The Drive In

Ian at the drive in with 2 of his cute girls!

¡Ian en el cine con 2 de sus chicas lindas!

Pioneer Day

Ian asked me why we never do fireworks. Good question. "Call your Uncle Whit." Was my response. Whit thought fireworks sounded like a great idea! Ian was thrilled!!! It was so exciting to hold the flashlight while Whit lit the firework...and then to run! After the "show", Ian couldn't sleep. Whit promised him he could light the snakes the next morning. Thanks Uncle Whit! You are the best.

Hicimos fuegos artificiales por el Día del Pionero; una fiesta aqui. Tío Whit nos ayudó. Ian estaba super animado a ayudarle. Fue super emocionante todo. Nunca hemos hecho eso antes. Fue una experiencia bien buena.

Roasting Marshmellows

The other night I found Ian and his friend Kelle roasting marshmellows over a very small fire in the gutter. (They were being supervised by Kelle's much older brother; he just didn't want to be in the picture.) Ian loves Kelle because she is a real tomboy! As we walked home, Ian mentioned he was going to light a fire of his own. I said, "You can't light a fire until you are 16!" "AHH MOM!" He protested. Maybe 16 is a stretch, but at least the topic is dropped for now....and the matches are well hidden!

La otra noche encontré Ian y su amiga Kelle cocinando "marshmellows" sobre un incendio bien chiquitito en la calle. (No se preocupe, el hermano grande estaba supervisando; no quisó estar en la foto no mas.) ¡Ian le encanta Kelle porque ella es un marimacho total! Cuando fuimos a la casa Ian dijó que iba a prender su propio incendio. Le dijé -No puedes prender un incendio hasta que tienes 16 años. -AHH Mamá, protestó. Quizás 16 es demasiado, pero por lo menos olvidamos de la tema por ahora......y los fosferos están bien escondidos.

Independence Day Swim

There's nothing better than a refreshing swim after marching in the the 4th of July Parade!

¡No hay nada mejor que una piscina fresca, despues de marchar en el desfile del 4 de julio!

Art Camp

We had a wonderful time at Art Camp! Aunt Paige did a fantastic job. We can't wait until next year! It was so much fun!!!

All the artists!
Ian showing off his splatter!

The Play: The runaway cookie!

Ian's self portrait.
Art Camp Rules!

Lagoon in the Rain

We had a wonderful time at Lagoon.

Next year can't get here soon enough!

Art or Science?

I'm not sure what I found more impressive the art or the science. Mimi was watching Ian last week while I was at work and got out the play dough for him. He created the life cycle of a frog. You'll note it starts at egg and moves through to the frog. We hadn't been talking about it or anything. I loved his sculptures, but I was more surprised that he knew the life cycle of a frog.

No sé lo que fue mas impresionante el arte o la ciencia. Mi mamá estaba cuidandole la semana pasada mientras trabajé, y le pasó la arcilla. Ian hizó el ciclo de la vida de una rana. Puedes ver el huevo primero hasta que llega de ser rana. No hemos habaldo de eso pero lo tenía en mente. Me encantó sus esculturas, pero me quedó mas sorprendida que supó el ciclo de la vida de una rana.

T-Ball

Ian played his first T-ball game last night. He got three good hits and had a lot of fun. Of course, the best part was flirting with the enemy, Jordan from his preschool class. Who after the game informed me that, "We could call him her boyfriend." Fabulous.

Ian jugó su primer partido de beisbol anoche. Pegó la pelota bien fuerte 3 veces y disfrutó de la experiencía. Su parte favorita fue coqueteando con el enemigo, Jordan una niña de la escuela. Despues el partido ella me dijó -Podemos decir que Ian es mi novio. Fabuloso. Hola Cara chica.

FISH!!!

We have pets. No, hell didn't freeze over. Dayna offered this fish tank to us, and I decided it was time. Thanks to Spencer who dropped it off last night. Ian has chosen the 5 fish he will keep as his pets. He named them: Orangey, Reddy, Spot, Goldilocks, and Kurt. It was an exciting night at our house. The fish moved into their new room, right next to Ian's bed. He has decided he must sleep in his bed now because he's the fishes "big brother" and must take care of them. Maybe they will be good for something?

Ya tenemos mascotas. No se congeló el infierno. Dayna nos ofreció ese tanque y yo decidí que es el tiempo. Gracias a Tío Spencer quien nos llevó el tanque desde California. Fue muy emocionante todo. Ian escogió los 5 pescaditos que quiere y pusó los nombres: Orangey (Anaranjadito), Reddy (Rojito), Spot, Goldilocks, y Kurt. El tanque está a lado de su cama y Ian dijó que es el hermano mayor de los pescados y tiene que dormir en el cuarto siempre para cuidar los pescaditos. Puede ser una cosa buena. ¿Cierto?

Payasito

Sometimes Ian is a clown.....literally.

A veces Ian es un payaso.....literalmente.

Ian Meets Oslo-----Finally!

Ian was excited to meet Oslo for the first time. Isn't he cute? Ian is a great cousin. He helped Oslo out by running his legs for a little exercise and he by holding him carefully. He asked Pepper if he could hold him standing up. That hasn't happened yet, but a guy can always hope.

Mr. Oslo
Olso getting some exercise.
Two cute cousins meet in Monterey!
(Ian con su primo nuevo, Oslo)

The Tide Pools in Monterey

One of Ian's favorite things to do is look for "treasures" at the tide pools. Ian found a shell he just had to have and found away to get it.

Fuimos a Monterey, California e Ian le encanta buscar tesoros en las rocas. (Es una de las cosas que el se recuerda bien de Chile también.) En esa ocasion, se encontró una caracol que simplemente tuvó que recoger. ¡Lo hizó!

The Big Bike Adventure

We had a sleep over with Sophie on Friday and something very sad happened. When we went outside to go home, Ian's bike was gone. We looked for it all around Mimi's yard and then, as we walked home we checked all of the other yard's as well. NO BIKE! I couldn't believe that someone would steal a little kid's bike in the middle of the day! What kind of a world do we live in for the love of pete? We drove around looking for it and finally gave up. Then Ian and Sophie decided to make signs to hang on the neighborhood light posts. They wrote up the signs and posted them both. Boy were they sad. I went to bed thinking what a long, boring summer this was going to be without a bike.

Sophie's note.
Ian's note.
This story ends happy though! No, the robber didn't bring the bike back. Mimi found it in her outside food room the next morning. We think one of the Heath children must have moved it. Ian suspects Drew, but I'm not so sure. I guess the moral of the story is: Call and verify with your sister's kids if they moved a blue bike from the front yard and put it in the outside food room before you go all crazy looking for a lost blue bike! The summer is saved!!!!

Sunday Afternoon

I think these faces show pure joy! It's great to be a kid and go have your picture taken by a bunch of flowers isn't it?

Ian y su Mamita Bonita.
Here's one good pose by the flowers. Ian and Sterling thought it was much funnier to pose by the garbage can.

This one's for Brooke. I'm sure she'll love seeing Claire lick the drinking fountain. Hehe.