He's Got A Hole in His Head

All year Tanner has been waiting (very impatiently) to loose his first tooth. Most of the kids in his Kindergarten class have lost teeth and he thought it was his turn. He really worked at it so it was loose enough to pull. He was thrilled to have a new hole in his head!
This is a letter that he wrote the Tooth Fairy. He is really into powers that characters have. The tooth fairy didn't respond and Barry said it was because the tooth fairy can't give away her powers. Tanner was happy to put that tooth under his pillow and get a dollar the next morning (I don't think I ever got a dollar for a tooth when I lost them, but that's inflation for you!)

Smith's Dairy Farm

We had a fun day at the Smith Dairy Farm. We were greeted by four large friendly dogs that wouldn't let me out of the car. Surprisingly the kids liked the dogs and didn't mind having them around. Kendra was a little farm girl. She loved everything about it, manure and all.
Kara and Micah loved the farm too.

There was even a fox. It was pretty shy.

This was the milking area where we had to dodge all kinds of things. You can't see it very well but cows are all lined up and are being milked behind us and what you can't see at all is that cows are all lined up in front of us as well. So, we had to dodge both sides. The big spot on Lisa's forehead isn't mud...lets just say she didn't dodge so well in the milking room. Mom and Lisa got plastered in poop.

Beginners Luck

Micah went fishing for the first time (I think) and he was the only one that caught a fish. It must have been his technique of pulling the rod and slapping it into the water. Kara and Micah each named their worms Baby Kate and I even caught Micah kissing his worm.

Building the Castle

As I was planning Kara's Birthday party I saw a cool design for a cardboard castle. I decided to
take on the project...although it was tough to find and get (I got them the night before the party)the ratchet rivets to hold the castle together and find all the cardboard boxes. Thank goodness Lisa helped me out so we could get it finished in time for the party.

Barry helped out with a few rivets. The finished product. I only wish I would have gotten this picture with Lisa in it too.

Birthday Party

Kara had a birthday party. It was fun to see how happy she was with all of her friends. She liked the games, and crafts, but especially the presents. It was fun to see her face when she realized that they were all for her. We also loved having Micah, Lisa, Kate, and Grandma there to celebrate with us.

We had balloon races that would have been lots more fun outside, but the kids still thought it was great.
We had a horse relay race that was a little crazy, but fun.

Kara is 4

Kara had a marathon birthday. We had a week long celebration! It started at Nancy and Dick's where they invited us to their family bbq where they were celebrating birthdays of two of their grandchildren. They let Kara celebrate with them too.

Nancy's daughter brought a big blow up slide that the kids loved.

They gave her five pairs of flip flops (her favorite)!

May 26th Happy Birthday!

Kara's birthday fell on Memorial Day and it was a busy one. She got to open her presents early because we had lots of plans the rest of the day. She was most excited about her tent and sleeping bag that she got. Later, we went to the park and played baseball with friends and had a bbq at Judd and Lindsey's that evening.

Last Soccer Game

I just thought you would all like to see how Kara spent her last soccer game. It wasn't playing, or laying on the field. It was dancing...and I missed it on camera, but they actually did a twirl too, and yes, you can't see it, but the rest of the team is playing the game while Lily and Kara are dancing.