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!
July 06, 2009
Happy 4th of July!
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.
June 16, 2009
Point Defiance Zoo
Monday Kaylie had 2 doctors appointments (eye doctor, then surgery consult for her hernia), so we spent the rest of the afternoon at the zoo to make up for the not so fun morning. We had a great time!
K loves the carousel. First ride zebra, second ride seahorse. Look at that smile! Fun!
Have you ever heard the noise that peacocks make? Craaazy!
Playing in the water & following the "clothes & shoes required" rule, against great protest.
Java the Tiger. We were so happy he made an appearance this time. Last time we were at the zoo, K was so disappointed that he was hiding the whole time.
K and her budgie bird
Me and my girl in the shark jaws
June 01, 2009
Fun in the Sun!!!
The low, low tides exposed all sorts of fun things for us to see...
And to eat! We had a yummy clam dinner with the Neymans... TOO MANY CLAMS!!! Next time I won't dig quite so many, but I'm sure the seagulls appreciated the pre-cooked clam dinner.
Kaylie & Little Avery in their matching sundresses. Soooo cute!
K in the Polly pool
Mark took Kaylie kayaking out to the Dyes Inlet shoal at low tide - she is pretty much standing out in the middle of the bay. Ask us about her run in with the kelp crab - it wasn't good!
Josh with his sunscreen faux-hawk
The Fab Five of 2009: Kaylie, Malia, Avery, Paxton & Josh
Josh and K in the blow up pool filled with hot water. They would run through the sprinklers to get cold, then dive in.
We spent a long afternoon at the Adamski's lake house on Haven Lake. K was so excited to be in the water! I love the expression on her face!
K didn't want to take a slow spin around the lake behind the boat, so they just floated. 
Sweet Marky Mark
Kaylie taking a swing in her jammies right before bed.
Me at Melinda's house
Kaylie feeding the Budgie birds at new Point Defiance Zoo exhibit. Our girl is getting TALL and SKINNY!!
On the dizzy chair at the zoo
Kaylie the anemone
