June 10

After a long day of flying, we relaxed and unpacked. Lois and Lynn came over for the afternoon with their kids. The kids played as if they had never been apart, and we all took turn snuggling beautiful new Cassidy Joy. Auntie Dana did our fingers and toes, and much coffee was consumed. I'm pretty sure Calvin was...somewhere with Kuip :)!

June 9

After months and months of waiting, John finally got to fly to Michigan! Thomas was a little unsure at takeoff, but both boys fly fantastically. After tagging along with daddy and getting some practice at the playground, John got to do the real thing with Captain Olaf from Norway!

June 1-6

The first week of June was fun and busy. And a little sad too, as we had a class party to say goodbye to John's beloved Miss (Rosanna) Hanko. She married Scott Fergusen and moved to Edmonton, AB a few weeks later...John enjoyed his first Field Day, Aunt Hulda was here on a visit, and John graduated from Kindergarten. Please note the very handsome Secretary of the Board handing out Bibles! On Saturday, our school held our first ever festival food booth - we sold banket and coffee and dressed up Dutch. I was very tired at the end of the day, but it was a lot of fun, and the kids were so cute! After they were done "peddling" to the parade crowd, Leshia and girls rode with Dwight in the recycle truck and got their picture in the paper (see D's blog)! John loved his wooden shoes so much, he didn't want to give them up!

May 23 - John's Birthday Party

John turned six while we were gone, so we had a little party with Grandma DH after we got home. Thomas looooves blowing out birthday candles, so we re-lit and re-blew many times over, which John didn't mind either! John's big present this year was a tee, ball, bat and glove, so the boys have been having a great time with their daddy in the back yard.

May 21 - University of Washington

The next afternoon, after Calvin was finished his class, we walked the University campus. It is very beautiful. I was surprised how "east coast" some of the buildings were. Some of the old buildings were part of the Pacific-Alaska exhibition in 18??. Mt. Rainier looms in the distance (look real close above the fountain). Thomas walked as slow as he could, and John pondered how he was going to pay for his college education. I felt a little conspicuous, as our boys were pretty much the only kids we saw all day. After that, we spent some time at the playground by Green Lake and headed home after rush hour...

May 21 - Woodland Zoo

Calvin wanted to take motorcycle classes to get his license, and the rest of us got to go along too! We stayed at the University Inn near the U of Wa, where the boys took until 11pm to fall asleep. The next day while Calvin toiled, we took the shuttle to the zoo and spent the day there. John loved everthing. Thomas loved the rabbits and running off to find a private spot to (!). My favorites were the bears and the penguins, which is a brand-new exhibit using geo-thermal systems for all the water. When we couldn't walk anymore we met up with Calvin at the hotel where the boys swam in a freezing pool. After that we walked the University District, finally settling on a Greek joint where John chose...pizza! Thomas didn't choose anything...he was sound asleep on a table.