It's how hot?!

So call me a wimp...I like it when it tops out at 85... but yesterday was in the high 90's! and today... according to me thermometer, it's 104... augh! Luckily, we un-airconditioned people got to go over to the Conan's for a pool party with Entheos. Unheated pool. ahhhhhhhhhh! Hannah had her little floaty-suit on, and got to swim all by herself in the big pool! What a great invention! Much fun, waterfights, and jumping (there was a giant trampoline) was had by all, and then we got to eat, again courtesy of the Conan's, and sing, and relax. All in all, a wonderful time! today; Hannah and I ran in the sprinkler. Then we hid inside with Slurpee's. I've had enough of summer, I think.

Father's Day

So This was my first official Father's Day, starting with a breakfast after church with Diane, Michaela, Hannah, and my dad, Rick. Good times. While I was up practicing music for the upcoming VBS, Hannah was planning an outing. She packed 3 lunchboxes and got the bikes ready, and when I came home, Diane, Hannah, & I went on a bike ride. You see, they had gotten me a new bike for Father's Day! I haven't had a bike for like 5 years! Michaela doesn't ride a bike, and she was napping, like a good teenager during summer break. So Hannah and I got to play on the teeter totter (and did it teeter!), rode our bikes, had lunch with Diane, and we all biked back after an hour or so. Then we all followed Michaela's example, and napped. What a wonderful day!

Hannah: 3 Stories

Hannah's been a busy girl lately, and I've been slacking on the posts. First off, it's Rose Festival: Part 3 - Hannah danced at the Rose Festival, which I missed due to work, but Diane got to see her...a wonderful group of girls!

About a week later, around midnight, Diane and I heard a muffled "hmmfth!" outside our bedroom door, upon opening it, we found Hannah holding a tooth in one hand, and cupping her other under her chin. The 3rd tooth is out! It turned into quite the midnight family affair!

Today, Hannah danced at her recital up at PCC. She and her little friends danced to Louis Armstrong's What A Wonderful World...Hannah got a pink rose when they were done, and we did pictures out in the front yard; Hannah Rose, with a rose, in front of roses. Hee hee!

Rose Festival Part Two: Playing!

Monday Night Michaela danced with the class of little girls that she works with as a cat (they were all little mice) but the pictures didn't take. Luckily, the pics of her solo piece turned out wonderfully! So here's some more pics of her stellar performance from that night.

Afterword we were going to let the girls go on a couple of rides...but it turned out to be $1 ride night! woo hoo! So we went on quite a few rides, and thoroughly enjoyed our selves.

Rose Festival Part One: Michaela

So today Michaela had her first performance at the Rose Festival at Waterfront Park. Her troupe played the Big Top tent, so they had a big stage...still small enough for 2 dancers to get a boot to the head during spins though!
Michaela was in 3 dances; ballet, tap, and lyrical. We had front row, so the pictures turned out quite well! She's so into it - the passion of dance shows on her face when she performs. She has several more shows at Rose Festival, and then the L.O.A.D. recital in a couple of weeks up at PCC Sylvania. Hannah also has a performance at Rose Festival, and her recital is coming up as well. Come back for more...

Yes, It's A Commercial, But It Can Change Lives

So I apologize a bit...because this post is a commercial. But you don't have to buy anything. It takes me less than 60 seconds a day. Have you heard of The Hunger Site? Well, basically, it's a free click to give food to the needy...mostly third world countries. It's completely funded by Corporate Sponsorship Advertising. In a cyber-world where most of the forwards and "this is true!" stuff like Bill Gates tracking an email, I send this out in response to those false thingy's. Check it out if you will. There are a total of 6 sites in the series: The Hunger Site, The Breast Cancer Site, The Child Health Site, The Literacy Site, The Rainforest Site, & The Animal Rescue Site. There are links to each at the top of the main page, or after you've clicked on one, they are listed below. It's not much, but I believe little things like this can help save & change lives. What do you think? www.thehungersite.com