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...

June 2010

Highlights of June 2010:

Maddie's 4th birthday - Pizza at Me-N-Ed's in Santa Maria (Matt had a weekend basketball tourney there so we went out for pizza in between the games!)

Princess Maddie

Maddie & her Cars cake

Princess, er, I Mean Prince Matt

The triplets! 2 girls (Jasmine at the top - Maddie's kitty, Drogba in the middle - Matt's kitty) & 1 boy kitty (Lindsay's kitty - Luigi) They are about 8 weeks old here

Karen with the babies sleeping on her...bliss!

Matt's 1st job - Albertsons - courtesy clerk

Swim lessons, Cayucos pool

8-4-10 Peaches & Apples

Peaches & Apples from Dennis & Julie...

Maddie making a tower of peaches...

Maddie slicing peaches...

1 peach cobbler for Grandpa Ream & 60 cups of peaches...

1 apple crisp ( & 24 cups of apples)...

Fun, busy day!