Hodin Family Blog: May 2008

Happy Birthday Rhys!!!

Well, Rhys turned 3 last Saturday and we were able to celebrate with some close friends here at the house! Of course, my camera battery was dead, so I only have this one pic of Rhys with his birthday pal, my mom. Thanks to May, we had one camera working there :)... *Update* Got some more pics, yay!!!

Rhys on his new scooter...

Happy birthday to mom and Rhys...

The birthday boy...

Rhys opening presents while the kids watch...

Mom and Rhys (not such a hot photo of me, oh well!)...

Dad Went Fishin'

My dad sent me this pic of him after a recent fishing trip. That is a nice dolphin he caught! Crazy to us AZ folks, I think!

Trouble Transitioning

Well, it has been a rough transition for the boys moving into the new house, especially Rhys. He has struggled with his behavior and sleeping patterns since moving. Ethan has been faring better, since his school routine has stayed the same. Fortunately, now that we've been here for a few weeks, things are starting to settle down, but whew, has it been crazy around here!

Rhys getting into mischief while mom was packing...

Another shot...

The first night Rhys was up wandering and fell asleep here around 5 a.m...

Another shot...

Our Beautiful Cali

For those of you who don't know, I was recently able to adopt a beautiful seal mitted Ragdoll cat, whom we named Cali. She just turned 2 and is a retired breeder from California (hence 'Cali'). I'm actually adopting another retired breeder (also from CA and a Ragdoll, a blue bicolor lynx) named Harley in two weeks, so look for the posting entitled, When Harley Met Cali shortly to see him! LOL. Here's a few pics of our sweetie pie...

Cali under the kids water table...

Another shot...

And her favorite past time....

She's SOO guilty!

Kids at the Park

Some pics that we took on our last bikeride in our old neighborhood...

Ethan

Rhys

Our New Craigslist Find

We got this nice bike trailer on Craigslist for a great price and have been enjoying using it before it gets too hot. It's been a great way for us to explore our new neighborhood and we even ran into one of Rhys' Sunday school teacher and her family who live like 3 streets away!

Our trailer on my bike...