I Scream, You Scream......

.......We All Scream for ICE CREAM!!

The Ice Cream Truck made it all the way out to Valley Way today & these three kiddos were SO excited to see it!
 
 
 
 

Princess Dance Camp

Practicing in the kitchen before leaving for her performance
 
Princess Laura Ann after her first dance
 
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With her famous (in B'ham, anyway) dance teacher, Mrs. Kristen
 

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Laura Ann LOVES to dance and anything princess, so her life was made by getting to go to Princess Dance Camp at church this week. She was ALL into it ALL week. Every night, we would go through her dress up bin to pick out what princess and/or dance outfit/dress she was going to wear the next day. The camp schedule each day included dance instruction, a devotional with the highlighted 'princess' traits for each day, snack time & a craft. On the last day, Cinderella, the Prince & Belle hosted a tea party for the girls & then assisted them for the parent observation. Laura Ann was so excited on the last day for us to come & watch her dance. She was all business during the performance & did a great job. Looks like I'm going to have to break down & sign her up for dance class......I've avoided it long enough.

Bug Catchers

 

Some days I get totally lost in boy world and today was one of them. I think I said a hundred times, "DO NOT open that jar in the house!". Daniel and Jeb decided it would be fun to catch bugs. Thankfully, they only came up with crickets, but then wanted to keep them in the house. I know they are harmless, but they are bugs & don't belong inside. Dan finally convinced Daniel at bedtime that the crickets would be so much happier outside in their home, so he released them. He is already talking though, about what he wants to catch tomorrow. Looks like I have a bug catcher on my hands......

Blueberry Pancake Date

 
While Laura Ann was at Dance Camp this morning, Daniel took me on a 'date' to Cracker Barrell (his choice) for blueberry pancakes. He was a perfect gentleman & gave me lots of laughs. Love my little man!

"Bahunzel" & the Robbers

 
See the resemblence?
 
 
The satchel with the stolen crown
 
Bahunzel joined them with the 'Wanted' poster of Flynn Rider

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Daniel & Jeb started playing 'Tangled' this morning while Laura Ann was at Dance Camp. No surprise that they were the bad guys. As usual, Daniel did his very best match his clothes to theirs. He said he was the one in the green shirt if you were wondering. They found backpacks to carry their swords in & used the binocular case for the stolen crown. And the crown bag also needed a wanted poster of Flynn Rider, which they added too. As soon as Laura Ann got home this afternoon she joined them as Rapunzel, or "Bahunzel" as she says it (no matter how many times Daniel corrects her). Love their imaginations!!

The Weekend

Ready for some fun on Friday night at church with Mrs. Ann. Dan & I got to enjoy a great Parent's Night Out!
 
Laura Ann invited us for a picnic with her & some friends Saturday morning.
 
Sweet Girl before church Sunday morning
 

CARS 2

 

We met the Prices for a fun night at the movies tonight. CARS 2 was definitely not my favorite Disney movie, but the kids all loved it, along with popcorn & lots of treats!

More of "All in a Summer Day"

Here are a couple of more things that fill our summer days....

Biking & Strolling
 
 
Lunch on the porch before hitting the waterslide
 

Top of the River

 
 
Daniel, Griffin, Morgan & Laura Ann
 
Checking out the river after dinner

Dan & Blake have been craving catfish, so we took off with the Greenhaw's to an old favorite, Top of the River, tonight. We used to go there 'back in the day' before we all had kids. The last time we went, I was pregnant with Daniel & Morgan was a tiny baby, so it really has been awhile. I guess Gadsden just seemed too far to go with a bunch of babies these past few years, but sad to say, the babies in this group are all grown up! It was a fun night with great friends & great food!

A Fun Day at McWane

 
 
 
 

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The McWane Center has some new things for summer and we decided to check them out today with the Bozemans. Our favorites were the new Zip Line (Daniel wouldn't try it until our 2nd time around, but loved it then) & the huge foam blocks. Petting the sharks & the hurricane tunnel are still up there on our list too! We are already looking forward to our next trip!

All in a Summer Day

We are LOVING summer!! Here are a couple of things that often fill our days......

Lots of dress-up goes on daily.....today was Wonder Girl & Clark Kent
 

We are visiting the library every week to check out new books. Daniel chose several baseball books this week & drew a baseball field to go with the story in this one.
 
Laura Ann chose Fancy Nancy and the Posh Puppy this week & drew a picture of Fancy Nancy & Frenchie to go with her story.
 

WATERSLIDIN'

 
 
 
 
The Gushing Geyser continues to provide loads of entertainment!

Peach Smoothies

 
 
 
Daniel has chosen peaches at the grocery store the past couple of weeks & we decided to use them for smoothies this afternoon. YUM!