Moab

I'm having trouble uploading pics from the Moab trip... so I thought I'd post these and add to it later...

Tanya said this rock reminded her of a shoe, she begged and begged Troy to let her bring it home so she could paint it like a shoe. I have not seen the rock so my guess is he didn't let her bring it home. She is sooooo very obsessed with 5" heels that I won't let her wear. I guess she is a true Ukrainian through and through.

Hippo rock. I guess we need to take a trip to the zoo or watch disney's fantasia, because none of the Ukraine kids could see the hippo in the rock. They thought Troy was playing a joke on them.

Ethan fishing

I had to sneak these in. Troy took Ethan fishing earlier this year (he'll have to add details), but we just found these pictures on his camera and had to add them. He is so patient and can just sit and watch Troy fish, he's been that way since he was little.

Calm Sunday

We had a quiet Sunday. Attended church and then Ethan and Ana helped make tacos for lunch. They were great helpers, grating cheese, chopping tomatoes and lettuce and setting the table. We had a great lunch then played a little basketball together and pulled some weeds. Ana and Ethan were catching dragon flies and then took them to the neighbors pond to feed them to their fish. I think they spent two hours doing this. We then watched tonight's Harry Potter movie on tv and then they were off to bed. What a relaxing and enjoyable day. A couple friends then stopped by to say hi and chat and before we knew it, it was bed time for us as well. Hopefully most of our summer can be spent so well, with such good helpers. Troy says they have been on some pretty tough bike trails in Moab. I'm sure they will bring lots of pictures home.

Swimming party

Happy Birthday Mom and Kat. We had a swimming party on Saturday for Grandma and Kathryns birthdays. Fun stuff. We swam, opened presents, ate bbq and cake and swam some more. It was very enjoyable to be in the pool with just two kids. I was actually able to swim with them and watch them do tricks off the diving board. We then went home, Ethan totally crashed he was so tired, so Ana and I stayed up and watched one of the Harry Potter Movies.

Morgan's final night

I know I've already posted pictures of Morgan, but needed to add these for me of her final performance. It was fun and they had a bunch of friends come and watch, which made it more exciting for the girls.