And In Other News

Last night after I posted the pictures to the blog, I wrote to my friend Pam who had taken the one picture of us in the parade and asked if she had any others. She actually gets her pictures developed (which I haven't done since getting a digital camera - soooo bad!!) and told me she had just picked up her prints. Here's the digital version though ... crazy kids on bikes and another of the "Grand Poohbah" cart with baseball mascots on board. Thanks Pam!!

I also realized after I posted last night that I forgot to mention Estelle lost tooth #5. She knew it was ready to come out so she brought a Kleenex and a baggie with us to the Mud Hens game on Friday night and about the 5th inning she just pulled it out. She's enjoying the straw space once again.

And finally, at 11:48 PM Pacific Time our new cousin was born via c-section ... Emelia Margaret was 8 lbs. 3 oz. and 19 1/4 inches. I've seen a few early pictures and she has big eyes with a little bit of hair on her head. Estelle wants to know when we get to go out to Seattle and see her.

Busy Summer Days

On a day when the azaleas were in full bloom we took lots of pictures - but mostly silly faces.
George and his friend Paul right before graduation.
Tehree, George and Paul after graduation ceremonies (note George's punch moustache).
The "Grand Poohbah" golf cart getting ready for the King Wamba Parade at Festival. Our friend Zizzie is in the front with me, Muddonna in the middle with George, and Muddy in the back - Estelle rode her bike for the parade with J.T., Ben W. and Elias.

Since our last update, we've had Kindergarten graduation, school is out, Memorial Day came and went, we survived the Festival, enjoyed a 2 week visit with Grandma June and Allan, started t-ball and coach pitch, and began to settle down into our summer routine with Tre'sja.

Today Tre'sja took the kids to the zoo. They waited in line a long time for the baby polar bears and then only got to see the one boy - 170 lbs at 7 months. The twin girls were in a room somewhere with their mother. Sigh. They also went to the butterfly house where George saw at least 4 cocoons, one "hatching". Of course, with all this new routine, they completely forgot to go to yoga.

Estelle has decided that she is a trout because trouts are the fish that like swimming the most. She doesn't even let bug bites and sunburn put a stop to her. George is devoted to Pokemon this summer and knows all their powers and what they evolve into -- totally over my head but other kids seem to speak the same language. I don't know what happened to Xiaolin Showdown in his repetoire.

We're waiting to hear about our new cousin, who might be born right this very minute. As of the last report Aunt Meghan has the epidural in and is at 5+ cm.