We have had record rainfall this year! And though some parts of the state are getting flooded and the rain is unwelcome anymore, we have been thrilled to finally see the lake rise back up the the spillway! This means it is once again full. This first picture is of our backyard during one of the rainstorms. The golf course was so flooded the entire thing was underwater. The second two pictures are of the lake. The first one is in the spring and the second is just a couple months later. Pretty unbelieveable. But with all this wonderful rain for us has come much devastation for the rest of the state. Lots of flooded homes, flooded businesses, and even lives lost. And yet, somehow, there are massive wildfires in California due to the extreme drought continuing.
This was my last time to eat lunch with Hadley as a first grader. It was actually a very emotional day for me as I got in the car and cried that the year was ending. She is growing up SO fast and it gets my stomach in knots to think about it too much. For now, I am just enjoying each lunch I get to spend with her!
Our family met the Mazza's at the clubhouse for dinner one evening and Hadley was insistent on riding her bike all the way there. But I'm still not quite ready for her to ride there all by herself and cross some of the busy intersections in the neighborhood so Hudson and I rode alongside her in the golfcart. She had several uphill climbs and was pretty worn out when we finally got there. But she had a huge smile on her face and was so happy to have done it.
Sometimes I can't get enough pictures of my kids sleeping....
Hadley and Hudson have been really into "stores" lately. Hadley asks to have a lemonade stand just about every weekend and I think because she makes so much money it makes it even more fun! This first picture is a store Hadley and Hudson set up in the garage. They made a sign for the door that said "Welcome to are store!" When you came inside there were all kinds of items you could buy. They were basically selling old happy meal toys but Hudson was even willing to see his bike! No one could see their store so it turns out mommy was their only customer but they still had fun playing pretend. Hudson even dressed up in his police uniform so he could make sure people didn't steal anything.
These two pictures are from a lemonade stand Hadley, Hudson, and Charlotte set up. We ran out of lemonade so it was actually a fruit punch stand. On the right of the sign it says "the fruit punch stand is on the porch." This was added at the end of the day when they had all gotten sunburned and wanted to be in the shade. They propped the sign up against the mailbox but didn't draw in as many customers when their cute faces weren't flagging people down. The other things written on the sign say "If you are a walker you get it for free" and "if kids are by there self they get it free." I thought these were such sweet ideas they came up with themselves. And apparently it worked for getting some tips. I saw them give away lots of free fruit punch, yet they still came inside with $22! And their cups of fruit punch were only $.50 for each one!
A cute picture of the three little brothers waiting on their sisters to get out of class. Its a rare moment to catch them all smiling!
Matt sent me this picture on a day I went in to work early. The kids had woken up while he was in the shower and he came out to see Hudson laying on Hadley's lap while she rubbed his belly. She is such a little mommy.
And this last picture was sent to me by Hadley's teacher on the last week of school when the kids got to wear regular clothes all week. This particular day was obviously patriotic day. We will miss this sweet class of girls.
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