Jesse graduates elementary school!

We are so proud that our son Jesse graduated elementary school today. He also received the Outstanding Student award for Originality and Creativity in Art. (He must take after his Grammie.) We love you Jesse.

Robin's Nest

Sweet robin on our front porch made a nest on the light. It was so cool to see the blue eggs!

Duck Pond

Today we took a walk to a duck pond that is only about a mile away from our house. We couldn't believe we hadn't visited it before.

Glo-sticks & Hot chocolate

We took 10 neighborhood kids to see the Stargaze and Balloon Glo at their elementary school, however, due to the wind and cloud coverage the main event was cancelled - so we made the best of it with hot chocolate and glo-sticks. Let me also mention that it's a 3 mile walk roundtrip and the girls were all wearing their pajamas. You will notice in the pictures that they are laying down - they made up a game to all lay down whenever they saw a car approach, it was kind of funny and looked hilarious. I think they enjoyed the walk the most!

Happy Mother's Day!

Party of 15 and lunch at Mimi's cafe is where we spent Mother's Day. Shawn received cards, gift cards, flowers and a beautiful watch.

Jenna made a collection of poems for Shawn.
Here are a few of them:

All original poems by Jenna Dahlberg, age 9

*Haiku*
My mother is smart.
She is protective, also beautiful.

*Self Portrait*
My hair is like caramel beating under the sun.
My eyes are like Hershey's chocolate.
My lungs are as strong as a bull.
My nose is a slide in the park.
My heart holds caring, that is purple as plums.
I live in a gingerbread house and eat the candy.


*Quiet Poem*
My baby sister sleeping in her crib
Snow falling in the cold winter
Silently reading in a corner
Listening to the wind when no one is outside
Ending with the silence with me sleeping at night

*Loud Poem*
My baby sister crying when Jesse took her doll
My dad snoring at night
My friends playing outside
The TV in the afternoon
Me playing basketball in the gym


*The rainy day*
The day is all kinds of wonderful drinks
and filled with a bbq with ribs and steak
it is awesome.


*Inside this ball*
Inside this ball is little mini people
Bouncing up and down
Saying "higher, higher"
Waiting to burst out
This ball has been on many adventures
and many more to come.


*The animal in me*
There is a lion in me, with fur like a winter coat
and eyes like diamonds.
It roars like a screaming man,
it creeps like a lady bug.
It lives in my legs and makes me jump so high.
It makes me want to jump to the clouds.


*I am poem*
I am a baby
I wonder if I am going to see a dog
I see cats
I want my bottle
I hear yelling

I am five
I pretend I am grown up
I feel excited
I touch skin
I worry if I am grown up
I cry to sleep

I am nine
I understand writing
I say hello
I dream to fly
I try to fly
I hope I am not hurt
I am me

More of Todd's surprise party pictures

My brother Todd's 40th surprise party

Sky Sox game

We went to a Sky Sox baseball game today. Shanna loved seeing the mascot, Sox the Fox. She kept yelling for him but has trouble prouncing the "x" in fox and pronounces it with a "k" instead. So yes, it was a little embarassing.