Rodrigues Family Reunion

My cousin Mandi's little girls (Madalynn above and Ashlynn below)

Kennedi relaxing on the swing

Katelyn on Red

My cousin Marcie's little girl Zoey

Kennedi playing fetch with Tootie the dog

Marcie's little boy Hayz (sun in his eyes!)

Bradley on Red

Kennedi on Red

Today we headed out to my aunt and uncle's home in Chowchilla for our Rodrigues Family Reunion (my mom's side of the family, the Portuguese side!). We don't have reunions often but just recently my mom's uncle passed away so they decided to get the family together. There were about 120 people at the house today and everyone had a great time. We had barbecue tri-tip, chicken, and pork, and all the side dishes! The weather was nice, not too terribly hot and definitely nice in the shade. The kids all had a blast in the bounce house and my uncle John (my mom's oldest brother) brought out his pony Red for them to ride. It was nice to get the family all together. Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

Bradley Starring in Gold Dust or Bust

This last Wednesday was Kerman Christian's Open House. Bradley's class performed a play for everyone called Gold Dust or Bust which is about the Gold Rush of California. Our little actor Bradley was right there in the middle of it, loving every second! He just eats it all up! He knew everyone's lines for the whole play. Katelyn also did the same play when she was in 4th grade and so she of course was in the front row singing all the songs along with the class. It was a fun evening!

Fallin Off The Wagon!

The whole gang showing off their animals

Playing a game with Michael

So Happy!

I have the cutest kids!

Kennedi and Bradley waiting for Lincoln Brewster

Katelyn and Dejah waiting for Lincoln Brewster too!

Bradley and his friends at his party

Reach Katelyn!

Wanna Box?

Kennedi takes off her training wheels for the first time!

Okay, okay, so I have "fallin of the wagon" and have not kept up on my blog like I said I would! I was reminded this week by one of our patients that I needed to update the blog (thanks Tiffany!) and so I figured I better sit down and try to catch you all up on the happenings of the Salvadors. I haven't posted anything since Easter so a lot has been happening since then. First of all, last month's class (Algebra II) was just about a killer and that's what started the whole failing to post situation! Good news is I passed, barely but I passed, and this month's class is MUCH easier! Also last month Katelyn and Bradley started swim practice for Kerman Kickers. They practice at least 3, sometimes 4, nights a week and beginning next weekend we begin swim meets every weekend until the end of July. Katelyn hated swim at first but is now getting the hang of it and is liking it more. I like it because the allow everyone to swim who comes out so there's no "cutting" or "sitting on the bench" like other sports. Last month we also had Bradley's 9th birthday. His party was at Pump-It-Up, a huge wherehouse filled with bounce-house type play structures. Him and his friends had a blast! I asked him to please just stay 8 (he's growing up so fast) and he said he would until he was 16 so that he could drive! Can't believe our little boy is already 9! You'll see some pictures above of his party. So we went from that party to Kennedi's 7th birthday on May 10th! Her party was at Build-A-Bear and she had a blast! Her whole class came and they enjoyed every second! She was talking again today about how much fun she had. They all made their own animals, bathed them, and clothed them. It was a ton of fun! She was so excited to have her first "friend" party. Now we're just winding down with the end of the school year activities. Can you believe the end of the school year is already here? It seems just like yesterday that I was so nervous about Katelyn beginning Jr. High! She has a ton of projects due coming up and is working hard on getting her grades up. It has been a tough last half of the year for her. Tomorrow is Open House at Kerman Christian and Friday is Movie Night that I am in charge of. We are showing Bedtime Stories and it should be a great evening. Hopefully not too hot, it has already been in the 100s here lately. Katelyn and I went to the Rock and Worship Road Show in April and saw Addison Road, Tenth Avenue North, Jeremy Camp, Hawk Nelson, and Mercy Me in concert! It was amazing and so moving to see a sold out crowd worshiping God together. I will never forget this concert and sharing it with Katelyn. We sat out in line from 10:30am until doors opened around 4pm and got 4th row! It was a blast! A couple weeks ago we all went to our church to see Lincoln Brewster and had a wonderful time there as well! He was amazing! So.... in a nut shell, that's what has been happening in the Salvador household in the last month. I'm sorry to have taken so long to post again. I will really try hard to post more often. Hoping you all are doing well and you are enjoying your many blessings God has given you. Time flies by so quickly and we must take time to enjoy all we have, especially our families! Until we meet again..... {HUGS}