Fireworks

For fireworks on the 4th we headed over to hang out with all of our Bible Study friends, which we have done for the past couple years. We were missing some of our girls this year. The kids and Dads swam for a little while. And then they were anxious to get to the fireworks. The Dads always enjoy the fire part!

James still really isn't into the fireworks so Haylie has no problem doing extra sparklers for him!

It's a Kid's World

It seems like we go from one fun activity to the next these days with the kids - carnivals, fairs, festivals, etc. I wonder how all that excitement and stimulation will affect them in the long run. They'll probably be like their Mommy needing to be in a constant state of activity. We have so much fun watching them have fun though, it's hard to resist going when we hear about fun events. To celebrate the 4th of July we made our second annual trip out to a local carnival / 4th of July event. It was blazing hot but the kids loved the rides and bounce houses anyways.

This was the kids' first time in a carnival "fun house." They liked walking through the different rooms but they were a little scared by the spinning wheel at the end:

They made it through!

Happy 4th!

Dinner with the girls while Sarah was in town:

Summer Blast

I have been wanting to teach Summer Blast since I last did when I was in college, however, ever since then I have had something in the way, called a job! Since I officially became a stay-at-home Mom last month I was so excited to be able to teach again and hang out with the kids for the whole week. Jaime decided to teach with me and we had such a fun time with our cute little 4-5 year olds.

Jaime was such a good teacher:

Haylie's two best friends from school were able to come with us every day and Haylie loved having them there:

My crew for the whole week:

One day, Jack spent the night and then we had even more fun in the car:

It was fun having Kiley in our class:

James even got to attend - he was with the little kids and didn't get to do all of the activities but he still had a fun time singing and dancing and doing some crafts.

Girls Nights

I love getting to go out with our Bible Study girls - it' such a fun time of chatting about girl stuff without kids interrupting or spilling stuff on us!

Here are some photos from recent girls nights.

At a local club listening to a Country Band:

We sat outside because it was a packed house and felt like it was 100 degrees inside. Other than the cigarette smoke outside it was perfect. We headed in once for a little line dancing. Can;t wait to go line dancing again soon!!

Girls night at PF Changs and Water for Elephants:

Dance

Haylie had her second dance recital recently. She was much better this year. She had been practicing her routine at home and really knew her steps well. She was so adorable in her little purple tutu outfit.

Unfortunately I had a big head and a microphone in front of me during the recital so it was hard to get good pictures:

So proud of my princess:



Looking at her carnations daddy picked out :) Not Mommy's choice but Haylie loved them because they were pink - she didn't know anything else!

Nanny came to watch:

The attempted family photo:

Kiley and Lea came for Haylie's recital too:

Tickets

Yay for a great husband who surprised me with fun tickets!