July Memories

July was a great month.  We did some traveling and we enjoyed the mild summer days at home playing and just hung around the house. 

 

Here Clara and Sam are playing.  Clara doesn't seem to mind that Sam's new hat is shining in her face.  I enjoy seeing the relationships between each of my kids.  Sam has just begun picking Clara up for the first time.

 

The trampoline continues to provide a LOT of fun for our kids and all the neighbors.  Before we know it, Clara will be on it.

 

Clara spends a lot of time in the sunroom because it is safe and carpeted.  We are teaching her where her eyes and nose and hair is!  "Clara, where is your hair?"

I had a wonderful birthday with my nieces and nephews, my mom and kids.  My kiddos live for birthdays no MATTER whose birthday it is!

My dad continues to operate his charitable vending business.  Here he is at church servicing a broken machine after Sunday School.  The kids in the church get a kick out of seeing him open the machine.  Sometimes they get a PopTart.  One of my friends told me that every week they tell their son to make sure they set aside money to give to church.  She found out he had been putting in the church vending machine because after all, it still goes to the church!  We laughed at that one.

 

Ellen had her summer dental checkup in her pink boots.  She is my favorite 3 year old.

 

A typical summer afternoon... the water table has been a big hit this summer.

 

The older four attended Vacation Bible School in the afternoon at a new (to us) church.  

Sam spent some time with his buddy Carter and I had to take them out to Freddy's for a little treat.  

Our college friends Andy and Erin invited us over to their pool for our annual summer get-together.  The line up is Ellen, Noah, Sam, Luke, Rita, Clara and Grace.  We had a Taco Party Poolside - super fun.

The wagon has proved to be another toy that I don't know what we would do without! 
The kids use it ALL.THE.TIME!