Park Fun

What betteer to do on a Saturday afternoon, but head to the park with Grandma and a few cousins.

Junie was excited to play and play.

The most interesting part, there were a whole bunch of praying mantises around, it must be from the weird weather this summer.

Swimming

I hate to say it, but I think it is time to say goodbye to summer.  This was our last swim of the year!

We can't wait to see you again next year!

Junie Quotes

I just had to get down a few funny June quotes.

Mom says "I have a surprise for you."
June replies, "Is it a moonicorn (unicorn) with a pink castle?"


She comes downstairs and announces, "Momma, I'm all fancied up, all that's missing, my nail polish."

She has also added to her name, if you ask what her name is, she will say and then add at the end, "Big Girl."  Just in case you were wondering. 

What a funny girl!

Countdown to Disney

I can't wait for our upcoming trip to Disneyland.  It is about a month away, so I made these countdown calenders for the girls.  They are just ribbons hooked on the door of my linen closet.  I put a pin on the ribbon and then tied on a numbered picture of Disney character for each day.

 The girls are super excited to open them each day and decide if their pin is a keeper or a trader!  As for me, I just can't wait to get to Disneyland!

1st Day of School

I can't believe it, Bella is a first grader.

She was so excited for her first day of school.  She was up bright and early, ready to go!

She is mostly excited about being in the french immersion program.  She received this Madeleine doll last night along with new owl pajamas to help her be a smarty pants.  I had this whole calm evening planned, to help her be ready.  Then the sprinklers in the back broke and flooded my scrap room, so we spent the evening mopping up a mess while Grandma Chris played with the girls and helped them get ready for bed.

Off she goes. We walked her to the bus stop.  She was thrilled to be riding the bus.  Mom isn't so sure.

Onto the bus.

And away she goes!

Of course, I made Bret drive us over to the school to make certain she made it okay and lined up with her class.  She is definitely ready for this next great adventure!

Wildflowers

With the cool summer weather this year, we were a little worried about having any wildflowers for our annual pictures.  Of course, they did not disappoint.  The colors were different, a lot more white than usual, but still beautiful.

We only got a few good shots of June, before she turned into a grump!

Then, she would only let Grandma carry her.

Bella was a great sport and looked beautiful.

She even hiked for these purples!

 My favorite shot, lots more on Bret's fliker!

Catch

For Junie's birthday, our cousin Sam, decided there was far too much girlie stuff at our house and Junie needed some sports stuff.  Thus, a pink bat, ball and a glove.  Bret took June outside to try out the new sports equipment.

She tried, but was a little nervous about the ball.  I guess there is more work that needs to be done here.

Bella got out her glove too, also pink!

She had a great time playing catch and even caught a few, who knows, maybe we will play sports after all!!