May 2016

The next phase of Nicholas' Eagle Project:
Digging the post holes for the fence and putting in the posts.
Mike (as usual) giving "helpful" advice to Maggie McKibben.

Mindy and Garrett McKibben help cement the posts.

Garrett trying to finish as it gets dark!

Another preschool day: painting egg cartons to make cute caterpillars.

Sadie, Kinsley, Eleanor, and Gabe

The school invited all the moms to come for hot lunch!
And a photo booth.
With Gabe (3) and David (7)

And Brooke (10)

Gabe having fun with Cooper Jensen.

After skipping a year of baseball, David was interested in playing a 2nd year.
(He's at bat.)

He was usually able to hit the ball, and even got a chance to pitch a little.

Heading home from 3rd base.

David is on his knees, second from the right.

Preschool field trip to the zoo!
Gabe with the black bears.

And the polar bears

And the monkeys

Gabe, Kylah, Sophia, and Kevin in the "eagle's nest"

The FINAL phase of the Eagle Project!!
Putting in the chain link fence and assembling the arbor.
Zach, Garrett, Clint, Nicholas, Warren, and Joe

Garrett McKibben, Mike and Clint Michael getting the fence just right.

Nicholas being the natural leader.

Finishing touches on the arbor.

And it's DONE! HOORAY!!
Mike, Clint, Zach, Warren, Joe, Nicholas, and Garrett

Freshly called into the Young Women's presidency, all the youth in the ward went on a 6-mile hike up Multnomah Falls to break in their shoes for trek.
Rosie, Ashlee, Myah, Nicole, Kayla, Nora, and me at the top of the falls.

Warren (far right), Nicholas, Joe, then I can't really tell who is who...

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Zach and I at another waterfall - so close to the end!

Just classic, gorgeous, Pacific Northwest.

Zach (12) pinning on another Mom Pin at a Court of Honor.

I set up a group date of dinner and bowling with these good friends from the ward:
Brauns, Klinglers, Browns, Crocketts, Noels, Clements, McKibbens, Allens, and us. 

Brooke's teacher, Diane Dow, was retiring and someone set up photoshoots of  at least one student from each year she taught, and the year they were in her class.  This was a photoshoot Brooke happened to be in with a member of our bishopric, Todd Braun.

I got to join the 2nd graders on their field trip to the zoo!
David and his friend, Mason with the black bears.

And the flamingos

Larissa, David, Ji-uk, Joe, Josiah, Hannah, Mason, Makaela, Damaris

I caught David reading a story to Gabe. So cute.

Memorial Day Program in Forest Grove.

OMSI field trip with the preschool kids. (Thank you, Intel, for that membership for a year!)
Gabe and Eleanor

Kylah, Sophia, Eleanor, Kevin
Gabe, Nikki