Happy Summertime

Summer is off to a great start! Here are some random pictures from this first week--Hannah with friends Abby and Lexi, YW overnighter at Gehrings cabin on Trails End lake, Preston's last baseball game and end of season celebration and swimming at the Garlocks pool.

Yeah for summertime.

After the final game, we had a parents versus kids 2 inning game--

see Dad in the backgroung playing 1st base?

Water polo 2011

CURTIS Water polo team

Getting introduced before the championship game against Gig Harbor.

After being tied at half time 4-4, they gave it their all but lost 6 to 8.

It was an exciting and intense game to watch!

Katie's biggest fan..

Happy to get 2nd in State, but sad to loose the championship game--

you can see it in their faces.

Fun times at the end of season party...

Bon Voyage Christian! We love you!

Last phone calls....

Last goodbyes at the MTC curb...

Last cousin party at Coldstone...

A temple session at the Salt Lake temple with Dad the day before entering the MTC....

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Here are some more sweet memories from the past couple days and weeks before Christian departed. He will be a wonderful missionary! We are excited to follow his experiences and adventures in Mozambique. I will be posting his letters and pictures on a mission web site that he has set up: Check it out here!

Christian and Mike cooking up a storm for Mother's day dinner...

Your next BEN!!

Rock concert

NVI hosted another orchestral Rock Concert with Bridgid Bribbens. Hannah and friends really rocked it out together at this end of year concert.

Future Mariner

Preston and Braden--first grade cousins heading to school together. We are so excited that Ben, Rachel, Christian, Braden and Birgita have moved to Washington.

Preston loves baseball. It's been a great season so far. He and Christian have also been to two Mariner's games and they watch them on TV as often as they can.