Tuesday, July 29, 2014

July 2014

Happy 4th of July!  Easton enjoyed 'scooting' in the town parade with his boy scout troop.


Our first ever visit from cousins!!! We love our cousins!!! Claire, the magnificent, drove by herself with her 4 kids from Texas to Virginia.  They stayed for a little over a week.  The kids loved each other.  We tried to do a few things, but not too many.  One of our days we rented a bounce house and cotton candy machine.











Claire coined Xander's hose monopoly as the 'car wash'.  






True tragedy.  Claire and I made these beautiful bags of cotton candy to save for the next day...however...they had completely dissolved the next day.  At least we captured their beauty before their swift demise.


Poor Ashlynn was sick for the first half of the trip and did not want her picture taken.  
This is the only picture we have of her face for the whole trip...and such a sweet face!



You don't get the magic of the next 2 pictures without seeing them on Picasa.  When you click from one picture to the other, Cache claps his feet :) 



Minecraft has taken over this generation.  
This is what we refer to as a virtual playdate with a few neighbors. 


Have I mentioned that we love the beach?!  We went camping this time at First Landing State Park.  By far our favorite camping site that we know of.  It is on the northern ridge of the coastline...basically a bay and the water is really calm, the beaches are natural, and there aren't very many people.  We catch crabs and you can walk out 100 yards in the ocean and it barely goes to your waist (it's still creepy being in the ocean, but shallow). 










David's mom, Annie, joined us for our camping / beach adventure.  I'm sure she got more than she bargained for, but it was a good time and overall good weather (a little rain, but nothing horrible).


Sunday, June 29, 2014

June 2014

The boys showing off their cool new balloon blowing-up skills!



Still figuring it out.




Mohawk Declan version 1.0


I got the most adorable hamster for free from Craigslist.  He poops up a storm, but apparently that's normal.  Cache loves him, the twins try to kill him, and I tolerate him.  We named him 'Hammy'.



Cache's preschool graduation...may it not be his last!



Easton's final day of 1st grade!  He still loves school but loves the idea of summer as well.


If only they weren't faking.


The indoor ball game that everyone loves but dad.  Huge beach ball is kicked up the stairs.  Kids are seated on the stairs and try to catch the ball.  The kicker tries to kick it over them and down the front staircase.  And that my friends is childhood.




Easton's sad, sad, sun burn.  We bought some cool inflatable alligators at 5 & below.  Easton laid on the alligator for hours at the pool.  Mom either didn't apply enough suncreen or didn't apply any.  Result = the most painful sunburn ever...followed by days of peeling.


Easton and Xander's fort.


Cache and Declan's fort.


The universal kid way to eat a doughnut or cupcake...eat the frosting on the top...then done.