May Beginnings!

 Micah lost his second tooth at church, and after the first dramatic losing--we tried to make this one light by taking a picture.  :)

And one Friday night I went with Alea and Heidi to Doggie School!  It was so fun--and funny!--to see all of those dogs and owners working together.  (Or not so much!) Alea is an excellent dog owner.  Heidi and I giggled on the sidelines as we saw some owners with some interesting methods.

Levi graduated from WSU!  (And this is the only pic I took at his afternoon party at Jerry and Sheyanna's!) The calendar says that on this particular Saturday we attended three soccer games in Spokane, provided snack at Micah's game, FaceTimed with Kaitlyn in Austria, and went down to Colton to party for the afternoon. Phew! 

 And then...BLOOMSDAY!  Love our tradition of going with the Showalters and Largents!  Micah stayed with Annie and the boys, but we're thinking next year he'll be ready for this!

 Ran into our favorites again at the top of Doomsday Hill...it was Evie's birthday!

Colton High School--2014 State B Basketball Champs!

What fun memories for our family!  Congratulations to Levi and his Championship team!  We had such a great weekend being part of State B excitement.  Love you guys!!!

Friday Night Lights

My cousin Levi and the Colton Wildcats came to the State B Basketball Tournament last weekend.  Friday night they won their game, earning them a place in the championship game on Saturday night.  Auntie Sheyanna made shirts for all the kids.  Gracie couldn't make it--she had her first sleepover at Cousin Janie's house.  But the Lochhead boys were present--Josh was in charge of the popcorn and the lucky licorice!

That night Joshy got to sleep in our room--since Gracie was gone overnight--so he made a little nest on the floor next to my side of the bed.  He had to pose with Micah…and Woody.

Josh took this picture.  He thought it was so funny that Micah was posing next to Woody.

Levi's Pigs

 Easter evening we got to go help take care of Levi's pigs--Joshy had been asking!  Gracie and Megan only got THIS CLOSE, due to the "icky" smell.  The rest of the time these two were picking dandelions in the driveway.  :)

One of these is "Big Gun."

 Joshy got to feed the pigs marshmallows--what a treat!

Look at this cackle--he's loving it!

Weighing the pigs...

This was the perch that he found that helped him see everything.

He got to help mix in the feed...Auntie said, "Josh!  That was just the right amount to pour...how did you know?"  He shrugs his shoulders and said, "I just knowed."  No big deal.  :)

Very fun visit.  Thank you, Auntie and Levi and Jerry!  We still talk about the pigs...mostly when things smell a little off, Joshy shouts, "I smell pigs!"  :)

"Auntie Camp" w/ Auntie Sheyanna (and trusty elves Brookie and Levi)

My sweet aunt, Sheyanna, called us as we were making our way down to the farm for Christmas.  It was a Friday, and Weber Christmas was being held on Sunday.  Shey was thrilled that she caught us and wondered if she could have Gracie and Joshy join her for a morning of Auntie Camp the next day.

Sheyanna's mission, we later found out, was to have them make a Christmas gift for us.  The day before Camp, Gracie was quite concerned whether I was staying or leaving during Camp time.  I told her we'd go with the flow but I wouldn't leave her if she didn't want me to.  On the way to Sheyanna's the next day she said from the backseat:  "Mom, I want you to leave during Camp."  Wow.  When I laughed and asked her why she said, "I want to have Auntie all to myself."  :)

The bonus was that Brooke and Levi were there to help!  So they all crafted for a couple of hours while I ran across the street and did some housework for G'ma while we visited.  When I came to pick them up they were watching cartoons, eating Gingerbread cookies.

I tried to drag out of them what they worked on, but these kids can keep secrets!  The only hint I got was that night when Joshy asked me if I would look at his feet and tell him if he still had paint on them.  They did have a sickly green tinge to them...  :)

And the next day at Weber Christmas, Jeff and I opened THESE works of art!  Very nicely done, children!  I giggle just thinking about how Sheyanna, Brooke, and Levi got paint successfully on little feet and then OFF little feet without painting the kitchen floor!

Sheyanna mentioned this being an annual tradition and I'm thinking that's a fabulous idea!

This Little Piggy Went to Market

Grace and I got to go see Cousin Levi show his pig at the Spokane Junior Livestock Show last week. Here the pig is getting judged...he got a purple ribbon! He had a "nice wide base" and "straight back." We got quite the education on these animals. Nice work raising him, Levi!


And of course, snuggling with Auntie Sheyanna was the best! :)