MAY 2009

COCO'S FIRST COMMUNION

We celebrated Coco's First Communion on May 9th 2009. It was a really nice ceremony at church. Most of our family was able to make it and even some of our friends came to which made the day extra special for Coco. After the service at church we had a barbecue at a park in town. Uncle Joe bought some water guns and Uncle Matt showed Gracie how to use them. I think Uncle Matt was sorry he did. Turned out all of the cousins got in one the water games and Monica was not about to let Uncle Matt win this game. It was all in good fun!

Dave, Coco and Me

Me with Grace & Coco

All 6 of us

Mom and the kids

Coco

Coco and her friend Havana

Coco and her friend Mateo

Truhe kids with my dad (Pops)

Me and my mom

My friend DeAnne's handsome little guy Zach

Grace at age 2 (+5 months)

My friend Chaundra's baby Sasha

Chaundra's other daughter Ciera

aka Ki ki (that is what Gracie calls her)

Dee!

Ki Ki and Gracie

JAMBA JUICE WITH MRS. DAILEY

Jessica & Coco won the silent auction for a date with Mrs. Dailey to Jamba Juice. They all had so much fun! Miranda won the Bunko date with Mrs. Clark and all of the 4th grade teachers but I didn't get any photos.

Garin School Bunko Mama's

Back in December we started a bunko group made up of stay at home mom's with kids at Garin. We play one Friday a month and rotate houses. We have had so much fun!

Me and Suzanne Johnson

Chaundra, Rhonda and Me

We are usually short a player so my friend Chaundra arranged her schedule so she could come from Sacramento and play with us!

My friend Denise Mabutas

The whole Gang!

Tina was the big winner in May

AJ GETS HIS FIRST HIT!

Every game the coaches choose a player who gets the game ball. AJ has been trying and trying to earn the game ball but has had no luck. He still has not gotten a hit without using the T. So before today's game we noticed there was another team selling snow cones at the field. I told AJ that if he gets a hit I will buy him a snow cone after the game. He was so worried that the snow cone people would be gone after the game so I told him if they were gone I would take him out for a scoop of ice cream instead. Gee! I should have used this strategy on his at the first game of the season! He got 2 hits in this game! We went to Baskin Robbins later that day for a double scoop! He went on to get a hit in every game since! We have had a lot of ice cream! :)

He is giving me a thumbs up after his first hit :)

The coaches are about to announce the winner of the game ball.... He told me that he was thinking... "I hope it's me, I hope it's me..." So Cute!

Hooray! AJ gets the GAME BALL!

OPEN HOUSE AT SCHOOL

Here are the girls at back to school night. Showing off there great projects that they have worked so had on all year long.

Miranda and Mrs. Clark

Miranda & Mrs. Rothrauff.

Mrs. Rothrauff was Miranda (and Coco's) first grade teacher, now she teacher 4th grade. Miranda had her for science rotations.

Here is Coco showing off some of her favorite projects from the year.

COCO'S GIRL SCOUT TROOP'S

MOTHER/ DAUGHTER BRUNCH

AN AFTERNOON BARBQUE AT MY MOM'S HOUSE

We spent Memorial Day at my mom's with the Yeaman family. We had a really good time. I think everyone showed up too. I wish I would have taken more photos. I guess I was too busy visiting that I forgot to take pictures. I did get some of my kids before everyone else got there.

Gracie dancing with a popcicle in one hand and a slice of watermelon in the other.

Silly Girl!

Gracie and Auntie Jen

Miranda & Grace in the pool.

Coco

Michael, Grace Miranda & Coco



COCO'S SECOND GRADE FIELD TRIP TO THE

JELLY BELLY FACTORY

Coco, Grace & Mrs. Dailey

Coco with her classmates

Family Pot-Luck and Multi Cutural Night at Garin School

Miranda and Mrs. Clark

I didn't know it was twins day.

Look at the goofballs on stage!

These kids were on stage dancing all night! It was so funny!

DJ Mr. Reece ROCKS!

We miss you already Mr. Reece.

We just got he sad news tha Mr. Benjaman Reece, AJ's speech therapist at Garin will not be coming back to Garin next year. He and his partner Jamie have been so wonderful for AJ. In just a few weeks they got him to say "Coco" Ok, it may not sound like a big deal but if you know AJ and have heard him talk you know that it''s huge!



MY LITTLE SLUGGER!

Here we are at the last game of the season. AJ has gotten at least one hit in all of the last three games!! I had no idea ice-cream was so powerful.

APRIL 2009

April was all about Coco

She started playing Tennis...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY COCO!

We gave Coco a surprise party for her 8th birthday. We had all of the girls in her Girl Scout Troop meet us at the pizza place then we all went to see Hannah Montana which came out on her birthday! Everyone was able to keep the secret and Coco was really surprised!

Garin Carnival 08/09

Suzanne, Tina & I were all making Cotton Candy to sell at the carnival. Lucky for me, I was the one with the camera LOL but I did look as bad as them... Well, almost :)

My friend Tina after making Cotton Candy

My friend Suzanne after making Cotton Candy

Also in April... We finally got a new van! Well, new to us anyway :) Sorry no photos of it yet....

March 2009

March was a busy month...

Miranda's California Mission Report

She chose Mission Dolores in San Francisco so Dave and I took her up to the city during spring break so she could visit the Mission and get lots of photos to use for the visual portion of the report. She did really well on the report! Got an A+ YEAH!!!

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory

Coco's Girl Scout Troop took a trip to the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory. They all got to sample the chocolate. Coco bought some chocolate covered potato chips. I got a Carmel apple to share with Miranda but she ate it all :(

Second Grade Play "Anasi"

Coco was in the second grade play Anasi. All the kids in her class were elephants. She got to say a line and did a good job memorizing it. The sad news is that this very well may have been the last production of Anasi ever. Second graders at Garin have been doing this play for as long as anyone can remember but all music programs for K -3 were cut. It was so sad for me because AJ will be starting Kindergarten soon and will not get to be in the Kindergarten play "No Turkey for Perky" that both of his sisters got to be in. I keep crossing my fingers hoping that somehow Garin will be able to keep music for the younger grades but it's not looking good.

Coco with her second grade teacher Mrs. Dailey.

Baseball
AJ had his first baseball game EVER! He had a hard time with it in the beginning, he really wants to hit the ball without using the T... So far no luck. His coaches are so great! They really do a great job motivating him.