Baby Trey

Yippie! It's a boy. Our nephew/cousin was born on the 18th @ a healthy 8.5 lbs. We went up to meet him, and give our congrats to his mommy & daddy! . Alyssa and Jake could only peek through the window to see him. He has been jaundice, but is doing better. We look forward to all the visits to come!

Julie is 13!

Our precious freckly Shmoopy is a teen! She wanted waffles for her birthday dinner & had ice cream for dessert. She got many calls from relatives and some cards in the mail. The Allinson family came over that weekend and celebrated with us too. She is loved!!

We had a great Easter weekend with both sides of our family. A cool thing on my side, was Josh's girlfriend introduced us to the Mexican tradition of cascarones. Dyed eggs filled w/ confetti- to be broken on the heads of others. On Tim's side it was nice to see everyone- especially the little Overstreet twins, and my sister in laws preggo belly (she just delivered today so stay tuned for related post). Julie turned 13 last Tues!! Aack- I have a teen. She wanted waffles for her birthday dinner. I am planning on taking her 13 yr photos soon.

We made it through conferences and report cards. Right now Jacob is involved in Chess club through the school, and Alyssa is doing indoor co-ed soccer through the YMCA. Julie is just trying to keep her grades up and go to youth group.

Before spring break we took the kids to a christian rock concert at Key Arena. They had a great time and we picked a sponsor child from The Dominican Republic.

For spring break the kids spent 2 nights @ both grandparents & Solon & I went to Vegas.

The weather was nice except the day we left. Some firsts for us in Vegas were: visiting Freemont St., going up in the Stratosphere (above picture), and going to see a Cirque de Solei show "O" (it was awesome!). We also took a bus tour to The Grand Canyon ( above pic), it was very pretty...and I wish we had more time there!

Back home the weather has been so nice! My youngest brother played at a darts championship in Shelton. I went down to meet him, my other bro, & their ladies. His team only won their first game, but they got a bit of moolah to play w/ at the casino. I had a good time.

Solon & I celebrated our 13th anniversary yesterday. We just went out for a nice family dinner & rented a movie.

Now Easter is upon us! We will celebrate w/ my family Sat. & Solon's on Sunday. Then I need to focus and plan Julie's 13TH!!