kiah's fun summer

All about Bug!

Kiah has been busy with school, swim and church. She got her braces put on and the next day had  a pretty severe case of pneumonia! She is feeling better now. She missed a week of school and about two weeks of swimming. The doctor said that she would be to weak to compete yet but….. She says “ya right!” The week she went back she went to Grays Harbor and got three of her best times! She has now qualified for 4 events for Regional’s 2011. This was a tough year since she ages up to swim with girls 10 and under. The times get a little tougher. She turns 9 just a few weeks before regional's. So she will be swimming with some girls that are almost 11. But she can do it!  Coach Cyndi says that we have a new rule for her “she swims sick and with boys” For some reason she goes faster! She is learning to like the breast stroke. Which is huge!!!! This was her toughest stroke and she is trying hard at it!   

Slacker!!!!

I know I have been horrible with keeping up with the family blog! But I have been busy with my photography blog http://klinesphotography.blogspot.com/

I said I would post some pictures of the new house soon but....... John accidentally erased all of the pictures from 2009 and 2010! Yep if you do the math that is most of Hailey's life and most of Kiah's swim team. I am very sad, when I think of it I cry. Like really tears falling down my face. With all that said this is the time I yell to you, GO BACK UP YOUR PICTURES NOW!!!! A IT friend of ours tried helping us get them back and we did get some but not about 2000 pictures. (I think, who really knows) We are still desperately trying to get them back. But it is going to cost us some $$$$$ to even try! Everything is expensive! Thank God for the pictures I have on here!  If anyone has any pictures please pass them along to us!

Look at what we bought!!!!!

It was a crazy ride with being two independent small business owners, buying a short sale and being approved with mutual acceptance by all the dead lines. Phew.... We made it! Thanks to our amazing real estate agent Kristy Macpherson and our fabulous lender Jones Germain If you ever need some assistants in buying a home these are your two to get the job done!

We are cleaning, cleaning and more cleaning, painting the inside, replacing the carpet in the down stairs and then cleaning some more. Hopefully will be end the house by the end of July. And..... then maybe a house warming party! Any excuse to party right oh and show off what we have worked so hard for!

Mexico 2010

We surprised my niece Jaedyn with a cruise vacation to Mexico. She deserves it more than any other 10 year old girl I know. She was rather confused when we gave her sun screen, sun glasses, and a sun hat then we gave her plane tickets and a picture of a gigantic boat! She was still confused until Kiah yelled “Your going on a cruise with us!” So we told her that we had bought her all new clothes and that we were really excited to take her with us. Let me remind you this is the first time she has been anywhere on a plane or a big boat! She quietly asks “when are we going” Uncle John says “bright and early in the morning!”  The excitement started setting in! Here are some non edited pictures of our trip!

Puerto Vallarta-Matalan and Cabo San Lucus

   

We even stopped at Disney District! To bad we did not have enough time or money to go to Disney Land!

Love you Jaedyn, we had sooo much fun with you! Can not wait to do it again! Hugs and Kisses!!!!

This blog post is for you Mom!

Do these pictures remind you of anything? It sure does to me! I remember baking and cooking with you all the time! I thank you for teaching me these things to pass onto my daughters! It sure made for a fun day after school! One of my favorite things about having two kids it when you get to see them truly love each other.

Love you!!

Stunning!

 

 

Mother’s Day

I am so blessed to be the mother to two of the most beautiful little girls I know. They are truly such an amazing gift from God!

Here are some pictures of my own family. I am always taking photographs of other people family I thought I would share some of my own. Even John got behind the camera.