Bohunk's birfday-Cruisin' style

I decided to keep with the theme of our outing and have a hot rod birthday for Tom. We had family over for a lil' camp fire and, of course, Mexican food. He has had enchiladas every year since we've been married:) It was so fun to print up all the old pictures of his high school hot rod, his dad's hot rod, his grandparents' hot rods, etc. Every picture that I could find of anyone in his family and their old cars. He was really excited to see all the pics. I definitely found his soft spot. His parents brought his old cub scout shirt, all his old missionary letters, etc. This just added to the nostalgia of the event.

Greg's family

Oh, the many expressions of Scott

My Mama

Patty

Tom's old Cub Scout shirt

Scotty and Pedro

Michael tried over and over to catch that on his neck...success.

Dalli-roo

Tom's Daddy

My Daddy...see where I get the tongue thing;)

Tom's 39th

Tom's birthday was yesterday and we got to spend it doing something he LOVES. We headed out to the raceway in Kent for SIR's Good Guys Nostalgia Races. It was pretty cool seeing all the old cars. He cared about the motor. I cared about the purdy paint jobs:) Then we got to stick around for some racing. It was pretty cool to see him teaching his boys all about the ins and outs of racing there. His stories from when he was racing were pretty funny, too. Priceless. 

Oregon 2012

We took a few days off and drove down to Oregon for a lil' family reunion on my dad's side. It was so nice to get away. We had VERY little sun, though. The boys didn't seem to notice because they wasted no time divin' into that freezin' cold water. I thought I would walk out a ways, but...AAAAAHHHH! It was freezing! I couldn't feel my toes. Dern! Crazy boys.

DOUBLE brrr. Scott's boogie board flew better than our lame kite.

My boys at Cannon Beach.

Dalliroo

Dallin headin' out into the ocean

Of course we HAD to stop at the Tillamook factory for some cheese and ice cream. I got pumpkin. NUMMERS

Bohunk and I at Cannon Beach

Me in my sweater and the boys in their swimsuits.

Michael fighting with the dragon kite that refused to fly for more than 2 seconds. GRRR.

Scooty and Michael headin' out

Papa came to train the dragon, but, alas, it DID NOT WORK!

Oh, Say Can You See

Fourth of July was at my parents' house. We had a BBQ after I got off work, played in the yard, visited with family and watched fireworks. Very low key, just right.

My Mama made me my FAVORITE jello recipe! SO good. She even made a second bowl for me to take to work...but I just couldn't do it. I didn't want to share. Tee hee hee.

 Mi madre y mi padre

 Sixta's mom is here visiting from Guatemala. She is so funny:)

I think Justin liked the fireworks:)

Papa playing badminton with his grandkids and Diego:)

Awwww...my Michael:) Wuv this guy!

Even though Dallin was fighting his allergies all night, he mustered up enough energy to help light the fireworks. I guess the grass allergies are really bad this year. His eyes were almost swollen shut on Sunday. Poor buddy.

All Stars

Both Dallin and Michael played All Starts again this year. Scott is still too young...he was so disappointed. They did great. Dallin and Michael both pitched. Dallin hasn't pitched very much this season. He has tendonitis in his right elbow, so he's been nursing that. He did great, though. No walks, and struck out 5 in the 2 innings that he pitched. I really like watching them both on first base, though. Now that that is done, we can focus on getting some summer fun in. Maybe to the lake today:)

Sooooo, I was working in the OR last Wednesday, when one of techs asked if I wanted a puppy. Now we HAD been talkin' about getting a new puppy because Sam is getting a little older and we thought it would be great to get the "new guy" trained and ready before Sam even thought about going to heaven. That's totally permission, right?! Not one, but two. Her hubby brought them to my car after work and I was headed home with a HUGE SECRET. For any that know me well, secrets are NOT my forte. I get too excited. Dallin was home when I got there.

 "Dallin, will you help me get something out of my car?"

 Dallin: "Yup...WHAT IS THAT?! MOM! WHAT IS THAT?! WHERE DID YOU GET THAT?!" 

Then, I prepared my camera to get the other two boys reactions:)

 These puppies are so cute and fun. They sleep A LOT. They play like crazy for 10 minutes and then sleep for 30. They are nuzzle butts. They love to nuzzle and lay in my arms. It's going to take some work to get them all trained, but I have just the helpers to do that. They already love to rumble tumble bumble after the boys as they walk through the forest;)

END of the School Year

Woo Hoo! we've made it through another school year. Whew. Dallin survived 7th grade...well, he did more than survive. He played football, basketball, and baseball while keeping straight A's. Nice. Well done, buddy. I am so happy for him. Cedar Heights has been ... interesting. I have had quite a few "conversations" with teachers and their methods. I really dislike the whole "hands off parents" approach that they push. I'm a mama, what can I say?! We also took Dal off gluten this year. It was amazing to see the immediate difference it made for him. He had stopped growing completely for almost a year. Once he was off gluten, he just filled out and grew 3 inches in 6 months!! I love watching him grow into such a handsome young man. He still says, "love you, mama" at night and when we part. Aaah.

 

These are my babies...all four of them on Fathers Day. Mmmmm. Nummy. I love it when their all cleaned up and ready for church.

 

 Scott was student of the month...again. He won the reading contest, too. Their principal is so fun and relates so well to the kids. LOVE Burley! He's such a goonie bucket. Yes, he's as tall as the principal ...in 3rd grade!

 

Michael chose to play drums this year. He was supposed to play bells the first year, but he and his buddy went in for extra tutoring and moved quickly onto real drums. It's fun to watch him develop a sense of rhythm. Michael also won the reading contest for his grade as well as running over 60 miles in the bear tracks program. The kids can run at recesses and keep track of their laps. Pretty cool. He found his Uncle Mike's drum at Grandma's house. He was so excited. I think it's time we turn the extra room downstairs into an acoustic room:)