TIM PICKED UP THE TAB AT "PAUL BUNYAN" FOR HAMBURGERS. I THINK JON HAD TO TREAT EVERYONE TO MILK SHAKES, I CAN'T REMEMBER THE STORY FOR SURE ......

FINALLY!!!

It has been sooo long since I have put anything on our blog (thanks Kelly for updating a while ago). I am going to try and post a few pictures from this summer. I can't believe that summer is over already, it was way too short!!
It was an awesome summer with visits from Jacob, Kelly, Austin and Chase and from Michele, Tim, Bryton, Beren and Kailee. As always, I hate to have them leave and it is pretty depressing for me, but I look at something that Michele got me last year and it helps. She had a "board" made for me that says .... "Don't cry because it's over ... But smile because it happened". And when I look back over all the pictures from this summer, I can't help but SMILE.

Too Long!

I think it has been way to long since anyone has updated this blog. Of course, I don't really have room to talk since I can't even remember the last time I posted on here. I thought it would be fun to share a few pictures of our trip so far in Bonner's.

The cousins have been having a blast together. The are even getting a long really well. I have to admit I was surprised how well they have gotten along.
Here are the kids during an intense game of Red Rover.
The crazy ones after taking a dive into Snow Creek. I think they know why it is called "Snow Creek" after they jumped in. I of course stayed dry on the side.
Jon showing a little leg!
Megs and I during our very intense hike!

We are about half way done with our trip up here so hopefully we should get a few more pics with the rest of the clan in the next few days.

JUST SO EVERYONE IS AWARE, THIS IS MEGAN CLEVERLY TAGGING THESE PHOTOS - MOMS DONT BE OFFENDED. ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON WE DROVE TO PORTHILL TO REMEMBER THOSE LOVED ONES WHOM HAVE PASSED ON. WE TOOK GRANDPA K AND SOME FLOWERS AND THE DOGS... AND THE PLUID CHILDREN. NOW I KIND OF FEEL LIKE THESE PICTURES ARE FORESHADOWING , LET ME EXPLAIN. I HAVE THIS FAIRY TALE IN MY HEAD THAT I "KNOW" WILL COME TRUE AND IT WILL CONSIST OF A TALL DARK AND GORGEOUS MAN WHO IS FUNNY, ATHLETIC, SENSITIVE, SPIRITUAL, SMART, DEBT FREE, AND, OH YA, RICH. SO REALLY ALL IM ASKING FOR IS PERFECTION, NOT THAT BIG OF A DEAL RIGHT... WELL, THE ONLY THING WE ASKED THE KIDS TO DO WAS STAND TOGETHER, NO CLOSER, LOOK AT THE CAMERA, GET YOUR THUMB OUT OF YOUR MOUTH, PACEN DONT CHOKE THE GIRLS, LOOK CUTE, SMILE BIG, AND CHEEEEESE......




IM CONFUSED. THEYRE CLOSE TOGETHER. NO CHOKE HOLDS. NO THUMB SUCKING. LOOKING AT THE CAMERA. PRETTY CUTE. AND I CAN GAURANTEE SOMEONE SAID CHEESE IN EVERY PHOTO. THIS IS NOT HOW I PICTURED MY FAIRY TALE ENDING!!!

ROBIN HOOD IN TRAINING

OVER MEMORIAL WEEKEND PACEN DECIDED HE WANTED GRANDPA TO TEACH HIM HOW TO SHOOT A BOW. LIKE THE REST OF THE PLUID BOYS, PACEN THOUGHT HE ALREADY HAD THE ART OF SHOOTING MASTERED... GRANDPA THOUGHT OTHERWISE.
GRANDPA KEPT HIS COOL, SUPRISINGLY, AND PACEN FINALLY HIT THE TARGET...TWICE!!

hello

Well I had a minutes so I thought I would catch everyone up on our lives. We are all still it keeping busy. Josh is almost out of school, just 1 week left. He is so ready to be done he has 4 big projects due so he has been working hard on them. One of them is a research paper on autism. They got to pick a disease or illness of some sort and he chose autism. I haven't seen yet so it will be fun to see what he came up with. another one is he had to pick a bridge design and build it out of toothpicks and to a report on it. He said that his bridge didn't turn out real good but he had fun doing it. He is still playing baseball. He is doing real good, he had a game last night and hit a 2 run homerun. He was pretty proud as were we. He actually hit really good last night. He has been struggling a little bit with hitting, he admitted last night that he listened to his dad and it worked. Wow parents aren't as dumb as you think they are huh Josh!! He is gearing up for a busy summer full of stuff. We are all looking forward to the Forte Family and The Iowa Pluids visit this summer, it is going to be a blast.

We went camping over memorial day weekend with Rachel and Jeremy Hill, Chris and Kali copley and their families and some others at Robinson lake and we had a blast. It rained a little but we all had campers so it wasn't bad. Josh had 2 friends come and they were crazy. They all had a lot of fun. I will try to get pictures posted when we go to Ron and Beckys tonight.

Mothers day weekend was fun. My mom made it here so Matt and his family and Jamie, Josh and I took her camping at Smith Lake, Josh skunked everyone at fishing catching 4 I think. It was a great ending to a pretty awful week for us.

Oh I don't think that I ever got a chance to brag about beating everyone at the basketball tournament bracket. It was pretty competative in this house (if you could imagine that).

Well I better go and get to work. I hope all is well with everyone and we can't wait to see everyone this summer.

Love Lisa