Summer Vacation at Disneyland

On July 19th we headed out for California to enjoy some fun in the sun! My parents were able to join us on our short little get away. Grandparents ROCK! We met my older brother and his family at the park. The new Pirates of the Carribean ride is awesome! We spent a day at the beach and on the last day of our trip, we headed into L.A. to attend the baby blessing of our new nephew, Chason Kent Hall.

The beach was wonderful! We headed down to Huntington Beach on Friday afternoon. The weather was perfect and the kids enjoyed the ocean. I accidently forgot the camera when we went to the beach, so I apologize for not having any adorable beach photos. I was very upset! The girls looked very stylish in their hats and Chase was in heaven while catching a few waves. I promise to be better in October when we head back to California with Scott's firm.

It was short, but wonderful. It is always good to be able to make such precious memories with family. We are very blessed!

Proud to Be American

Each year, our 4th of July tradition is to meet up with about 3-5 of our friends and drive to Boulder City (15 min. from home; Home of Hoover Dam) and watch the Boulder Parade, drive back to our place and swim, eat a huge amount of food, take naps, and then go back to Boulder for fireworks! It is an incredibly long day, but ohhhhhh sooooo much fun!

This year we celebrated the holiday with 5 our friends and Grandma and Grandpa. At the parade it was fun to be able to see some old friends and even the Torgesons (a dear family of 10 kids that Jen grew up with in Houston!) At the pool, Scott got all of the Dads involved in several water competitions. They raced over anything, from holding their breath to chicken fights with their kids on the shoulders! They had a BLAST! We had over 15 kids in our backyard for lunch! There was tons of laughter and lots of great food! It was terrific!

I will forever enjoy fireworks. Boulder City does an amazing firework show and this year was no different. I absolutely love watching the kids curl up with their grandparents. Mom and I inevitably Uhhh and Ahhh at the exact same time. It was another fabulous 4th!

Summer Swim'n

Don't ya just love Summertime?! We just finished another year of 2 week swim classes with our favorite swim teacher, Ms. Rosie! We met Ms. Rosie through school. She was actually Chase's first Early Childhood teacher and we love her tons and tons and tons!

Both kids are now able to dive off the diving board in the deep end while wearing clothes! WOW! Ms. Rosie truly is amazing. Way to go Chase and Abbey!

In addition, our Reagan has figured out how to swim with just her wings on. She kicks her little legs and just putt-putts around the pool. She had lots of fun playing in the sand/water table while watching her big brother and sister learn their stuff!