The Waldeck Clan: August 2008

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Tori's 6th Birthday Party

Tori and all her buddies!

Molly and Christina

Emily, Alyssa, and Julia

Brae, Kaylee, Tori, and Alyssa

The Big 6!

Tori turned 6 on August 19th. We had a busy day that day so we celebrated as a family with a dinner out the weekend before and then had a swim party the weekend after on the 23rd. We hosted the party at her Uncle Dhon's house. We had pizza out on their front lawn and then headed to their association pool for some splash time. The girls had so much fun and were pooped out after 2 and 1/2 hours swimming! All in all, another successful party! We can't believe our Tori is 6. She now is the age Logan was when she went to heaven. She is her own little person, yet reminds us of Logan a lot in her mannerisms here and there. Tori brings us lots of joy and never is lacking to entertain us. We continue to pray that she will see her need for a Saviour and come to know Jesus personally. She is a blessing in our lives for sure!

Saturday, August 16, 2008

Tori's 1st day of 1st grade!

Summer came to a screeching halt last Thursday the 14th as Tori headed back to school. Life will be different for us Waldecks as she is our first child to go to school all day and start early in the morning. We have come to enjoy our lazy mornings in this house and it will be no more, unfortunately. You see, Logan went to afternoon kindergarten and was homeschooled for first grade. Tori went to afternoon kindergarten as well, so.... 8am school is early! I'm sure we will get used to it, as everybody tells us, but I'm not sure if we want to! We have loved our late nights, and late mornings! So for all my friends who, in the past, have known to wait untlil 9 am to call any morning, don't fear we will be up much earlier these days! Ok, so now that I've mourned the loss of my lazy mornings, on to her first day. It was a litlle hard to get her up. We tried for the early bed time, but I think a little excitement made it hard for her to fall asleep. Eventually we got her up, made her eat breakfast ( that's another adjustment, usually she likes to wait at least a half hour to eat) and walked our long 200 yards down to her school. I know you must be thinking how lucky we are to be that close. Yes, that is more evidence of God's grace in my life, knowing the morning thing is hard for me, He gave us a house super close to a school, knowing I'd need all the help I could get. I consider it a blessing! Next, met her teacher Mrs. Ediger,who seems very sweet, and then said our goodbyes to our big girl. Brae and I now have all day to hang out, which is fun, but we've only had two days so far so..... we will see how that goes. I can't believe my little Tori is in first grade, my how time flies. I'm looking forward to getting to work in her classroom in a few weeks so I can get to know her teacher better and her classmates.

Our Weekend in San Clemente

Last weekend August 9th and 10th we had our last little trip for the summer. Daniel was finally able to join us for a trip and we headed down to San Clemente. We stayed with my friend Rita and had a fun-filled, relaxing weekend! It was great to play at the beach and be spend time with Rita. Tori headed back to school on Thursday so we needed one more get away before it was back to reality! The above pictures are of dinner on the pier, beach time, pedicures, and the Oscar Meyer Weiner Mobile from the Street Festival, lastly Rita and I.

Monday, August 4, 2008

Summer.....

July was a super busy month for us just doing, "summer." Below is pictures of all that we have been up to.( yes, 6 slideshows!) In case you don't notice, Daniel is not in any of the pictures because he spent his July sitting in gyms from Seattle to San Diego recruiting basketball players. So the girls and I kept busy without him though we are enjoying this last week and a half together before Tori heads back to school.
So here is the break down of our July. On the 6th we headed to Shaver Lake for camping with my brother Bruce and many of his college friends. They do their annual "soccer head/TMC alumni" trip almost every summer. This was a first for us to join them. The Fays(gma,gpa Fay), Whitfields, Petersons, Fays, Burnhams, Athertons, Scherers and us enjoyed a fun week at the lake. It was a blast!
Next, we had a day at Magic Mountain with Lauren Labat. Tori is getting to be quite the thrill seeker, feeling like the kid rides are old news. However, their kid kareoke is their favorite thing now. We definitely have two rock stars in the making.
Then we had a few days with Aunt Melissa(My sister'nlaw) and cousins Holly and Kenny who were visiting from North Carolina. We always love our times with them!
Lastly, we headed up to WA State to attend the wedding of Jen Ayers'Stamper and Aaron Dickson. Tori was their flower girl and Braelyn was in a group of kiddos who were bell ringers. Being a flower girl has been a dream for Tori. I dont' think she realized it would last all of 10 seconds to get down the aisle, but it was 10 seconds she will never forget. The funniest part was how she started crying when the bride and groom left the reception because she told me, " I will miss them so much when they are on their field trip!" Very Cute! Before the wedding we spent a few days with my TMC soccer buddy Krissi(Trower)Olmstead near Seattle. We had so much fun hanging out with her and her kids. Then after the wedding we spent 4 days with the WA Waldecks for some cousin time as well! Their house is one big park for us, so it's always a treat to spend time and play in the pool, trampoline, swing set, soccer, pickle ball, basketball, and whatever other sport is your fancy! Actually, a highlight for my girls is riding Uncle Steve's lawnmower with him. So are we tired? Yes, but all the memories of a great summer were worth it!
I got a chance to update Logan's site, http://www.logansrace.com/ today, so be sure to check that out if you haven't. We hope summer is treating you all well, hope you enjoy our pics!