Congratulations Jessica!

 We spent the last weekend in Sequim, celebrating our niece Jessica who graduated high school.  She was one of 6 valedictorians of her school, a state swimmer, and has her private pilots licence.  She is pretty amazing.  She will be going to UW in the fall.  GO HUSKIES!

 It was so much fun having the family all together.  Rylee and Carson played nonstop with their cousins and were exhausted every night.  The Sequim Craig's have an awesome backyard... they have a trampoline and a zip line.  It doesn't get more fun than that!  Grandma J stayed in a hotel with a pool so one morning we visited for a swim.

 Rylee had a blast playing with their dog, Cody.  He liked to get on the trampoline with everyone and chase balls nonstop!  He was very patient and sweet with the kids.  Carson kept saying he wanted to "trample," ("Mom, will you trample with me?")  It was the cutest thing ever!  Peter gave a great speech at Jessica's graduation party.  He even brought out an alarm clock that was given to him for his graduation, and he still uses it daily!

 Rylee was thrilled to see cousin Mira on Sunday.  She loves her and looks up to her so much.

Next year cousin Ryan is graduating.  We can't wait to make a trip to Carmel, CA to celebrate him!

 Cousin Mathew (he's 16) was awesome about letting the kids wrestle and play with him.

 All the cousin's on the Craig side.  Love them!

Congratulations Jessica!  We are so proud of you!

Had to show a video of Carson's first time on the zip line.  He loved it!

Over the Hill

 Lance turned 40 yesterday so we had a big birthday celebration.  It was a great turn out.  The kids kept cool by playing in the 3 pools, and the adults were able to relax and visit.  We even had a holy balls tournament.  The Rychlinski's won... again.  =)

My birthday card to him said it perfectly "Look at the bright side, you're as hot as two 20 year olds!"

Happy birthday Lance.  You are officially "Over the Hill!"

Rylee and Rain

 Rylee had an awesome riding lesson this week.  She rode Rain all by herself.  She is getting much more confident and is improving so much.  She told her instructor that one day she is going to live on a farm and have horses and goats.  =)

Lazy holiday weekend

 We spent Memorial day weekend at the beach house with my parents.  It was rainy for most of the weekend, but that just made for more lazy, relaxing days.  We played lots of cards, went for a couple of walks in between rain, ate delicious meals (thanks Mom!), and even made it to the pool for a couple of hours.  Monday was beautiful and sunny so we got in some fishing and beach time.  All in all it was a great weekend.

 Rainy day s'mores on the campfire.

 Taking a beach walk in between rain showers.

 Finally some fun in the sun!

3 teeth lost = Rylee is rich!

Rylee has had loose top teeth for a very long time.  She's been wiggling and wiggling with no luck.  It took an accidental kick to the face by her brother Friday night to finally get 2 of them out.  She put those 2 under her bed and woke up to $4.  The next day that pesky gray tooth was still hanging in there, barely.  She was determined to get it out.  With a little help from Dad she got it out and woke up this morning to $5!!  Now she is begging to go to the store to buy something with her tooth fairy money.  I'm just so glad that gray tooth is finally gone!  I think she'll be on a soft diet for a while!  =)

Look out... no training wheels!

We've been talking about taking Carson's training wheels off for some time now, he has just been a little hesitant about it.  He kept saying "I'll try when I'm 6."  Friday he decided he would be brave and give it a try, and he did amazing!!!  He started off a little wobbly, but it didn't take long and he was riding to and from the trail by our house.  He was so proud of himself!!  What a big boy.  By the end of the night he was back to his daredevil self and flying through the streets.  I swear he's going to give he a heart attack.

Happy Momma's Day!

 My family spoiled me on Mother's Day with breakfast in bed, gifts, and lots of love.  

 Lance offered to take the kids so I could have a relaxing day to myself, which was a nice offer and very tempting, but I couldn't let my family go off and have fun without me!  So we drove up to Northwest Trek and spent the day checking out some cool animals and playing in their new kids area. 

 Carson had fun despite what his face shows.  He really enjoyed riding the tram.  All the spring babies were out and it was adorable!  Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful Mother's out there!  I hope to spend time with my amazing Mother soon!