4th of July

On July 3rd, I came home from work and Penny was no where to be found.  I had talked to her earlier in the morning, and everything seemed to be ok.  I had to call the agency and the police to report her as a runaway.  I feel like everything she had told us was a lie.  She said all the right things to make us excited for her.  We were even going to adopt her, and she decided she didn't want to be a part of our family.  My heart breaks knowing that she willfully left. 

July 4th we spent at my parents and had a BBQ and a swim.  We had such a good time swimming.  The kids love to swim.  We had to tell Malachi that Penny was no longer with us.  He was hurt that he wasn't able to see her again.  But we know he will be fine.

During this week Malachi is spending the week with my parents.  When you go to grandmas there are always cookies to be made..

He got this paint set for his birthday

Kids always love riding on Grandpa's Tractor

Friday Night Movie Night

We like to do movies on Fridays with the kids and this Friday we decided to do a movie night with concessions and everything.  The kids thought it was so cool..They had a lot of fun.

Happy Birthday Malachi!

My little Malachi turned 5 on June 10th.  He was so excited for his birthday and for all the family that was going to be coming.  Because of road construction my parents were late, so things got started later than planned.  But that didn't bother Malachi...he was just so excited to have everyone coming.

He was so excited for all his gifts.  Thanks everyone for coming.

Vacation part 2

After Alder house we took the kids to the aquarium in Newport.  This is such a cool place to go.  The kids were mesmerized by everything.  There are a lot of pictures but the kids like to see pictures mostly. :)  On the way down we stopped at Depot Bay, got some salt water taffy and looked for whales while having lunch.

 

This was cool...the kids could put on these ponchos and blend in with the background.