Roc at Rogue River Basketball Camp, June 2012

Notice the terror in Porter' seyes, and if you look to the right of the photo you will see what Porter is afraid of (Emma after him to take the ball)

Emma doing what she does best, climbing.

 

To start the summer vacation off right, Roc had the opportunity to go to a Basketball Camp put on by the Rogue River High School.  The money earned helped High School basketball players go to a basketball camp.  It was a great opportunity for the younger kids to learn basketball and it was good for the high school kids to teach what they have been learning.  Roc has already shown improvement in his dribbling and shooting.  When he was asked if he wanted to play basketball, Roc replied, "I just want to play tackle football."  He worked hard and learned a lot despite wanting to play tackle football.

Calvin Upright (but not yet mobile) June 2012

Calvin standing alone for the first time.

Porter and Emma always willing to assist Calvin, we can't figure out why Calvin always cries when Porter and Emma are helping him.

Calvin taking the first steps toward walking.  It is fun for most of the family but Stacie gets a little anxious every time she thinks of having two Porters to chase.  She may be justified in feeling anxious because at the moment we are all overwhelmed by Porter running  and Calvin crawling!

Porter and Calvin, June 2012

Porter having (as Roc calls it) "a moment" with Calvin. This photo captures such a loving moment that it makes it difficult to believe that these two create an almost continuous state of chaos in our home!

Roc's Potential Future Hair Style, June 2012

As a ploy to get Roc to let us give him a haircut with no fight we told him that we would give him a reverse Mohawk! It worked like a charm. Once the reverse Mohawk failed we decided to give him a balding effect haircut to give him an idea of what might be waiting for him in the future, to our surprise he was very happy with the new style.

Emma and Summer Fun, June 2012

One of Emma's favorite activities is to rider her scooter, dump truck, or anything with wheels down the hill in front of our house.  The only problem with this activity is on occasion (daily) Emma makes a habit of wrecking (yes she always wears a helmet).  Between the wrecks while riding down the hill and her everday falls her knees take quite a beating.

Life's a Beach, June 2012



Elk on the side of the road on the 101.  We have become accustom to seeing dear in this manner but the only place I have seen elk like this was at Yellow stone Park.

I think this photo of Porter sums up our day at the beach!

 

One of the reasons we moved to Southern Oregon was to be closer to the ocean.  We decided to pack up and take a day trip to the coast to play at the beach.  On the way down we stopped for a short time to play amongst the redwoods, but the kids were too excited to play at the beach.  We started with some kite flying, but the kids quickly progressed to playing in the water (mostly running in terror from the water).  It was a fun quick trip that we all enjoyed.

Mercedes at Cove Play date May 2012

Every year, Cove School has a Play Day where kids from surrounding schools come together and participate in track events.  I remember participating in it myself, it is a great event that just got better this year with the participation of Mercedes Riggle (Jeremy's daughter).  The kids got a kick out of it and were excited to watch their cousin on the computer.  It shows the progress we have made in how we work with people with disabilities.  What a great memory for Mercedes and an important life lesson for the rest of the kids.  Mercedes will probably never understand how inspiring she is to the rest of us!