Pente

Nothing like an intense game of Pente to heat up an already warm summer evening

The dog was not amused

(he's not a summer dog--the cool hardwood floor is his friend)

If I have this for dinner...

...can I have an Oreo Blizzard for dessert???

First Annual Camp-Out

Bob's cousins decided that a summertime family camp-out was in order. So they gathered their whole clans and included us cousins for some fun of the highest order! We set up tents and BBQ'd dinner before the kids jumped on the jumpy castle, assembled crafts, played whiffle ball and had water fights with each other. The evening was topped off by an outdoor after-dark showing of Toy Story 3 on the side of the house...complete with popcorn from the popcorn machine.

The weather was warm and dry--perfect for sleeping out under the stars with some really wonderful families!


Water Bottle Rocket Launcher

Manicures and Pedicures by Rylee & Emma

bike

The big plan was to get Julia a new bike for her 8th birthday in August. But on yesterday's bike ride, this happened to her tire:

So Bob had Sophie and Emma ride home and deliver the message that Julia would be needing some roadside assistance (aka...me and the van) to bring her and her exploded tire home.

We figured that replacing the tires on her almost-too-small-old-bike would not be too cost effective, so we just had her birthday a little early so she wouldn't be bikeless all summer! Woohoo!


And of course we had to take her out on her maiden voyage after hula lessons this evening.

Denver Zoo

Mom and Dad had guest passes so they took us to the zoo today. It was a bit hot and there were lots of pregnant ladies (Sophie counted 20). I bet the pregnant ladies thought it felt more than just a 'bit' hot...but I digress.
There were lots of baby animals to keep us entertained...including Dahl's sheep, orangutan and other miscellaneous monkeys. It was a good day!

awwwwwwwww!

Smile for the camera, Dolly!

One of these things is not (exactly) like the others...

Sinus Infection Tapir Visual Aid

For the last week I've felt exactly like this Tapir looked at the zoo today.

But now I'm taking antibiotics so hopefully I'll be leaping like a gazelle in no time!

-Filet Mignon
-German Chocolate Cake
-Fire Extinguisher

The presence of those things all at once only means one thing at our house. It must be a birthday!!! Bob's birthday, to be exact!

A bunch of us went in on a new iPod Touch for him since he needs portable music to do a dance unit at his new school next year (a good excuse, anyway).
He not only scored a new toy...but a few new bestest friends too!

50th Wedding Anniversary

(If you get an error message, I think you can ignore it and just push "enlarge images" underneath.) That worked for me, anyway! : )

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Booya!

Julia had her first softball game on this warm, windy evening.
We're not really sure if her team (The Booyas) won or lost at this point, but Julia really had fun doing cheers in the dugout and waiting for the ball to come to her at second base.