Hula Girls

Our neighbors (and good friends!) Trey and Chas just got back from a family trip to Hawaii. They were kind enough to gift the girls with these adorable hula outfits that they've been wearing non-stop! Preston is pretty proud of his new sharktooth necklace, and Paul and I got some yummy chocolate-covered pineapple!

Fishin' with Nana and Papa

Saturday afternoon, Nana and Papa came over from Hutchinson and we went out to Todd and Sarah's pond to go fishing. It was very hot temp-wise, but a little cloud cover kept it tolerable and even pleasant as we got into the evening. Paul got his line snapped by a big bass about 5 feet from the dock and was pretty upset. I brought in the biggest catch of the day, while Papa "hauled in" the most adorable baby bass I have ever seen!! Nana was bringing in the bluegills right and left, and Preston even caught one when he stopped playing long enough to fish for a minute, which is something the girls never did! After we ran out of bait, we headed to McDonald's for dinner before Nana and Papa went home. It was a great day!!

Twilight Tuesday

Every Tuesday night through the summer, our Zoo is open until 8:30pm. We've taken advantage of it twice so far this year, including this last Tuesday. We picked Daddy up from work then headed to Jason's Deli for a yummy dinner before heading to the Zoo. We had a blast seeing all the animals and enjoying the cooler evening temps. I told Paul that I am dreading the day our kids outgrow their love for the Zoo - I think I like it more than they do!!

Fishes

It has been so nice having a pool here in the neighborhood to enjoy whenever we want! We spent part of every day swimming while Christal and Mitch were here, and I took these pics:

Happy Birthday America!!!

We had our 2nd Annual 4th of July Block Party last Friday, and it was quite literally a blast! Christal and Mitch came up for the long weekend and it was so nice having them here! We went out for a nice dinner Thursday night when they got here to celebrate their anniversary and my birthday. Friday morning, the guys went fishing while the kids went next door to play on the inflatable water slide that our neighbor rented for the day. That evening, we had a Mexican feast (Quatro de Julio?), the traditional egg toss, bad karaoke, an even worse dance competition, and (of course) fireworks. Happy Birthday to this wonderful country we have the great pleasure and privilege of living in!!!

Summer-ing

So far, we've had a pretty standard, but no less wonderful summer. We've been doing a lot of:


growing

swinging

slip-n-sliding

cannonballing

snuggling

rollerblading

slide surfing

batting

riding

Chuck E. Cheesing
Zooing

and, of course, resting!!