We love Paige, she brings so many smiles to our home with her cute ideas. One day she built this baracade all by herself.
She recently starting riding the broom around the kitchen saying "witch, witch".
She also says "All aboard!" and "Giddy-up horsey" and "
SUPER (fill in the blank) usually Girl, or dress." She loves the read books and always wants to pick which book to read next. She even wants to pick when there is only one book left!
Recently she heard that her friend Taylor was going swimming. When we got home she put on her swimming suit and later brought me a roll of duct tape and said "fix it". It took me a while, but I figured out she wanted me to fix the hottub so she could go swimming!
Today she starting using a marker that didn't work. She quickly hopped up to solve the problem. She came back with a battery! When I told her it wasn't going to work she said "need smaller one".
Last week Paige was sitting on Rick's lap and examing his face. She wanted to show him what she was looking at so she kept saying "look dad". She wouldn't stop trying to contort his face so he could look at himself until he faked that he could see his own face.
We went to the zoo last week and Paige couldn't wait to see the elephants, which we unfortunately last on our route. But the next morning I asked her what her favorite animals that she saw and she listed Zebra, Giraffe, Elephant, and Hippo (only one of which do they have at Point Defiance Zoo)!
Bradley, never afraid to be bold and walk on the wild side.
Paige and her very favorite babysitter, Rachael.
Happy as a clam with TWO painted cheeks.
Cuties. And then, the pinacle of 6th grade comes with.....THE DUNK TANK. Apparently the new PTSA did not realize this until after the announcement about the carnival went out over the loud speaker that morning. Tyson, not hearing a dunk tank mentioned quickly let her know how important it was. The poor woman said she spent half the day trying to arrange one and pulled of the biggest and best one they had ever had. The drama didn't end there. No one could fill it up because there was a leak in the hose, so they called the fire department across the street and a fire engine finally came and filled it. Tyson was of course first to volunteer. He said it was actually a little scary he were so high up there and now knowing when he was about it fall.
But of course loving every minute of it. With all the waiting to get it started there was a huge crowd by the time he got up there. It was great watching the excitement of all the kids. He had so much fun he did it again an hour later and Rick got the throw the ball and knock him in.
All on a cool June evening!
It was the combined efforts of Bradley as design, Grandpa in cutting, Mom in paint, and Dad in weight distribution, and Bradley in graphite application (sounds like Bradley did most of the work-wink!) 
