Father's Day Fishing

Once again we are away from Chris for Father's Day. That is one of the downfalls of expat living. You just aren't together for some of the special day celebrations. 

So we had to make due and go fishing with my Dad and brothers and sister and all their families. :). Well almost all of them...  I was the lucky one and got to stay behind with baby Hestin. :)

My brother had a small boat and a paddle boat so the all the boys jumped in and went fishing. Q1 had to go "rescue" the paddle boat boys because the wind took them up the river towards Pollock. :). Here he is pulling the boat back. 

My brother snagged the biggest fish!  This one was thrown back!  It's a Notthern Pike. 

It was a very successful day!!  Many many walleye were caught!  The fish fry over the 4th will be great!! :)

We finished up the day with a BBQ before my sis and her boys had to head home. 

Glad I could be with my dad today!

To save the best for last...

The ultimate Daddy to my kids... He is working hard in Indonesia and will be here in a week. So Happy Father's Day Chris, aka the bestest daddy in the whole wide world!! :)

Height

Well, well, well... Look who is taller... After a many moons. 

5th Grade Exhibition

We did science fairs in the 5th grade... Kids now days do exhibitions on how to make the world a "better place"...(Warning: My sarcasm is going to come out.) ...Because the world was such a bad place when we were growing up...

Anyway, Gabs, the last child, did her exhibition this last Friday. Our last one we ever have to go to!! Yippee!!  I must say however, the kids did learn something that just may help them in the future...  Business!  

The kids had to make a business plan/model and run their business for a short time. Gabs chose to have two business: Babysitting and Card Holders. She was very successful in both endeavors. She also made a business that would sustain itself long after the exhibition was over. Since I am one of her employees, I can say "we" still have card holder orders to fulfill. 

Overall,  Gabby did a great job and learned some very important lessons. I could go on and on about those lessons, but I am going to just get in to the pictures. You can ask her about the lesson when you talk to her in person. :)

Gabby Girl's profile

Her product. 

Letting everyone know all about her business. 

Gabby's mentor, Auntie Marge. Also a very good friend of ours. :)

Mom and Dad with the little entrepreneur. 

Great job, Gabby Goo!! Love you!!! xoxo

Gab's New Job

Chris can go down to the salon here and get a hair cut, wash, and small head massage for under $5!  But the other day, we though we would get Gabs started on a new career... Or maybe just a small job. ;)

Yah, you can mess that cut up! :)

Little Monkey Gavin

Buying a pull-up bar for Gavin was probably the best thing we have ever done for him!  He has become very strong in the last year... I can't even take home anymore!

Here are a few of his moves...  He can almost hold his body out parallel with the floor... Almost. When he does, I will post that. Until then, here are a few action shots. :)

Softball - Teddy

Here is a collage of Teddy's softball season. The team was very successful this year and Teddy had a good time playing with the team. 

The Dalat boys walked away with a 1st place win in the MSSPP tournament. Not sure what the acronym means... But the boys did a great job. They out scored their opponents 65-10!

Since the boys will not be able to play in the state tournament, due to finals week, they had one last game against the Dalat staff. 

Marz came out to watch Ted play... Or was it to watch the other guys in uniform...???  I am sure she is not telling! ;)

A Special Visitor

Every now and then we get a special visitor come to site. A couple weeks ago we had a long time mining buddy of Chris' come out for a look. :) What a special treat for us!