Childhood

He turned one!!!!  We had a fun birthday party.  The kids loved "eating like Alek."  If you ask me they got a little too into that idea.  Kat and Jace were more messy than Alek was. 

But, he had fun and that is the best part.

Kat and Jace played soccer this year. 

We coached Jace's team.  (Which reminds me I should be getting the team pictures put together.) 

I really like having them play sports.  I love going to support them.
And, Alek decided walking was not scary anymore!  It is so cute watching him stumble around.  Then, a week later he decides he is up, he may as well be kicking a ball.  :)

For Memorial Day Weekend we went to the Hill Air Force Base Air Show.  And, THE THUNDERBIRDS were there.  I am not sure I can convey the feeling of this in words.  But, I will try.
Kelly sits down with me last Monday night.  It is my birthday and at 10 pm this is the first time we are sitting down together.  (We both had a busy day, including him watching Alekzander so I could spend time at a school field trip and a friend's birthday party painting nails.  It was a fun day with two great kids.)  So, Kelly mentions that he heard the air show was that weekend.  I hear air show but my mind thinks THUNDERBIRDS????  You see growing up in the Air Force I went to a lot of air shows and I have found memories but The Thunderbirds were incredible to me.  Some of my earliest memories of childhood contain these airplanes.  And, I haven't seen them in um years.  (Well, unless you count accidentally spotting them as we drove by on the freeway once.)  I know it has been more than 10 years, I would guess at least 15.

So, they were here this weekend and we really made it down to see them. 

The day turned out great, all I wanted it to be.  I walked away having shared my childhood with my kids.  They even begged me to buy the same souvenirs that I begged my parents to buy me.  So many memories and now more to add to them.  PERFECT!