July 3 & 4, 2009

On the 3rd of July there is a fire works show at South Sound Center. We watched the from the roof of the CDC building. The kids really enjoyed that, of course. A few nights before Chris' brother, Justin, had Chris cut his hair into a mullet. It was way ugly! He dressed up on the 3rd to match his hair do. It was pretty funny.







We went to the beach for the 4th of July. We went to Copalis Beach, where Chris' family has a beach house. It was a nice day and we were able to spend about 4 hours on the beach. Soon after we hit the sand Chris walked over to the water and Aaron fell down and got wet and was not happy about it at all. I got him dry and he spent the rest of the time hanging out and sleeping in the pop up tent we brought. The rest of the kids had a good time digging in the sand, flying the kite, getting their feet wet, looking at sea creatures, finding sea shells and dead crab pinchers, and playing with Goose (Shane's dog). Chris' brother Jeff and his family were staying the weekend at the house so we got to visit with them and ate dinner with them. We went home before it was dark. The kids had stayed up late the night before watching the fire works so they didn't miss out on anything. We had a fun day and hope that next time we go Aaron will actually play instead of staying in the tent.

Aaron in the tent!


Kiana already getting sand in her mouth


Sophia likes the crab claws


Vinny and his sandy face


Sam flying the kite

Sam's K-play 6-11-09

Sams kindergarten play was based off The Little Red Hen. It was very cute and fun to watch. There were different groups of animals. Sam was in the rabbit group. They sang some songs and had a few dance moves. After the play we got to go to his classroom and have snacks and look at his special memory book of projects he had worked on all year.
The school year started out pretty hard for Sam and by default, myself. For at least the first few months of school he would run away in the house or the yard and yell that he was not going to school. I would have to chase him down or my wonderful neighbor and friend, Leslie would help chase him down and he would be hauled off to school. He grew out of that eventually and finished out the year a lot better. He made some good friends from his class and worked hard at reading.

Ole (our old neighbor and Sams good friend) and Sam




Sam and a classmate goofin off!

Random Pics from May and June 09'

Kiana and Cooper swinging away!
@ the park by the mushroom farm


The Oliver and Blume Kids, minus Kiana and Cooper

Vincent, Porter, Hayden, Regan, Aaron, Sam, Landon, Sophia and Turner


Aaron, Vincent, Sam Father's day @Hick's Lake


The many faces of Aaron and Vincent. They were playing by the bushes in the front yard one day so I took some pictures of them goofin around. These boys crack me up! They had been playing with sidewalk chalk so that is why Vincent has some blue in his hair. Aaron is in the blue and Vincent in the green.




















Sweet Kiana, hanging out in the front yard

Sam's 6th Birthday 6-1-09

SAM TURNED 6, HURRAY!! It was warm out so we had cake on the back porch. Then he opened his gifts. He got a Seahawks hat, a cool big bouncy ball with gold sparkles in the middle and a few other things that I can not remember. He got a Seahawks jersey from his Nana and a fun musical card that all the kids loved. We played in the front yard and the kids had ice cream bars and played and rode bikes and scooters and such. Jeff, Julie, Gabby and Rylee stopped by and hung out for a bit. They gave Sam some bakugon stuff that he liked. We had a nice simple celebration. My favorite kind! A few days after his birthday, Sam went out with his Grandma and Grandpa Blume for dinner and a movie and went shopping. He got to see the movie, UP, and came home with a nintendo DSI.
We are so proud of Sam. He seems to be growing up so fast. He likes to give us a handful of trouble most every day but he also has a big heart and has a lot of great talents. He really enjoys drawing and is pretty creative and good at it. Thanks to his cousin, CJ, he is interested in football and the Seahawks. He and I like to play catch when we can. He has a pretty good arm. He does several chores around the house and does a great job. He is doing really good with his reading and is really liking math.
We love you Sam!

Vincent, Sophia, Sam




Chris(what a face), Kiana




Aaron


Vincent, Sam, Sophia


Vincent


Sam's new ball (he sleeps with it most nights, silly boy)


Sophia

This one is Sam's turn and there is a little bit more of Sophia!

Video of kids being silly on Chris' computer 9-09

Preschool Field Trip 5-09

For part of the 08/09 school year myself and some friends did a preschool in our homes. It was fun but I think we had enough because we did not do it this year! Even though it was a little crazy for me I still really enjoyed it. When it was my turn to teach I had the 6 preschool kids and my 3 younger kids so it could get a little crazy with the twins wanting to join in and if Kiana got hungry and/or tired. It was fun to help the kids learn and listen to their little stories and just get to know their personalities better. For one of our last preschool days we went to Percival Landing downtown Olympia and went up on the tower and then walked on the boardwalk down to the park. I only took a few pictures and I wish I would have gotten a group shot with all of us, but I didn't. Sophia and Vincent were being stinkers about something so they would not join in any the pictures.

Sophia being a stinker!





The State Capitol


Julian, Aaron, Madison, Emma


Julian, Aaron, Madison, Emma, Turner