Here is the promised blog about our kids. We had a real scorcher this week. It was nearly 80 degrees! Leslie was watering the mailbox flowers and all the kids just begged her to get them wet. So...

















Things were all fun and games until the dirt bikes showed up. As you can see from Christopher's expression, they were loud.

















Never satisfied with just a little fun, or a little water, the kids begged for more. Leslie came up with the idea of our own little water slide. She used the hose to wet the slide while the kids zoomed down. It was really fast!




















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It has been a busy week and I missed the blog last week. So, I will do two today. This one is about our anniversary (May 21) and the next one will be about the kids.

For those of you who haven't already skipped this blog, let me explain the pictures. Our gift to each other this year was to redecorate our bedroom. We have had the same bedspread and valances since we got married. It was a win for Doug because these are definitely more masculine colors than the floral pattern we got rid of. (Sorry, Dad ...of which we got rid.)






















Sure, it looks nice, but next year I think I will push to celebrate by getting each other a new Craftsmen wrench set. :)

one more funny remembrance about the weekend

Later, when we went to Dutch Wonderland, we realized that our cultural sensitivity training might have gone a little too far...  Shannon pointed out some people ahead of us on a ride.  She said, "They're not like us.  They are American.  We are Chinese."

Fun Times today

Dear Friends and Family,

 

We had a fun time at Grachur today.  We went down for a work party, where we all pitch in and get the club ship-shape for summer.

 

On the way down, we were playing the game, "I'm thinking of something..."

Shannon said "I'm thinking of something that is really, really, really small.  It's also really hard to see." 

Doug quipped, "A fat man's belly button?"

Shannon said "YES!"

Hmmmm...was she really thinking of that?  Or is she three?

 

On Aaron's turn, he said, "I'm thinking of something that I'm holding.  I found it.  It makes sense." 

I said, "Playmobil guy?" 

He said, "No - a dime!" 

Silly me.  He meant, "It makes cents."

 

We spent most of our time at Grachur spiffing up the volleyball court.  But I had a brief stint painting the outhouse, which is used in the winter when the water is turned off.  I was painting it with Nancy Hylind, and Shannon was tagging along.  I knew Shannon didn't fully get the concept of an outhouse when she asked Nancy, "Is this YOUR house?"

 

Love,
Leslie

 

 

The kids had a great time outdoors this week. Daddy fed a fledgling bird worms with a long-nose plier.




















Someone found a toad.















Mommy let everyone play in the rain.















The weekend had its good and bad moments. Bad -- the water heater broke and spilled gallons of water all over the basement. Worse - Doug was at work. Worst -- Kids were coming over to be babysat in half-an-hour. Fortunately, Gordon Groff was there to save the day. He stopped the leak and helped Doug replace the bad tank with a new one in less than six hours. And it works, too!

Good - we all dressed in our China outfits for Christopher's baby dedication at church and took Mommy out to Hong Kong Garden for Mother's Day lunch.

I am a little late for my once-a-week posting. We went hiking about 45 minutes southwest of here on Saturday. As usual, I forgot our camera. So, I was waiting for our friend to bring aCD of photos which he took with his camera. Thank, Dallas!

Here are some memorable ones:

The next ones are for all of you who think we don't get enough pics of Leslie.