Posting Blues...

Tanya asked me when I was going to post again. Well, I wanted to post this weekend about our family birthday parties we had on Saturday, but I left my camera at my mom's house with all the cute pictures. I know that it is possible to post without pictures, but I've been waiting for them. See, I'm not a very good writer....my posts need good pictures, they need filler. So, I'll try to get my camera from my mom asap and post. We had a great time, by the way.

Lovin' The Monsoon...

Well, it was very warm today. We had planned to have Melissa and Heidi over to swim this afternoon. I went to pick up the kids from school and saw, in the distance, lots of dark clouds heading for our house. So we ran home, got our swim suits on and hurried out to the pool to swim for as much time as the weather would allow. The weather started getting a little too rough for us to feel completely comfortable and just as we all got out of the pool it started to sprinkle. We had, at least, a good 1/2 hour in the pool and it was lots of fun. Thanks Melissa and Heidi for hanging out and keeping us company this afternoon. We love you!

First Day of School!

In actuality, the second day of school. I can't believe I forgot to take a picture of the kids on their first day of school. Well, they were still as excited, if not more, for the second day! They love their new school, new teachers and they're making new friends every day. And we're very close to finding Eryn a "pretty" school to go to. She reminds me every day.

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I'm not as bad as I thought I'd be. Honestly, I think it's because I've been so busy with the move, vacation, getting kids into school and reading the new Harry Potter book that I haven't had as much time as I'd like to blog. That definitely helped lower my score. By the by, first day of school pics are coming. Now, lets see how addicted you guys are....

Catch Phrase

Thank You Tanya, Josh & Baby Hannah for this wonderful game. We found the package on our porch when we returned from our vacation. We were all very excited and couldn't wait to play. Here's a little video of us in action. Still not as much fun as playing it with you guys. We miss you!



By the by....
My sister Kelli noted that we will still be calling Hannah "Baby Hannah" when she's 16. I think she's is right. She'll always be our baby Hannah. The kids talk about her all the time, how much they miss coming home from school and seeing her. Briggs told me he loved doing his homework while baby Hannah was smiling at him. And, of course, Eryn will stop in the middle of doing something or just out of the blue say, " Aww, Baby Hannah is so cute! "

Bonham Family Vacation

We spent Monday thru Thursday camping with my family at Campland in San Diego on Mission Bay. We camped, swam, played and watched a basketball tournament, hung out at Mission beach, saw Harry Potter 5, roasted marshmallows, talked, laughed, watched fireworks, searched for treasure, searched for missing peoples, got pooped on by birds and babies, played in the dirt, ate in the dirt, slept in the dirt, everything in the dirt and had a wonderful time. Thanks to Denis and Melinda for putting this little family shindig togetha. We either love you or hate you for it. NOOOO, I'm just kidding! We love ya! Here are some pics of the fun....



Funny things...

Well, both myself and my brother David were pooped on by our sweet little nephew Aidan. We both grabbed and held him before we were aware he was leaking. Not so fun, but quite funny.

We were sitting around the campfire one night making up and telling stories. We played our favorite game where everyone takes a turn to make up part of the story ...and... I won't tell you the whole story, but when Eryn Jane's turn came around she said something like this... and then the pig fell in the hole and there was a snake and he said, What the Heck!

some pictures of the house

Here are a few pictures of our new place. It's not finished yet, will it ever be? I have so many ideas and so many things to do, but, as you all are aware, never enough time or money. This will give you an idea and you can see what we've done so far. We love it and it does help to have the pool in 116 degrees. You are all welcome to come take a swim and/or come and visit us anytime. Our Home is Your Home....
Dinner time....eating area and tv room.

kitchen, dirty kitchen!

playroom YIPEE!

Briggsy's room!

oh so beloved pool and backyard.

So, we still need to finish the girls room, the master bedroom, jens's office and put up the trampoline. Oh yeah, also the garage and the living room and dining room. I still have pictures lined up all along the walls on the floor, waiting to be hung. See, I don't know how to move without Christine. We're pulling it together and my sisters have been a big help. It's been stressful, exciting, exhausting and fun all at the same time.

Happy 4th

We had our first family gathering at our new home for the 4th of July. It was great. Oma made Gulash, Jens bbq'd hot dogs and I cut the watermelon. We had a lot of fun being with the family and some saw the new house for the first time. We did not brave driving out somewhere to see fireworks, we were poopers and watched them on tv. But, I do have to say how thankful I am to live and belong to this great country....even in 116 degree weather. Thanks to everyone for coming and for helping out with the food. We love ya! We missed all those who couldn't make it and will have to do it again soon.

back tracking...

Our last few days in San Jose were very memorable and I wanted to post some pictures and tell ya what we did. We spent our last Family Night having a bonfire in Santa Cruz with the McKibbens. We roasted marshmallows, ate, hung out and listened to music. It was so much fun. Eryn kept setting her mallows on fire and ate a few that had been rolled in the sand. She still loved them.

On our very last day I took all the girls to Raging Waters to hang out with Briggs and his friends at scout camp. The water was cold and it was a hot day (little did we know what awaited us...) We said goodbye and shed some tears and then drove off to our old, new home. In case your wondering what that first picture is...it is my favorite tree in San Jose. It looks like a road runner.