Catching up - 4th of July

We spent the 4th of July at my mom's house this year. The girls had a blast playing with cousins Addisyn and Johnathen. My mom's house is such a great gathering place, the kids love her backyard playground with swings, slide, basketball court, tetherball and a full size merry-go-round. Such a blessing to spend holidays with our family!

My girls, ready to head to grandma's for a celebration

Daddy's firework haul

love those faces!

Addisyn enjoying her white chocolate pretzel stick

I love this picture of Lilly, her big smile, this picture just screams 4th of July fun!

My mom and Kyla

Lilly and Addisyn playing on grandma's playground

Tony and our nephew Johnathen

Busy Summer

My goodness I cannot believe that it is already August! I had the highest expectations that summer would allow us to slow down a bit and bring me ample opportunities to keep my blog updated. It seems like we are still constantly on the run trying to take advantage of time with friends, family and good weather. We are often returning home in the evenings girls tired out from an active day and getting them tucked right into bed. Over the next few weeks I will post some of our summer doings in an effort to play catch up. We have been to lots of very fun and creative birthday parties, 4th of July, Tony and I took Kyla to a Sounders game, concerts and such that I have been collecting great pictures of. We are looking forward to squeezing as much fun into the summer we have left before Kyla's starts 4th grade (oh my she is growing fast!) and Lilly starts her first year of pre-school!

Rainforest Cafe

My girls love sunglasses, purses, flip-flops and lip gloss!

Kyla, Lilly and Amy at the Puyallup Farmer's Market

Kyla, Emory, Lilly and Makenna at the zoo