The Baccus Family

Sunday, July 11, 2010

June 20th - Happy Father's Day

June 18th - Josie's ride

We got a bike seat for Josie too. I like the idea that they have seats in front now. It is nice to be able to check on her and pull her helmet back if needed. She seems to like it.

I wanted the boys to be in an activity this summer and the YMCA had programs for both Jack's and Charlie's ages. They offer soccer and t-ball as well, but basketball just sounded so much cooler (literally - air conditioned). Madsen's put Sami and Zack in basketball too, so they are among friends.

I brought Charlie to practice, so he could see what it was all about before his session started. He didn't pay much attention.

Jack doesn't pay much attention either.

June 12th - Camping out

The boys decided they were going to camp out in the backyard for the night. Each one had a sleeping bag and a lantern. They read a bunch of books and talked before the boys went to sleep. I don't know if the temperature dipped below 80 that night, so I was happy to have an excuse to stay inside. After the boys fell asleep, Ronny texted me that he caught a heavy skunk smell. I texted him back that if he gets sprayed, he can't come inside. :) He wouldn't have been so worried, except that I saw a real skunk in the backyard a month or so ago.

June 12th - Bikes for everyone

This year, we decided to get bikes for everyone. It is time for Charlie to start riding, so Ronny and I decided to get bikes too. I'm surprised at how much I'm enjoying it.

Thursday, June 10, 2010

June 3rd - Jack's graduation

Today Jack had his preschool graduation. He wore a cap and gown and everything. He got a diploma and his class even performed a couple of songs for the audience.

Jack's a bit of a ladies' man.

Don't let the earlier picture fool you, Sami is his only girlfriend.

Here are the youngest siblings.

Here are the younger siblings. There were at least 5 kids from Charlie's class at the ceremony.

A rare picture of the whole family.

May 29th - Our trip to Austin

This weekend we went to Austin to attend the funeral of my Dad's cousin. Although the event was unfortunate, it was good to see some relatives that we hadn't seen in ages and introduce them to our crazy kids. We also had the opportunity to visit with Leslie and her family. It was nice to visit at a time when we weren't fleeing a hurricane. We got to see their new house and then we went to Phil's Icehouse and Amy's ice cream, which has a great playground outside. It was a great time.

May 29th - Grandparents, just don't even look

Through a recent Facebook post, our friend Ali introduced us to a new sport - hotel bed jumping. Doesn't she have good form? On our trip to Austin, we just couldn't help ourselves and we had to try it out. We haven't laughed so hard in a long time.