MY FIRST BORN IS A TEENAGER..

for nic's thirteenth birthday we took him and a few
friends to the space center to defeat aliens or maybe
goofy uncles, they had so much fun.. jim and chris even
decided to slip into one of the space suits (that were
made for 5th and 6th graders) and join in on the fun..
i cannot believe that i will be having a teenager in the
house now, what a lucky mom!

the brother's taking charge on the space ship..

beam me up spock are you sure you trust this
space cadet to be the captain?

too bad they didn't have suit for carson he really wanted
to join in the fun, like father like son..

very interesting...hum

what? spock may throw this one off
the space ship.. ship up or shape out..
or maybe get in shape...

i wish i could just freeze my kids and
keep them young forever..maybe i should
stop feeding them.

thirteen big ones, threw the spanking
machine..(some of those boys can really
hit hard..)

ARE YOU SERIOUS?

chris had a lay off party, looks like he forgot
where his sensa-clip is..

BUBBLES...

just blow the bubbles not eat them, mia....

FIRST TIME...

first time...you did it carter, way to go!

way to go abby- you're a natural! first time for everything..

becca the wake boarder (first time)

andrew' s first time wake boarding..good job andrew!

carson's first time on the tube..

COOLING OFF IN THE SPRINKLERS..

you better run mia ..

waiting for the perfect time to run through
the sprinkler...ready, set, go..

FIESTA DAYS...GOOD OLD SF..

every year we travel all the way down to spanish fork,
and sit under a big shade tree and watch the parade-
it is a great tradition. grandma virg goes down the night
before and sets up chairs for all of us to enjoy the festivities..
she is a wonderful grandma..

mia looking for some kind of treat.. or for grandma kay
to hold her..

perfect spot, right in the shade..

URSALA'S BIRTHDAY PARTY..

the sea witch her self.. jim's aunt mary is so fun she
had a big summer swim party with ursala the sea witch
as a guest, we celebrated her birthday- the sea witch-
the kids had so much fun, swimming, sculpting, and
eating pizza.. when we got home elli asked me,
"mom how far away does ursula live? i want to go there
everyday!"





nic even sculpted a dragon.