Fun pictures from the last few weeks

School is officially out for the summer!  Here are some fun and random pictures of what's been going on around here lately:

We went to Menchi's Friday night to celebrate the last day of school and a job well done.  We had a great time!

Er, I debated about whether or not to post this, but clearly I've chosen to go ahead and do it.  The book on the left is the book Lucas chose as his free book for signing up for the library summer reading program.  He was in a really bad mood and refused to choose anything until the very end, when he grabbed it off the shelf.  I quadruple checked that this was the actual book he wanted and he assured me that it was.

When we got home he changed his mind (sigh) and told me that the book on the right was in fact the one he wanted.  It had been Daniel's second choice, so I told him I'd go back and exchange it.  When I got there I was disturbed to see the ax dripping with blood on the front cover (I hadn't noticed it before, I was distracted by the cheerleader and wondered why Daniel wanted to read it) I was really hesitant to get it but I ultimately decided that since it was about killing zombies and not real people, it was offered at the library for young kids, and both Lucas and Daniel really, really wanted to read it, I went ahead.  Right or wrong, I'm not sure, but I mostly feel okay about it.

I think the contrast between the two books is hilarious.

Daniel's Tae Kwon Do belt test - he's now a blue belt!  I believe that's the halfway mark on his way to black belt.

This is pretty darn neat.

I'm really proud of him

A dear friend of mine brought me peonies from her garden.  She knows how much I love them.  Pink puffs of beauty that smell divine.

Chase having a special bubble bath the evening his Dad and brothers were off at the Father/Son camp out.

Lucas, Chase and I went to an appointment out in Tualatin but when I got there it turned out I was off by a week.  It was too bad since it's a bit of a drive but we made the best of it at a nearby park.  The weather was gorgeous and the boys loved eating their lunches in the shade.