8-24-11 1st day of school, Matt's 17 1/2 birthday

Maddie helping Matt get ready for school!

1st day of school! Matt is a Senior at MBHS.




















Maddie is starting Kindergarten at Family Partnership Montessori Charter school. She will go to school Mon-Thur at the center & then be home schooled on Fridays. She has a kindergarten orientation next Thurs 9-1-11 & then official teaching/center time starts on 9-6-11. Up until then we will be doing home school with packets from the teacher.




















Here is Matt with his half birthday cake. He is now 17 1/2.

September 2010 happenings

Maddie's Castle on her bedroom wall!

One of Maddie's favorite friends...Mallory Claassen!

Maddie telling Mal how to do it!

Mal's artwork of the 2 of them!

Thanks Mallory for coming over to play! Maddie is always asking when you are coming back over. :)

August 2010 second half of the month

Matt's 16 1/2 birthday...

Visit with Juel...

Lindsay's 19 1/2 birthday...

Karen's birthday...

Baby Beach, Morro Bay...

1st day of school for Matt - Jr at MBHS...

1st day of preschool for Maddie

August 2010 first half of the month

Fiji - Matt went on a 2 week mission trip to Fiji with Pastor Randy Ponder from our church, and 6 others, 4 of those friends from MBHS...

Maddie stacking peaches that we had picked from Auntie Julie's tree...

Karen & Maddie worked 2 days at Klife while the staff was gone on a retreat...

We participated in the 2nd annual Relay for Life 24 hour cancer walk at MBHS. Michael piped the opening lap, which was the survivors lap. Thom, my oldest brother, is a cancer survivor, at almost 4 years now. My other brother Greg, came over too.

Matt earned "Bottom of the basket" winner at Albertsons, which means he was really good at making sure there was nothing left in the bottom of the shopping carts when people are checking out...

Maddie's room re-do...before...

after. Still more to do as time & money allows...

My nephew Jeff, got married to his sweetheart, Jackie. Maddie was the flower girl & did a great job!

July 2010

Highlights of July:

Backyard camp out, tent on the trampoline - Mater & Maddie!

4th of July...

Bucket Busters at Cayucos library, gave the audience a chance to play too...

Matt summer varsity basketball...

Drive in, Mommy & Maddie SLO...

Fiji team bonfire, Avila Beach...

Matt gets baptized by Pastor Randy Ponder

Maddie's swim teachers...

Lindsay moves out...

Maddie wants to travel with Mater to Fiji...