2010 Six-month Update Continued...

Becca's Birthday

Next comes Becca's birthday (April) with her birthday cake and big smile!
She had a fun birthday! She was queen of the day. I loved making this cake!

Posing in her new dress up dress that Mom made
and new dress up shoes. She loves to dress up!

Here's all the kids together. I love it when they act like they love each other! I guess it makes up for the other days! We went out to McDonald's afterward for dinner. We rarely eat out (with the kids, like once a year) so it made for a special treat! They were very excited.

All the kids hanging out in Becca's birthday gift from Grandma and Grandpa Redd!
They love to get it out and play in it.

May was busy with wrapping up school which got out the first part of June. Becca was pretty excited because we did her kindergarten registration and got to see her classroom for next school year. Gracey and Nathan were excited for all the fun end of school activities and to get out of school for the summer.

The first part of June, we took the kids to a special event at the Appaloosa Museum here in town and they got to have some pony rides, dress up as cowboys, and learned to lasso. We also went to see the bears they have on a reserve in Pullman. We got some pictures on Spencer's phone, but I'll have to post them later.

We have also gone to different parks lots this summer and had a few picnics. The kids had swim lessons starting half-way through June and they all did very well, moving up to the next level.

Then, Spencer and I went on a day trip for our 10th anniversary in June.
We went to Coeur d'Alene. The lake was beautiful and it was a nice day,
not too hot and not too cold.

We had to do something not too rigorous or physical for my sake,
so we decided to take a little lake cruise. This is me and my round belly on the dock.

Here is Spencer at the lower railing.

The ship (or boat whatever you call it!) is in the background here.
Afterward, we went out to dinner, of course!

We had a fun day together without any kids! Sometimes you have to do that!
Ten years has gone by so fast and we've been very happy together.
It's amazing how much love can grow over time and through so many experiences together. Spencer and I truly are best friends.

Just to wrap it up, recently I caught this precious moment on a Sunday afternoon, when some of us were feeling drowsy! I thought it was a great picture!

All in all, I'd have to say we have truly been blessed despite any small challenges. We aren't very exciting people. We don't travel much or do anything too exciting, but we've had a happy six months so far.