Cute Kids!

This me and my beautiful Grandma VanBelle. She is one of my favorite people. I lost my mom when I was 15 and my Grandma has been the one consistent older woman in my family that has remained in my life. right now she lives in a Senior Living Home in Spokane and I've learned that in her home another resident has tested positive for the covid-19 virus. I'm worried. I don't know how to explain the worry other than it a sick gut-wrenching feeling. Knowing this virus that is plaguing the world right now is so close to her. The family has decided to leave her where she is at - she has serious health problems now with her low blood count and the family is going she will agree to the blood transfusions when her body needs them. She is 97 and at times says she is ready to die. She is happy with the life she has lived.
I work in and run an Independent Senior Living Community and the possibility of having the covid-19 virus in my community is something I am constantly worried about. I've had restless nights and have worked many hours preparing my employees to do everything they can to decrease the chances of the virus coming into our home. Right now I'm not going anywhere other than my home and to work.
This last week we didn't know if we would be able to buy more toilet paper because our supplier was out. Luckily I was able to find it through someone else!
I'm hoping, along with the rest of the world, that the spread of the virus slows and the world can get back to normal soon.

christmas 2010

What is Lego's you ask.... an awesome fun way to get kids loving engineering, math, and science! They create the robot, the board, and program it to complete challenges. As part of the competition they also do a research project and have to present it to a panel of judges.

Avery's Lego competion

This was part of their competion last Saturday. This video shows Avery's team receiving the high score for the day- They will be competing again Saturday at the state competion in Seattle!

Emily came to visit over the Memorial Day weekend - Fun Family Time!

Soccer

Half way through the spring soccer season I decided to move Ciennna off of my team that I was coaching. Bre was on that team and Cienna was the youngest one on the team and would hardly participate. It was amaizing to see her play with kids her own age and not having me as the coach! She made goals every game she played adn suddenly loved soccer!

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At Discovery School they always have an end of year performance along with the 6th grade graduation. Avery and her friends made up some actions to go along with the words to one of the songs they were singing. So the music teacher let them perform it - it was really cute! I have seen Avery come out of her shell so much this last year. (Well really all three of them have!)

Happy Birthday Bre - With love our Happy Girl!
Amelia made the coolest Webkinz cake - a new Talent she's developed! Nice Job!

Look at what $20 can buy at Clairs! Breann got money from the Foust family for her birthday - we made a trip to Claires and she got the hat, arm things, adn glasses! She picked them all out herself - she's my style'n 7 year old girl! Thanks Hannah and John!

Ave's Birthday

We went to roller valley the other weekend - CiCi hated it - But Avery and Breann were Rockin Awesome out there!

Jenna Osborn came over and treated us all to a haircut - I loved it! Jenna is my favorite hair dresser now! Finally found someone I love in Spokane!

Discovery School sang last night at Bethel AME Church as part of the Martin Luther King celebration here in Spokane. The kids were so cute and imagine our surprise in the morning to see them on the front page of the Spokesman Review! Avery and CiCi you can see easily - Breann is only half way in, standing by Cienna.
http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/jan/19/67643/

Feeding the Ducks!

We went down to River Front Park to Feed the Ducks. Carter was laughing so much - I had to video it!

haloween cheer

Here is part of the cheer Avery did on Halloween night at the U-High half time game

CiCi is Alvin -
Breann is Simon -
Avery is a cheer leader -

This is Bre on the 4th. They all got burried alive in the sand ~ Thanks Ian for taking the picture, and doing the burrying! I left my camera in Seattle!!

bre's song

This is soooo Cute!

Avery's Play

Avery was so excited to perform their songs in the 2nd and 3rd grade play. She wished she had a speaking part! She's not shy! Love that girl!