HAPPY 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

MOM AND DAD!!!

My parents, sisters and their families all spent the week at Big Cedar Lodge to celebrate my parents' 50th Wedding Anniversary. We had a great time. We took one large family photo. Each of my sister's chose a color for their family to wear. The picture below is of my sisters with my parents in the center. From left to right, Tisha, Susan, Dad, Mom, Kitra (me) and Tamie. We had such a great time. Kira cried on the way home, sad that we had to leave. THANKS MOM AND DAD for all the great memories, laugh and love. Fifty years is something to be proud of, you set a great example for your children and grandchildren. All the Grandchildren: back row: Taylor, Shelbie, Britt, Isaac, Keylee, front row: Keenan, Gage and Kira The Schartz Family: We chose a pale yellow for our family to wear in the family photo. I joked as I thought we looked like the Schartz Family Bumble Bees. More pictures to come!!

Keylee is almost 8 months old!!

Kira is now missing her top two teeth. I tell her that it will be a race to see who will get their teeth in first, Kira or Keylee.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY JOE!! I am pleased to announce the new addition to our garage . . . a new lawn mower. For years Joe has had a push lawn mower that is not self-propelled. When I mowed (which trust me was rare) at our Ella Lane home I would think that the neighbors were watching and laughing as I put on my weightlifting gloves, put all my weight behind the mower and pushed just as hard as I could only hours later to find I had only mowed half of the front yard. Can you say exhausting??? Joe never seemed to have to put that much effort into it. Now, we have an even larger yard so I told Joe to treat himself (and me) to a new mower. I told him I refuse to help him mow with the other mower. So, although I convinced him to purchase a mower (which he continues to say "there is nothing wrong with the other one) it was much needed, long overdue and as probably as much for me (for the two times I might mow a year) as it is for him. Just to give Joe a little shout out but I know he doesn't read my blog . . . I am blessed to have him be the father of my children he is truly great Dad and his children adore him!!

Joe and Keylee on Father's Day

Playing in our "new" hood

We just love our new home and neighborhood. There are so many children on our block that Kira and Keenan are constantly wanting to be outside playing with the neighbors. They are all a great group of kids it is so much fun to watch them all play together.

Keenan's preschool graduation

Keenan participated in the graduation ceremony at his preschool. Generally, they have the ceremony for the children who will begin Kindergarten in the Fall; however, since the preschool closed at the end of the school year they celebrated a graduation ceremony with all the children.