Bradshaws -- April/May 2013
And a Mother's Day wish from Oregon . . . Mom, we love you and are grateful for your encouragement and support! Here's an update on recent Bradshaw happenings:

Becca – learning something new every day. She will now walk in her walker and blow kisses. She had a recent week when she couldn’t keep any food down . . . stressful and messy but she seems to be back to normal now.

Hannah – scoring goals on her soccer team the Tornadoes. She is also getting ready for her big dance recital. This year she will not only dance with her class as a “falling star” but also as a sheep in the opening ballet. She is so cute!! She loves to read and I can hardly get to the library often enough to keep her stocked. We all loved being at Sam's baptism and Hannah is counting down till she turns 8 (she has to turn 7 first!)

Josh – also scoring goals on his soccer team. Reading, reading, reading. Book project due last week on a biography of Tom Thumb. Tennis. Played the piano for “festival” and received a “superior rating.”

Awesome 3000: The first Saturday in May is a huge running event for kids here in Salem. They run heats by grade divided into girls and boys. Josh ran a 2K and Hannah a 1.5K. There were over 4000 runners with hundreds in each heat. Josh and Hannah both did awesome and finished in the top 10.

Marianne – playing tennis?!? Yes, really. John signed us up to play on a mixed doubles team and so I’ve gone to a couple clinics in order to avoid embarrassing myself (and John). We had our first match last Friday (thanks to Rich & Brittany for providing child care and moral support). We lost but I did not double fault every time and even had a few returns that went in. We had a fun temple outing when John's mom was here with Mom, Laura and Kathryn.

John – Playing tennis. Has lots of tennis buddies who are always texting him to go play. And played with a couple of teams.

Lucy -- Had her 4th birthday on 5/2. The kids celebrated by making her a "cake" from slices of cheese, slices of leftover steak and slices of apples. There was much doggy rejoicing!