Wow, It's been a while!

I don't even know where to begin.  I guess I will just start where I left off and go from there.  So... Tony left and it has been hard.  I really did stay in my pajamas all day the day he left and the next.  I had a bit of mourning time.  Then reality slapped me silly and life was on again.  I guess that's good, otherwise, I might still be in my pajamas!

Katie had a concert with all of the 5th and 6th grade band members from all of spokane public school's elementary schools.  There were 2700 kids.

 

Becca and Josh had an Honor Society Awards Night.  Becca spoke and both were recognized as 4.0 students.  

Levi had a field trip at school. We had a lot of fun.

Ali had a birthday.  The big 16.  She's had her first date and been asked on a second - different boy.

 Memorial Day with the family

Planting the garden

Becca's end of the year band concert.  She was the only 7th grader in the advanced band.

The hunger games theme song

And then it was Whitman's Talent Show

Opening Number featuring Katie and Koli

Katie dancing hip-hop

Katie in her choir

Koli Poki

Katie Liz

The group

Levi had his kindergarten program and Shiloh and Scott and Addy and Ellie were here for it!

Katie was Patrol Person of the Year in her crazy hair day hair-do

Addy had her fall of the slide and ended up with a broken femur and a body cast.  I know you've all heard about it so I won't go into details.  This is her and Jet coloring.  She was a trooper and I'm happy to say she gets her cast off July 7 or 8.

Sweet lil' Ellie

Funny video Ali and Jet did for me.

FHE at the park

 Field Day at school.  I never saw Koli until the very end. So, I didn't get his picture.

 Poor Addy

 A Happy Father's Day to James.  He is the best there is.

 I love this picture.  Missing Tony though.

Random Pictures from Addy and Ellie's visit

Well, I miss my girls, I miss Tony.  Life moves on I suppose.  Tony is safely in Portugal.  He arrived there Tuesday at 2:00 pm for us and 10 pm for him.  Glad he is safe.  I got to talk to him from SCL and London. We had our last offical homestudy for Danny and Jet.  Our case worker said in the report that both boys were thriving and happy and well-adjusted and that our biological children had welcomed and accepted them as their own.  She has no idea how so eternally we have taken them as our own.  :)

Stay tuned...