Juan's Class Trip

 Each year, the kids get to go on a class trip now that they are in junior high! Juan gets to go to Astro Camp in California! He is very excited and this will be a great experience for him.

Grandparent's Day

My parents do a great job trying to make things special for our family and are great grandparents. It was difficult when we first adopted and were all living together and trying to homeschool! It is much better now that they have their own home and we have ours and they don't have to deal with the daily emotions and drama that goes

on in our household!

Time For School

 It is that time again and school is starting once again! The kids are still all at Odyssey Preparatory Academy but Angie starts high school this year so it is a big year!. The junior high and high school are on the same campus and just separated by a parking lot so drop off for me will not be difficult. Angie will be a freshman, Ingrid is in seventh grade, and Juan is in sixth grade at the junior high. This will be a big year for Juan too because he is moving up from the elementary school!

Angie's Baptism

 Angie made the decision to become a Christian during her first VBS after joining our family in June 2012 but waited on her baptism. We have never pressured the kids to be baptized and felt it was their decision. She decided she was ready, and we were very proud of her!

Happy 12th Birthday Juan!

 Juan is celebrating his 12th birthday and time goes by so fast!Juan has a few friends coming over for for a pool party. His favorite thing right now is Pokemon. He will be going into his first year of junior high in sixth grade this year!

Happy 14th Birthday Ingrid!

 It is Ingrid's 14th birthday today! She is having a pool party and loves Star Wars right now. She will be going into the seventh grade this year when she goes back to school

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Father's Day

It is so hot come June in AZ so it is always a struggle of what to do. The AZ RV she was going on so Dainis decided that would be a good way to spend Father's Day after church. We went to McDonalds for lunch and spent the afternoon in the cool air conditioned arena looking at RVs! The kids actually had a good time! At this age, you never know!

 

 

Our Church's VBS

It is time for our church's VBS, called Summer Blast. The kids can choose to participate in a sport or crafts, and it is held at night. All three kids helped out, which we are very thankful for.

Mother's Day

We had a nice Mother's Day celebration at my parent's house. My Mom always does such a great job trying to make everything special! We had a nice time, and it was a good day!

Arizona State Fair

Dainis and I both grew up going to the state fair. Both Minnesota and Texas have great state fairs so we decided to take the kids. The kids were not super impressed but cooperated for pictures and had a good time. Lets just say they aren't going to sign up for 4H, but it was a good chance to get out.