Whitie tighties & Mud

Summer has began and the kids are having so much fun.  It is truly is a blessing to have cousins so close because they can't spend a day away from each other.  The other day while they were at Hayden and Payton's they all worked together to build a volcano.  Kids just haven't lived until they roll in mud.

Fun Run 2011

Due to Winston's success this year in Junior Joggers, he was asked to run in the annual Fun Run in Ephrata.  So A few Saturdays ago Josh and the boys ran a 2 miles run together.  Well actually, Han and dad ran together, Winston ran solo because he got tired of waiting on Hans.  I must say, I was extremely proud of my boys for their hard work. 

In the end, Hans was the one who walked away with a medal.  He came in 3rd place out of in the 5 year old group.



Extra Help

With summer break here for the kids, that means Josh has extra helpers.  Yep we make our kids WORK!!  There are weeds to be pulled, nails to be hammered and water to change.  Working on the farm is  an excellent way for Josh to spend time with his kids as well as let them understand the meaning of working for what we have.

They looked like true little farmers

Did I mention team work and Patience.

Look who's 32!!!

Turning 32 couldn't have been spent in any better of a way for Josh.  Saturday, his actually birthday, he raced both his Modified and Late Model in Wenatchee.  He did amazing in the late model and gave the crowd a real nail bitter of a race.  For the evening he got fast time and finished with a very respectful 3rd.  The modified was a little bit of a different story and well lets just say we got our butts kicked and won't be racing it again unless we find a money tree and can spruce up the motor. 

Sunday was spent at the Lake with lots of kids, friends and family.  It truly was a very enjoyable day filled with lots of laughs, GREAT food and 10 kids!!  Thank you to everyone who came and enjoyed the day with us. 

Almost Done

Winston has had an amazing year as a 1st grader.  He met all his goals for the year and I couldn't be prouder of him.  This past week he was recognized for his great success at Jr. Joggers.  He was 1 out of 2 kids in the school to reach quadruple miles for the year.  He has a shirt to prove it as well.

The school also sets goals for each grade level with AR points.  1st graders needed to earn 50 AR points to earn a shirt and get invited to the picnic in the park.  Winston reached his goal and should have no problem with making the 2nd grade goal of 75 points next year.  So sorry but there are no pictures of him at his picnic in the park, dad went with him and well lets just say Josh doesn't exactly do real well at remembering to get pictures.  Oh well, he had a ton of fun with all the other kids that made their goals as well. 

He was also honored for his super speedy math skills by his Teacher.  I can't believe how much he has grown as a student and as a Roberts boy over this past school year.  He has a big and very bright future ahead of him.   

We love you very much Winston and are so very proud of you.

Happy Memorial Day

Help ME!!!!

This past week Josh had an evening that was free so he thought it would be fun to take our boat out for a cruise on the lake.  We had a very enjoyable evening with a picnic on the water and lots of laughs with the kids. 

 But, that all changed when it came time to load the boat.  I am guilty, I have NO idea how to load a boat and would LOVE for someone to show me how to do it.  I can back a trailer up no problem, but after that.... I've got nothing.  If any of you know Josh or have worked with him, he's nearly impossible unless you can read his mind and always be 3 steps ahead of him.  I'm not going to share the whole story but let me just say, Josh started in the boat and then I ended in the boat.  What a mess and the wind didn't help matters AT ALL!!! 

 Finally, we got the boat out of the water and once we were on our way home, Winston in the back seat said, "Well, I'm glad that's over".  I can only imagine what he shared the following day with his teacher. 

On the plus side, Josh and I didn't throw anything at each other nor call each other names so I guess it wasn't that bad.  At least that's what Josh had to say about the whole event.  Boy am I looking forward to our next outing.  FYI.... if anyone wants to meet us at the dock I will pay you to load the boat for me!!