Last day of summer

The last day of summer was an official "Pajama Day." We also saved our most fun craft for the last. The kids painted outside (yes it was over 100 degrees but we were in the shade and they didn't even notice the heat).

L makes a person.
D starts with grass.
E uses as many colors as possible.

D's masterpiece!

L's creative creation!

E's colorful artwork!

Summer Vacation

We had a great vacation in Austin. We were there five full days, time for fun in the sun!!

We always spend time looking for the best rocks to throw into the lake. L is carefully choosing.
We spent lots of time swimming in the lake. Part of the fun was jumping off the dock.
D jumps...

and lands!

Many "wars" were fought on the mats.

E could stand up!

D built a marina for his boats.

The girls relax at the water's edge.

More water fun!

Grandpa took us on a hike for something different. We all enjoyed it and are looking forward to the next hike.

E wore her glasses most of the hike! Not sure what's up with L in this picture.

Grandpa led the way.

Rosales family at the trail head.

These are actually walking sticks. Yes, I know, hard to believe!

Looking for the lake from up on the mountain.

Then, of course, we had pool time.

The two big kids hang on grandpa.

Papi sends E flying.

L looks graceful even doing the "helicopter"

D perfects the "helicopter"

Sisters! Best Friends!

The girls were so excited to get hair cuts this week.

These girls are getting so close. They are playing together so well these days.
Definitely best friends!

L is always ready to pose, especially if her hair has just been styled.

Silly girls

Soccer Camp

E decided that she wanted to attend soccer camp this year. She did so well and had such a fun time. She was so excited that the whole weekend before she would not take off her shin guards.

She learned skills, played games,
scrimaged,

played one on one. It was a great week for her!

D also got to attend soccer camp. He learned so much, made friends and had fun! He's the kiddo in the orange shirt with the ball in the middle.

D is first in line to head the ball into the trash can.

Happy 4th of July!

We had a great 4th of July!!!

This year we all had matching t-shirts which was very fun!

E, my 3 year old

L, my 5 year old

D, my almost 7 year old

We have a tradition of celebrating with grandma and grandpa every year. We go to two parades and get a big bag of candy! We always take pictures by this tree (above).

Walking to the first parade

This picture is priceless!

Waiting for the parade...

We take pics when we wait for parades to start.

D hangs out with the son of mommy's good friend from college. We only see our friends once or twice a year but the two boys, only 2 months apart in age, always have a blast together!

E with a very heavy bag of candy!

Very handsome man we found along the way who had the same shirt so we picked him up!

After the two parades we celebrate with grandma and grandpa's neighborhood.

Balloons...

Snow cones...

face painting...

and even a hot dog lunch!