Adler's Adventures

While Owen was in Texas, Adler had adventures of her own at home with her daddy!

Daddy treated her to playtime at "Old McDonalds"

Swimming at the hot springs

Swimming naked in the back yard

Adler found the STICKERS!

Playing dress-up

Meals on the back patio

Playing in the sprinklers!

Micah was concerned about having Miss A to himself for 6 whole days, but I think they got along just fine!

Owen's Adventures in Texas

After Madison's graduation I had to fly to Washington DC for work, so I left Owen in Texas to spend some quality time with his family there.  Check out his fun adventures.....

SNOWCONES with cousin Jordynn!

Owen swam almost every day he was there!

Owen & Uncle Brian

Owen really bonded with his Papa this trip.

Owen & Olfa going for a Jeep ride

Owen getting kisses from Holly

Built a cabin with Mimi

Uncle Matt, Owen, Mimi & Pop

Owen and Pop at Washington on the Brazos

Owen on his way to the Houston Zoo with Uncle Brian and Aunt Madison

Look at that eel!

Owen's favorite animal, the CHEETAH!

He's still talking about those baby elephants

Worn out on the drive home

Flying back to Nevada with Mimi and Olfa

Here is Owen hesitantly jumping off the diving board.  But Jordynn was fearless!

Madison's Graduation

My little sister, Madison graduated from high school a few weeks ago, so Owen and I flew to Texas to help her celebrate.  It was a quick trip but so fun to be back home.

The Yawn Clan before graduation



Walking into Reed Arena.....brought back a lot of memories from my own high school and college graduation.

YAY!  She has a diploma.  Now life really begins.

Owen had just graduated himself a few days before this, so he thought it was cool to see Madison's graduation.

Madison and I did a lot of hugging.  :o)

Silly-ness

I'm super proud of Madison and can't wait to see what she decides to do with her life.  The possibilities are endless.  Congrats Madi!

Preschool Graduation

About 3 weeks ago Owen graduated from preschool.  He has attended this school since he was 2 years old, so it was bittersweet to watch him graduate and move on.  His graduation day was also his last day at the school and for the past 2 weeks he has gone to Summer Camp (where the big kids go).  But more on that in a later post.

Leo and Owen

The Bears Class

The graduation was really cute with a performance by the kids, diplomas, each child announcing what they want to be when the grow up, and a reception.

Start of the ceremony

A cute performance

Owen receiving his diploma from Ms. Jo

"When I grow up I want to be a baseball player."

Owen & Ryder

Owen is registered to start Kindergarten in August at the local public Montessori school.  Although it's hard to believe he's old enough to start school, I'm really excited to watch him school.

Great Weekend

We had an amazing weekend last weekend, celebrating our 11th wedding anniversary AND Mother's Day!  On Saturday night we left the kids with a babysitter and went to Tahoe for dinner and a concert.  Sunday was the perfect day......breakfast in bed, bike ride to a bakery for lunch, bike ride to a park, date with Owen to see the movie Chimpanzee, and sweet dinner at home.  Micah even did the meal planning and grocery shopping for the week.  I was completely spoiled!

So, this first picture has a story behind it.  Adler is doing one of her favorite things here......rubbing my mole.  That's right. she has become obsessed with the moles on my neck and even claims them to be her own.  Whenever she's sleepy, or sad, or cuddly, she's almost always stroking my neck, and more specifically my moles. Sometimes when she gets really mad, she reaches for me screaming, "MOLE!  Me want mole!"  Who needs a security blankie, when you can have mommy's moles, right??  It's a little strange (ok, really strange), but maybe she'll become a dermatologist one day!  And I'm glad Micah caught this photo, because I'm sure she won't do this forever.

Washing each other's feet and teeth.

Snuggling on Mother's Day morning

Mmmm....delicious breakfast in bed!!

At Tahoe for our anniversary date!

Baseball is Life

Life seems to be passing before our eyes lately, filled with energetic kids, work, and t-ball.  Micah is doing an amazing job coaching Owen's t-ball team and has displayed some organizational skills I never knew he had....and I've known him for almost 20 years now!!  He emails all the player's parents once a week, reminding them of upcoming games and the snack schedule (yes, Micah created a snack schedule).  He also created a spreadsheet for every game, listing all the players and what positions they will play during each inning, making sure each child plays every position, keeping it very fair.  And he's enjoying it so much, he just volunteered to coach Owen's soccer team this fall.  I'm so proud.

GO RANGERS!!!

Adler loves hanging out at the baseball fields.  She's also pretty good at hitting off the T.  Here she is having an after-game snack on first base.

On another note, I've been enjoying my new road bike, and this is a shot I took during a lunch-time ride.  Only in Nevada will you come upon wild horses crossing the street.  I absolutely loved watching them.