July 18 - DR. Appt.-Teddy Bear Olympics-Mary's Birthday Party-Natalie the Flower Girl

Natalie at her orthopaedic Dr. appt. She is posing by the x-ray of her spine, which we are just keeping an eye on. Her last orthopaedic dr. saw a slight curve in her spine and so we are just going once every 6 months for check-ups. So far, so good.


The girls dropped off their Teddy Bears for the 3rd Annual "Teddy Bear Sleepover" at the library. This year the theme was OLYMPICS! So, we brought them over to the library early since we had plans for the evening and checked them in. Goodnight "Autumn Bear" and "Heart". They were all signed up for the Teddy Bear Olympics and we would see them in the morning!
(they are the orange & pink bears in the back row to the right of the middle)



Here we are arriving for the paddle wheel riverboat cruise for Mary's birthday!


The girls give Mary her roses and Mary gets caught holding a very large bottle of.....


The girls and I


Gavin and his girls - OMG HOW CUTE!


Mary & Uncle Tony ask Natalie to be their Flower Girl in their wedding next June. Natalie was so excited! So we posed for some pictures!

July 17 - Mudcats end their t-ball season!

Natalie's t-ball team, the Mudcats had their last game. They had all improved so much from just a few weeks ago and we are so proud of Natalie for sticking it out. She went from trying to nap on the field (so she wouldn't be too tired for ice cream after the game!) to hitting the ball while it was pitched to her and running those bases like nobody's business! We are so proud of you pumpkin! Way to go! Also, we had the team gather for a 'team photo' since we missed picture day. And then we got Natalie's official individual picture too. Check out the Capri Sun juice in hand!

June 16 - Jan's Clan Puppet Show & WHOLE FOODS!

Here we are at the library to see Jan's Clan Puppet Show (Click here for their website). The girls and I invited Grandma Jane and Sydney along while Grandma Diamond watched Ryan. The kids had a wonderful time laughing and dancing. The puppets were hilarious. "Jan" even showed the kids how she makes her puppets and told them how she became a puppeteer. That was interesting. So, once again, fun was had by all! Even Sydney was boogying down with Amanda & Natalie. And the confetti bomb was a hit too. The girls were trying to pick up every little piece of it to take home. Too cute!

And then I can't go w/o mentioning the BRAND NEW WHOLE FOODS that just opened up! Lisa and I took the kids and checked it out on this opening day. It was chaotic, but we still managed to pick up some things and see the store. It's so nice inside and it's very large. Looking forward to having one a little closer to home. Auntie Candy (Lisa) bought everyone a tea pot cookie too to celebrate this festive event! Haha!