My Birthday

We went here for the weekend

Pretty.

Looks a bit like a "Paint By Numbers" doesn't it?

I love these chairs.

We take a picture in them every year.

Isabel sat on Mike's lap all the way up the mountain on the chair lift and back down.

I couldn't watch.

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We had a great time!
Look forward to it again next year.

Random

Scenes from the weekend

trip to Home Depot

what Isabel does with my clean laundry piles

garage sale finds

Sleepover with cousins

sprinkler park

friends who went to Rapids soccer game with Daddy

and got cool binoculars

and HUGE snowcones!

and that evening at home

(photo taken by Grace)

Hope you had a great weekend too!

Where am I?

Hello Friends and Family in Nebraska!

Bubbles

bubble blower

bubble catchers

(even emma)

Summer Fun

Yesterday we played in the park with friends and when we got home the girls were instantly bored.
I told them to go get their swimsuits on and meet me out back.
They were in suspense.  Why?  Why?  Why?

I put out three cans of this.

I sprayed some on the table and handed it to them.

They didn't know what to do with it at first.

It only took a few minutes until this....

and this....

(Isabel really was having fun - she just wasn't into me taking her picture that day)

and then they headed over to the slip-n-slide for some real fun!

Great fun on a hot summer day!

Birds?

We went to the pet store the other day to buy some more fish. 
And came home with these....

Birds.

Birds?  Wait.  How did that happen?

I don't know. 

One minute we were looking for fish, the next we were buying birds.

Mr. Higgins on the left.  Maria on the right.

They are sweet peaceful cuties.

They let Gracie pet them.

Emma likes them too.

Really.

She sits by their cage and purrrs.

The girls love them!

I guess we'll keep them.

Earrings!

Yesterday, I suprised Gracie and let her get her ears pierced.
We were waiting for her 8th birthday, but I suprised her and took her three weeks early.

On the way there.  She was so excited (and a little scared).

It went quickly.

This is right after. 

Still a little nervous from the pain.

Not enough to cry.

She said it was like getting an indian burn and 

that it didn't hurt as much as she thought.

Happy early birthday Grace.

You were very brave and

You look so beautiful with your new sparkles!