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Thursday, July 10, 2008

Tess' Rendition of "Shoefly Don't Bother Me!"


This has been the strangest summer ever. My poor kiddies don't even remember what a summer wardrobe looks like. Usually by now I have already had the ceremonial retiring of last seasons clothes where I box up what can be handed down to the next kid and take the rest to D.I.. This year, however, I decided that every child would need a drawer full of back-up clothes, like jeans and sweatshirts, for those unexpected days. (Up until a month a go we were still getting snow in the mountains.)

With all the confusion, how could I expect Tess to dress herself appropriately for the weather. Unlike Reggie and Mitchell, she isn't up on checking Weather.com every morning for dressing advice. The turtleneck that she chose to wear on this particular day did, however, improve on the witch costume she insisted on wearing the day before. Would you guess that this day was in the mid 90's.

Oh what a silly, silly girl!

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

"Red, White, and Blue Forever"







4th of July 2008 was great. We continued our tried and true traditions like homemade ice-cream, bike decorating, and barbecued ribs. But, we also wanted to start a new tradition in our neighborhood. So, Reggie and I sent out 57 invitations to families living in our subdivision and invited them over for breakfast on the 4th of July. We served 120 people: pancakes, fruit, sausage, and bacon. It was a lot of fun, but we wouldn't of been able to pull it off without Sherrie and Reg. The skies were overcast and misty, perfect for a mid-summer party.

Later, we spent the afternoon swimming. We finished the day off by heading to Jason and Kristin's for their community bash. The kids played on blow-up slides and ate snow cones, while the adults ate Sherrie's homemade potato salad with chips (we forgot silverware). We watched fireworks from a neighbor's yard, while Jen serenaded us with "Les Miserables" show tunes. Rylee even learned to ride her bike on J's flat cul-de-sac.

What an awesome day. I love my family!