Yo Ho, Yo Ho...

It's a pirate's life for me. Kids completely enjoyed the new swimming pool. we had a choice of a pirate ship or a whale...I figured the pirate ship would be a hit, and it was. Loved watching them swim/play, hearing the stories they created as they sailed/swam the high seas. Loved the bright colors and how they contrasted with the kids and the sunny day. The weather has completely cooperated (in the high 90's for the past several days) making splashing and swimming a totally cool way to spend an afternoon.

opening gifts

more fun for Yahaira and Gracie. Rose seemed most impressed with the paper.

cake!!!

She is 2!

Saturday she turned two, unimaginable that she has been with us for two years. What an amazing journey it has been.
What an amazing person she is. Sunday we celebrated with family...the highlight for Rosie the cake of course. The middle picture is of Rosie singing Happy Birthday along with us, so cute!

It's raining....

Wednesday afternoon while the kids were playing in the pool and conducting a water fight it began to sprinkle soon it was raining, just a light steady rain. Yahaira came running up to me saying "it's raining mommy, I'm getting wet!" well there is a picture. She was fairly wet to begin with, since she was in her swimsuit and had just spent the past few hours playing in the pool. She runs into the garage and grabs an umbrella where she proceeded to stand under it to stay "dry" soon she ended up back in the pool as the picture shows. You figure out that logic we just laughed.

the 4th of July...

and that can only mean 1 thing, time for the annual 4th of July family picture wearing our flag shirts from Old Navy. A tradition began in 1999. Each year we get together to snap a picture or two, the color of the shirts change and in recent years the number of faces in the picture has increased. Love looking thru the album that I keep just these pics in, seeing how we have changed over time.

what to do....

while waiting for the fireworks show to begin? take family picutres of course :)

July 4th, 2007

a glimpse into our day yesterday. We started with a picnic at our house. Later in the afternoon we headed to the park to take in the concert. Eventually ending up at the lake to watch the annual fireworks display. A beautiful day, warm, but after the short rainshower in the afternoon it cooled to a comfortable evening. After the fireworks we set up a tv, and dvd player outside and watched a movie. With the fire pit going it was the great way to end a totally fun day!

water fight....

no summer get together is complete without a water fight. Anthony could barely lift the water gun the Piercy's brought. Rosie had to have help from Josh. Cassandra was quite resourceful and just grabbed the hose. Lot's of wet fun ensued.

waiting for fireworks....

As the sun set the kids got more and more excited for the fireworks to begin. Across the lake they could see some fireworks being set off in someone's yard. Loved seeing there excited faces. When the fireworks show began Rosie just about jumped out of her skin it startled her so much. Yahaira fell asleep just moments into the show. Loved hearing their wows! and excitement as they watched the show in the night sky.

weekend at beckie's

We spent this past weekend in Moorhead visiting Beckie. I left Thursday after work arriving in Moorhead around 11. Long drive very long drive. The kids loved swimming in the hotel pool and hanging out with Beckie. So fun to get away and just relax for awhile. So great to see Beckie and spend time with her. The kids are already asking when we are going to go back to see Beckie again. They had a wonderful time!

blue slushies

the kids had blue slushies with their meal, it quickly became a competition as to who could achieve the bluest tongue. Beckie soon joined in drinking from the little ones slushies trying to out do them. Lot's of giggles and laughter followed.

space aliens

We ate dinner at this restaurant Friday night. Totally a kid place. The game arcade won major points in the fun
category.

childrens museum

another fun place we visited. Kids loved the train ride. It was a fun filled place with a new discovery around every corner.
Loved the hands on approach and the kid friendly atmosphere.

red river zoo

It seems whenever I travel with kids we usually end up at a zoo at one point or another.
This zoo was located in Fargo, it was great fun! I liked that it was smaller in size, not so
overwhelming with this age group. Kids had a fun time exploring and playing.