DJ's friend, Joseph, is the annual book fair mascot... (isn't he cute) This is outside Cascade Ridge elementary. These guys are ready for school to be out.. just a couple weeks to go!
Cast-Off ceremony for 'graduating' 5th graders... now on to Beaver Lake Middle School! Mrs. Trudeau presenting D.J. with his certificate - she's such an incredible teacher! 5th grade camp was just a couple weeks before school was out - 2 nights/3 days at Camp Warm Beach. Watched a video of what a great time the kids had.
Alec, Jake, DJ and JosephIt's almost difficult for Dave and I to say "we have a middle-schooler"- where does the time go!? He's more than ready for middle school, a real locker, going to 6 classes, and has asked for a cell phone already... yeah right... keep asking!
Ivory, Sam, DJ, Fletcher, Drew, Jack (and little bro' Luke)
G-ma & G-pa Burnett. Grandma had taken you shopping a few weeks earlier and you picked out this grey suit that looked so handsome on you. 
As luck would have it, the Red Sox were in town this same weekend so we spent the rest of the day at Safeco field watching the Mariners beat the Red Sox. 
Taking a stroll after dinner at Yard house Pub which quickly became our favorite spot. Austin was wiped out after the day of traveling - took him back to Embassy Suites while Dave & the boys checked out all the cool surf shops. Came back with cool Quicksilver caps.. they'd never owned anything but baseball caps so now they were really looking like they were on vacation mode! Stayed 2 nights in Waikiki before heading to Kona to meet up with the rest of the family!
Hanuma Bay - famous snorkeling spot. We were told to get there early to beat all the tourists, which was great, but it was cold in the morning with the wind. Boys saw some cool fish & thought snorkeling was pretty cool!
We love these condos for their spaciousness and for the big grassy area. The boys just have go right out the sliding-glass doors to their own "back-yard" - when they weren't in the pool or beach they were playing whiffle-ball. Austin also discovered Bakugans..
Grandma with her boys! I was impressed 4 of the 6 at least looked at the camera.. Austin and Carter were trying to grab the football under the water. They played keep-away with that ball for hours!
Never a dull moment when these 6 get together!
Grandma and Austin
Aunt Sara (center) with friends Laura & Marjann. We had so much fun - stayed up too late most nights... looking forward to partying with these 3 amigos again.
Andrew's team went undefeated (2 yrs. in a row now) with an 8-0 record. Andrew's a great rebounder (height is in his favor right now), ball-handler and has a mean shot (made a last second March Madness type 3 pt. shot at the half-time buzzer in the last game). It helps that he pratices non-stop. When he's not at school you can find him on our cul-de-sac hoop taking on DJ and his friends. Coaches: Dad and Mr. Simpson.
Favorite thing to do right now: Practice dunks on the adjustable hoop and video tape on the FLIP.
Austin proudly showing me what he made at school.... he really got into Christmas this year! Helping decorate the tree and pointing out which ornaments belonged to who.. basically, any of them he really liked were "his" 
From left to right... Uncle Jim, Aunt Sue, Grandma great, G-pa Steve, and G-ma Peg opening presents together after our Christmas honey-baked ham dinner. The weather was treacherous today and we really thought Christmas dinner with everyone wasn't in the plans. Everyone braved it though and made it here safely despite the scary roads!
My cousin Ashley's & Alan's little girl, Ava. She looked so cute in her holiday dress... same age as Austin & we're so glad they live close by and not 'way over in Seattle' like they used to!
Love this picture of my grandma.. we used to make this 'christmas tree' appetizer every year when I was a kid. Aunt Sara had the great idea to get all the stuff for this year....Very cool to see DJ making this with Great-Grandma. 
