Happy 4th of July

The boys in their Old Navy shirts that Grandma Shauna sends every year.

This year for the 4th we went to Steve and Carrie's again. Always a good time!

Tanner's 8th Grade Promotion from Robert Townsend Jr. High

Greg and Grandma Shauna patiently waiting for it to start. It was hot in that gym.

Tanner is moving on up and out of Townsend Jr. High and we all survived those awful Jr. High years. Tanner is a good kid. With just moving here this year I was nervous about the adjustment to a CA school from a MT school. Two opposites. Tanner is definitely the minority here in Chino Hills. There is a huge Asian population here that works to our benefit when it comes to the schools. He is challenged and has some great examples of scholars all around him.

We know Tanner would do well wherever he was, but are glad we're in Chino Hills.

His promotion ceremony was at Ayala High School. Grandma Shauna was able to come. You know how it is, your friends around, we were crampin' his style by making him take pictures with us.

After the ceremony we went to Chili's with the Cullems, Blockers and Grandpa Markham. It was a fun day!

Memorial Day 2011

For Memorial Day we went to Greg's brother and sister-in-laws house. They have the best backyard ever! An awesome pool, hot tub, swing set, and all the toys you could ask for. Tanner played catch/drown your neighbor in the pool while Ty swam and Isaac spent most of his time in this little Play House. It was a fun Memorial Day!

This is why I never take pictures.

Today I thought my boys all looked nice in their church clothes so I wanted to take their pictures. What a joke!

Tanner won't ever cooperate when it comes to taking pictures and Ty and Isaac are following in his footsteps. So this is as good as it got before it was time to walk out the door.

Ty's Surgery

Ty had a very large mole on his thigh that was worrying the heck out of me. Every time I changed his diaper I would get a ton of anxiety. I have to say, I'm not really a stressed out person, but when it comes to my kids health, I become super paranoid!!! It's not a good thing.

Anyway, I took him to the Dr. in December and they referred him to a pediatric dermatologist who then referred us to a pediatric surgeon. All of these Dr. appts were traumatic for Ty. He loves going to the Dr. but every time they touched or measured him, he was not a happy guy. Anyway, we left it alone for a while. Went back to the pediatric surgeon the beginning of April and the mole had doubled in size in only 4 months. Not good! So needless to say, they removed the mole. For an adult, no biggie. For a little guy, a big deal. He had to be put out to have this done.

He was such a trooper. They are so good to the little kids and can I just say modern medicine is amazing. They gave him this drink that pretty much made him out of it. He was awake, but wasn't really there. They give him this so that he would be okay for the I.V. and he pretty much didn't remember anything after that. All he remember is that he got a cool race car, stickers, a few rides in his magic bed on the elevators and a lot of attention!

So now he always wants to go to the Doctors office. Pretty funny!

Our new Wagon

Grandma Shauna and Grandpa Dave got Ty and Isaac a wagon for their birthdays. This is the morning it came and they could hardly wait to hop in. I'm sure some good times will be had in this ol' wagon.

Killin' time...

Ty always has to have a drink when he's in the car. Kinda like his mom and the rest of the Hooper family.

At our house we get cabin fever very easily. We've got to get out of the house and find something to do until Tanner gets out of school. So we usually go to Target and get a popcorn and a soda. Or we just head on over to the "Sev" for a soda and a treat. Before I was a stay-at-home I used to make fun of my sisters for always going to the gas station. Now, I get it!

Exciting, huh?