School's Out!

School was out way too early.. Probably not for Missy who was a bit fried by the end of the year, but too soon for us..  She held up her sign proudly on that last morning.. It says "Done with 2nd grade on to 3rd"

I was not mentally ready for the summer madness, heat and additional scheduling.  Maya is a mini-busy bee after all. She has a list of must do summer activities and we had an additional list of "camps" to keep her busy while we worked.   

To start her summer off on the right foot, Martin and I put together a little A frame tent and set up her room with some additional decorative items.. She was completely surprised to come home and find her personal space updated.. The colorful dresden plates that I had made in quitling class lent a cheerful spin to her little tent.  A matching pink carpet, some framed soccer pictures and a new bulletin board finished off the loft space. 

This tent makes me wish I was 8 yrs old and could climb in for a nap..

Happy summer snoozing..

Mom

P.S. Yes, I know school got out May 25th and its almost July 25th.. We have been busy.. More summer post to follow..soon..

May Day!

This is a new tradition borrowed from one of our favorite people- JULIE!.. It was a lovely May day.. Maya took a little bouquet to her sweet teacher. 

In the evening we delivered some sweets and yellow daffodils to a few neighors..

Happy May Day!

Alex

Soccer time!

Here we are again.. Spring 2012 and the team got off to a great start.. Martin and Megan are back as coaches.  They were thrilled to see some faces from last fall and a happy to get a few new friends.  The Avalanche is an exciting group of giggling girls.. 

Have a great season!
Alex 

The egg hunt..

Maya had a mini egg hunt out front after coming home from auntie Deanna's house.  It was just a few of us at home.. some food and a little basket..

This picture was so sweet.. I see a little bit of me at that age..

It was a good day.. Thanks be to God..
Alex



A blast from the past...

This April we got to celerate Rusty's 40th.. We had a blast catching up with the Pato's. You know you are friends when no matter how much time has passed you can just talk as if you saw each other last week.. Rusty and Kelle started out with us at RCIA and 13 years later here we still are..

Friends then and now..

Happy 40th Rust-O-Rama!
Alex

Spring Break!

This year we were lucky enough to visit the Malone's in Tennesse for spring break.. They were kind enough to take us into their home and their cabin.. We got to see the Smokey Mountains, Dollywood and Nashville.. 

We had a nice time relaxing on the lake..

Maya spent a lot of time with Izzie.

We visited Andrew Jackson's plantation home for a little history. We walked the entire grounds..

The week flew by.  We can't wait to visit the south again.. We enjoyed everything from the relaxed pace, the kindness everywhere we went (they call you mam!) to Crackel Barrel for breakfast.. Next time we have to try the pancakes in Seiverville.   A big Thank you to the Malone's!
We had a blast! The Galvans..

An extra day...

In honor of leap day I decided to use this "extra" day to catch up.. Here goes..

In January Arthur ran a crazy thing called a Spartan race..
There was running, crawling, climbing and mud..
I somehow logged over 4 miles just taking pictures.. that was half the course! But in the end Artur finished it strong!In February, our annual meet up with the Dan's took us to Kit Carson park for a picnic.. It was a great day and while the kids explored we all caught up on life... Speaking of going strong.. We have been friends for over 20 years.. Now that is timing moving fast! Last but not least we celebrated my aunt Lidia's 65th last weekend..

It was great to hear live Mariachi music and catch up with the cousins..
Life is good!

Alex