Where has the time gone?

Today is my Mom's Birthday. It is hard to believe that she has been gone for almost ten years. She would have been 79 today. My dad turns 80 next week. I guess that means that I am 50 years old. Time sure flies by quickly.

I can't believe what a pathetic blogger that I am. My family keeps asking why my page is stuck on "Wicked" from last February. So much and so little have happened since last February that I keep putting off posting. I started doing this so I could document what takes place in the Pagehousehold and I have definitely been slacking. So here is an update:

March - Molly flew to Boston with her highschool orchestra group. They competed in a festival and took home several awards. They toured all over and Molly flew from Boston straight to Hawaii. We went to Hawaii as a family. We stayed at the Marriott in Kauai and had the most wonderful vacation ever. We did not do much more than sit by the pool, swim in the pool and ocean, and tour the island. We cooked all of our own food, except for our big "eat out meal" at Costco! It was so fun to have all of the kids there and to spend time with them and our dear Sydney. I can't believe how fast she has grown. She is such a good toddler and really doesn't get into things like her Dad used to do.

This is all of us on the deck of our room.

I love this shot of the boys with Jeff hanging upsidedown!

Our sweet Sydney

A ward friend, Dale Keeps, from Salem moved to Kauai 2 years ago. He took the kids to a fun cliff jumping spot. Here is Molly jumping - but it doesn't show the ten minutes it took her standing on the edge before she finally did jump. They all had a blast.

We stopped at a roadside booth for shaved ice.

We had a wonderful time and hated to come back home. The week after returning home Ken's company closed the division here in Salem and his new job is looking for a new job. His office is now at home and he spends his days online searching and applying. I spent a month getting all of my teaching items in order so I could apply to substitute teach in Salem. It is a long process to complete, which includes a training seminar that is only offered once a month. I received my id number and clearance just one week before the school year ended. So no sub jobs yet! But I am all signed up for this year.

On June 4th Alex graduate from West Salem High School. Ron, Sandy & Jonne drove up and Matt surprised us by accompanying them! There was a huge storm, almost tornado like, and it poured for an hour in the afternoon. The gutters overflowed and streets were flooded. We left early for the ceremony to get good seats (surprise surprise) and were glad we did as the flooding caused lots of traffic back ups. The ceremony was in the pavilion at the Fairgrounds and someone had left one of the big doors open and the floor flooded. They swept and vacuumed it until the ceremony but there was still standing water on the floor. After the ceremony we had cake at the house and then Alex left for his all night grad party. They bussed the kids to the South Courthouse Athletic Club. He had a great time. We are sure proud of him.

More to follow.....

Summer Days

What a nice weekend we just had. The weather was perfect! I love Spring in Oregon, yes I know that it is really summer, but this weekend the temperature hit 70, the skies were blue, and a nice breeze made the weather perfect. We watched Jeff's last Lacrosse game. He was on the Ducks team. It was very difficult for us to yell, "Go Ducks", when you are Beaver fans. On Saturday they played the Beavers. Jeff scored a goal and really hustled on the field. I am so glad that he is doing so well with Lacrosse. Of course his first love is still Football and he can't wait for summer training to begin.

Molly had her end of the year piano recital. She played beautifully, The Train Robbery. She also received her 2nd Festival Award, a Superior. We are so proud of her.

School ends for all of the kids on Wednesday. Jeff has his 8th grade graduation ceremony on Tuesday night. Then it will be official; all three "little" kids will be in high school. I am feeling so old.

This summer we are planning on staying in Oregon and not traveling. It will be so nice to just hang out at home, swim at the Courthouse Athletic Club, visit Andriches, and go to the coast with Ken's parents and Jonne. Molly will fly to UT for EFY the day she returns from Girls Camp. The boys will attend EFY in Forest Grove, and then Jeff has scout camp in July. Ken is planning on two trips this summer to Switzerland and to China. My trips will be to the store and driving the kids around town. Oh how I enjoy summer days!