Another day at the beach

The 5th of July started off as another sunny gorgeous day, so we decided to spend it at the beach. We all kayaked and the kids swam, we had a blast... until the winds rolled in and it got too rough to be on the water. All the kids are becoming excellent kayakers and they all love it. Yay!

K's practice "kayak"





Me and Josh

Lisa going for a paddle

Happy 4th of July!

We spent another 4th of July at home with the Neymans, Linda, and The McConaugheys. A great day of friends and family. We seem to have been blessed with the best of both!

Pre-festivity picnic

Paxton, Carter (Paxton & Avery's cousin), Malia, Avery, Josh, & Kaylie

The dads (Mark & Marty) took the kids to the fireworks stand, which was MUCH anticipated. The kids all emptied their piggy banks in the morning and decided to spend all their money on fireworks. We decided $5.oo per kiddo was enough, much to their dismay. (No, Malia, you may not spend all $34.oo in your piggy bank on fireworks!) I was proud of them for all wanting to use their own money to buy some of the fireworks. Smoke bombs were the favorite - especially the purple & orange.

Fast forward a few hours... after Linda's famous lime jello shots... Lisa and I are dancing to Michael Jackson on the patio. Ok, I know this is not the best picture of me or Lisa, but check out Kaylie. Leopard swimsuit, hair flying, awesome dance moves - she just kill me, she's so much fun!

Mark was the awesome dad - doing fireworks with the kiddos. They couldn't wait until dark, so they started early at the beach.







About 5 minutes into the fireworks, K fell asleep.

The Port Orchard fireworks

The kids running around with sparklers

Us!

Bike Riding

One of the favorite activities for the monkeys - bike riding. All three of them love their bikes & their scooters. Josh is by far the fastest & the most daring. Malia is slow & steady, and Kaylie is learning fast, she'll have her training wheels off in no time!






I just thought this one was pretty. While the kids and I were out riding bikes in the driveway, Mark was pruning bushes along the side of the house.