Dax is the great swimming fish as usual.
Avery was a little worried about lessons because she is in the deep water this year. She was a little worried that she might drown. The first day she didn't even get her hair wet! It's a good thing that the second day was better.
Trace is just happy to be there! I thought that I was excited that this was my first year that I didn't have to get the pool for a mom and me class, but sitting out is REALLY hot!
I am trying to teach how to drive the boat early because it is not my favorite thing to do!!! I rarely have a smile like this while I am driving!
Brian & Dax surfin USA
Brian & Avery getting ready to surf. I am glad I took a pre-picture because they were only up for a minute and then Avery was done.
This is the Dam at Roosevelt Lake. Okay you can barely see a little of the dam but the kids like the bridge better. 
Trace has taken to this spot for his nap on the boat!!!
This is a truck that we saw on our way up to the lake over Memorial Day. It is a dump truck that is holding a dump truck. The big one holds 240 tons in a load!!!! 
This looks like a hard workin' crew!
Sittin' down on the job again!
When we got to the truck there was this fence around it and Brian & I were kind of bummed because we wouldn't be able to get in. Then a kind of scary looking man came across the road and said "You wanna get in there?". We said yes and he turned around to cross the street again. I asked Brian if he was going to give us boost over the fence? But he came back with the key to fence and let us in. The kids (and Brian) were so excited. So this is Avery's tuff face when she thought we couldn't get in. 
Avery had her very first dance recital last week. She was so excited for it to finally be here. I wondered if she would even do anything because every time I asked her to show me shat she learned, she told me she wanted it to be a surprise. Anyway she loved going and dancing with all of her friends! I think that she is just the cutest little dancer ever!So here it is.....all of those hours of lessons, the singing of 3 little girls on the carpool, the money well spent (to some of us), and we have the finished product!
Here are a couple of pictures of Avery & Trace at the splash pad. It was a bribery tool since Dax was at a friends house playing. It was the perfect day for a perfect bribe.
One day I will remember which order to out the pictures, so they are all backwards. So I guess lets start with our favorite crossing guard, Valerie. Every school day Avery & Trace would run on the yellow line and give her a big high five. She would tickle them when they were cross and always missed seeing them if they weren't with me. Thanks Valerie!
This is Dax and Mrs. Patterson, his teacher this year. Bless her heart that she is still smiling at the end of the year! She had a very lopsided class this year with 20 boys and 8 girls. I would be crazy!! Luckily she loved Dax because he was such a good boy. He was so proud that he never got his card flipped all year. Way to go!!
This is finally a picture of Dax on his first day of 1st grade. One thing for sure, the tooth fairy came to see Dax in 1st grade!!!! 
Dax going to school this morning!! He told me that he can't wait to be a 2nd grader because when the bell rings he can just run out and he doesn't have to wait until his teacher sees me anymore. I am trying to convince myself that it is because he is so responsible and not that he is embarrassed of me. Time will only tell.
See what I mean about that darn tooth fairy. He isn't the greatest walking advertisement for us right now!! We love you Dax, you are such a good boy and a good example to those around you!! PLEASE - keep it up for the summer!
Here is Dax out on the tube-he is alone because not all of us like to go as fast as he does. I will say that I have done more tubing this week then I have done in the last 5 years combined. I think that this is the only time that he is riding with out holding his thumb up to go faster. 
Avery & myself out on the tube. Avery likes to stand up and ride the waves this way. This is my kind of ride!!
Dax always has asmile after his turn behind the boat!! You just have to love this kid! He is such a trooper. He is such a big helper on the boat this year!
Brian & Avery drivin' the boat! Brian looks so tuff in this picture!! 
Dax & Avery riding or really showing us some moves in the tube! Smiles again!
Dax skiing!!! We had to be inventive with getting him up. We have always had a beach and more hands to get the kids up on the skiis and now we only have Brian & I. I am driving the boat and Brian has to hold the end of the rope in the boat. So we tried to have Dax just deep water start but his little chicken legs had a hard time holding the skiis straight. I understand his pain! So Brian held his skiis straight off the back of the platform and got him up and then let him out slowly. So he is up again and with another smile. Now he has a new goal - to be able to get out of the water by himself. 
Here is the crowd on the tube!! What a good lookin' bunch!!!
I LOVE this girl!! She wants to be her daddy and this is a good start!
Trace Loves the Boat!! The morning after we brought the boat home, he woke up and ran right to the garage opened the door and said "Helloooo Gorgeous!!" I thanked him for saying such a nice thing to me and he quickly said, "Not you mom, do you see that boat?" Duh, what was I thinking! He had spent more time in the boat than any of us because he doesn't care if it is in the water or not. The garage is almost as good. A boat is a boat! 
We FINALLY got a boat!!! Brian has wanted a boat for years and it now we have one! It hasn't easy or alot of fun (unless you like roller coasters)! I say this because this isn't the first boat that we found to get but the stars were all aligned and it finally happened! We could not be happier with the boat that we ended up with. It already has been a good family time.
This is the 3rd time that we took the boat out but the first time that I remembered to get a picture of us with the boat. Well, this is an almost picture of the boat, good thing we double up on pictures. The first two times to the lake, Brian had such an itch to get the boat into the water that we get it in super fast and then it is dark when we pull out of the water. So the 3rd time was the charm to get a picture of us with the boat.
See what I mean......everyone is sooooo happy! 
This is the best spot on the boat for our three captains!! They are always perched right up here in the front with big grins!
Avery is pointing out the best spot for the day!
