Happy Birthday Grandpa Jim!

Simple Pleasures

It would be so much fun to go on a big vacation this summer. But since we don't have the money for that, we've been getting creative and enjoying the simple things in life...

flowers, little girls

cereal necklaces

slides

sisters

brothers

puzzles

hair

raw curiosity

bike rides

Daddy's shoulders

new friends at the park

treasures found on the ground

boxes as boats

...and we learned something - that just spendig time together is where the fun is at!

a good day to go to the zoo with friends

Marquez gets out of the heat. It was 92 degrees!

Marquez and Makaylee are cracking up because little Jeffrey has his whole bottom in the waterfall and is soaked!

Whee!

Jeffrey was so cute trying to take a picture of the beaver.

Jo-Jo's mom was trying to get him to give Nyah a hug. Look at that expression! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!

its okay, Jo-Jo

tree climbing until the wildlife show starts

Phaedra and I

boa constrictor

macaw

Phaedra and Jo-Jo drumming

showing Ben how to drive

Nyah has never liked to be confined in anything. She wouldn't stay in her bouncer, baby swing, high chair either and now we can add stroller to the list.

Makaylee LOVES the petting zoo. She is so nurturing.

Awww...... so precious

funny monkey

Snow cones! Ben's expression says it all :)

Mmmmm!

Wanna bite, Mommy?

Fun on the Farm

Orin's grandfather is in town from Arizona so we head to Papa and Nana's farm 20 minutes away to see him. The cousins play Legos on the bed while Nana cooked the spaghetti.

Orin's sister, Erica and Mom (Nana) are in the back. Orin and his grandfather in front.


Orin's dad (Papa) takes Nyah to look for the horses.

Where's Papa's nose?

Is it time to swim yet?

grabbing gear

Climb on in :)

Mommy's little mermaid

Ben is such a joy to have around. He always makes us smile!

Nyah REALLY wants to go in too, but that would mean Mommy would have to suit up and climb in and it was cold!!!

So instead I sit on Orin's nice warm lap.

Marquez was the first one out of the pool.

Papa got a Disney Princess bike for his little princess.

Grrr... Ben's a tiger

Will stakes out the cousins during a Nerf war.

Auntie Erica pushes Nyah in the Kettle car so she doesn't feel left out as the big kids speed around on their bikes.

Oh, My, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang :)


Makaylee learned how to ride a bike this month and she is enjoying her new freedom!