Milton Hershey

John had to give a speech about an autobiography he read. We first helped him think of things he was interested in learning about. Then we told him some names of people that were known for that area of interest. Thank heaven for the Internet!! We were able to show him books, John is very visual, of the various people. It finally came down to me going to Barnes and Nobel and buying 3 different books. When he was able to see them in person he quickly made a decision. Milton Hershey. Since then John checks the label on EVERYTHING to see if it was made by the Hershey Company. After writing the report, he had to give an oral report. He did an awesome job! We were so proud of him! When he was typing his report he sat at the computer like this.

That is his "clothie" on his head. It gives him comfort. Whatever works! He also had to make a poster to be displayed in the hall at school. He did a great job!

-Jennifer

Happy Valentines Day

Love from the Davis Family!

-Jennifer

Jennifer Turns 37

"They say it's your Birthday. We're gonna have a good time"!
We celebrated my Birthday as a family on Saturday since Mark had to go out of town. The kids made sure Red Robin sang to me and gave me an ice cream sunday.


Then tonight some of my dear friends and I got together for dinner. Love my friends! They are my rock!



(from Lf to Rt)Susan, Leslie, Rene



Kelli and Jennifer (the Birthday Girls)

I Have Been Crafty

Just some of the things I've been creating in my wonderful craft room Mark made for me!!


Valentine shirt for Alison and I.


Shirt for John. It is iron on vinyl.


Shirt for Alison.


Choose The Right tie tacks and magnets and necklace.





Snowman shirt for Alison.


Snow people buckets for the kids' teacher's Christmas gift.

-Jennifer

Mark Turns 38

Another year older. Another year wiser. That's our Mark! He is the best husband and father anyone could ask for. We love him so much! Happy Birthday Mark!

-Jennifer

Things John Says

I was helping John by checking one of his homework answers. When I asked if he understood he said, "Duh! I'm not stupid for nothing! It takes hard practice!"

-Jennifer

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas from The Davis Family!




-Jennifer

Look Who Has Braces Now

John was a real trooper today. He had problems with the braces in the middle of the night. Let's just say, we are glad we got them on during Christmas break!!

Alison's Christmas Dance Performance

Alison is on the Studio 1 dance team called the Soda Pops. We are so proud of her. She is super excited! Today they performed 2 dances at 3 different retirement homes. They were great! Then we met at the studio for a Christmas party with ornament exchange and of course dancing!! It was a lot of fun!







-Jennifer

A Spooktacular Dinner

This year we invited our friends, the McBrides, over for our annual Halloween dinner. We had a lot of spooky/ yummy food!

































We also had "Ghost Brains"/ rice and "Zombie Guts"/ Italian Cream Cheese Chicken. I didn't get a picture of them though. The kids really love this tradition. And I really love it too!

-Jennifer

The Blue Man Group

We went as a family to see The Blue Man Group. It was AWESOME! We had great balcony seats and were able to see the whole stage. These guys are incredible at the drums! And they make cool art with paint.








-Jennifer

Things Kids Say

We had just finished lunch at Mike's and John got cold. He said, "I am so cold I just got the shi**ers". I tried to tell him the correct pronunciation of the word "shivers", but he insisted that he had said it correctly. Mark and I had a great laugh to ourselves.

Alison's Friend Birthday Party

This year Alison wanted a Luau for her Birthday party. So we invited some of her friends from school over for a wonderful afternoon of fun! They swam, did the hula, played games and ate. We had tropical drinks with Flamingo straws, fruit and of course cupcakes and ice cream cones. The girls all had a great time and got along really well. They were such good friends at school. Alison is looking forward to the new school year to see her friends again.

The Hula Girl!

Kaydyn, Aviana, Quinn, Ella, Alison, Elizabeth

They swam while listening to Hanna Montana. Sometimes a girl just has to dance!

They played Hot Coconut! They also did the Limbo. I was holding the Limbo bar, so no pictures of that one.

Opening presents.

The cupcake tower!

Does she look happy or what!

4th of July

The 4th of July means Family, Friends, Food and Fun for our neighborhood! It started when Alison was born. A few neighbors have family over, BBQ and set off Washington fireworks. That means ones that go up in the sky! They are not legal here in Oregon. Then we all get to know each other better and we start adding to the group. This year there were about 60 people! So. Much. Fun! It starts with the kids parade. They decorate their mode of transportation and go around the block.

Alison and her scooter.

The whole gang!

Because Ryan was "too cool" to go in the parade, John was as well. So funny!
I must admit, they do look pretty cool.

When all of the parade participants got back we did a human pinata! The adults threw candy at the kids. There was a lot of candy, and it was fun to see the kids scramble for it. A few of us noticed that the kids were not picking up all of the candy. We asked them why. They told us that those were things they didn't like. Kids these days!

God bless America and potluck BBQ's! We had more food than you would know what to do with! Plus a 16 lb. smoked turkey, hot dogs, ribs, and 2 briskets! If you went home hungry, it was your own fault!

Happy Family

We all enjoyed $1200 worth of Fireworks! That's what happens when you get so many people pitching in. It was fabulous! Can you say, "4th of July with the Davis' next year"!

Alison Turns 6

Alison got to celebrate her birthday on multiple occasions this year. When all of the family was here for John's baptism we had a family party for her one night.

One of the Barbie's she has been wanting. Thank you Grandma and Grandpa Thompson. She loves it!

A hug from Uncle Sean

Then on her real birthday, breakfast in bed!

She got a double stroller and twin baby dolls from Mark and I.

John gave her Barbie in a Mermaid Tale. She has fun taking that in the swimming pool and bathtub!

She chose Olive Garden for dinner. They don't sing anymore for people's birthdays!

Red Robin gives you a free meal on your birthday (if you sign up on the email). So on Monday we went there for dinner. At least they still sing to you and give you an ice cream! That is my kids favorite part of their birthday.