More Summer Fun

What says Summer more than baseball? So for those of you who aren't in summer yet here are fome fabulous baseball shots.

What a hitter!

SUMMER!

Ok, I know it's not really summer (Kaylee reminds me every time I say it) but it is summer break and last week it even felt like summer. It was 95 degrees! So we went out and bought a sprinkler for the kids to play in.

Except, notice how dry they all are. Kara is the only one who actually ran in the water! Kaylee crept up to the end and would spray Kara and Andrew. Here is Andrew's reaction.

For once it wasn't Kara making Andrew cry. She likes to follow him around and half growl half scream until Andrew runs away crying. I'll have to get her on video sometime.

Another thing that makes it seem like summer is that Kaylee is out of school! Here are some pictures of the last day of school with her teacher Mrs. Murdock.

Her last day of school was Thursday the 22nd. Friday night at 3:45 in the morning Kaylee came into our room and said "Mom" I, half asleep, replied "mmm". "I want to go back to school". She's already bored! What am I going to do with them all summer?

Kristy's B-day at the ZOO!

Happy Birthday Kristy!

So she decided that for her birthday she wanted to go to the zoo. Of course, the kids were pretty excited about that. So it was all planned- then we watched the weather report. Low 40's, windy, rain and snow. Yikes! So we decided to go anyway. The drive up was very very windy so we were worried we would be eating and breathing airborn animal poop all day. But when we got to the zoo it was quite nice. A little cool but I'll take cool over scorching hot anyday. So apparently the time to go is on a cold day first thing in the morning. We went in right after it opened and for about an hour it was just us and one other group in the whole place! Here are some cute pics.

So this leopard kept walking back and forth right by the glass and every time he would look right at Andrew like "mmm tasty". It was a little creepy. Then we realized it probably couldn't see us because of the sun on the glass so it was probably seeing it's reflection.

I DID IT!

I'm not very photogenic so it looks better in person. It's pretty weird to not have long hair though. When I walked in the door after I got it done Kaylee laughed, Andrew stared at me like "what happened, Mom", Kara was excited because now my hair is short like hers, and Wes wouldn't look.

Ok, here's a better picture. I couldn't handle the bangs so they are pulled back. Next time I talk about getting bangs please remind me how bad it looks.

So I think this is a cute haircut. Should I do it?

Happy Birthday Kara!

Kara has been asking for months when she will be four. Well, the time has finally come. Kara is 4!


She had Morgan, McKenna and Gavin Patterson (her cousins) come over. We had a pinata. They had a lot of fun and they each got several turns before Gavin finally broke it open.




Then we all went inside and played Disney Scene It. Kara opened her presents and we had cake before the pizza came for dinner. So much FUN!

After dinner we rushed over to Kara's gymnastics performance.

Grandma Larsen, Grandma and Grandpa Rogers, Jenny, and Kristy came too. Then we went home for another party! More pizza, cake and ice cream, and of course, presents!

Kara waits patiently while Mom struggles to get the Barbie out of the box. Why do they make it so difficult anyway?

Happy Birthday Kara, we love you!

Happy Birthday Kaylee!!

Ok, so I know I'm a couple weeks late but better late than never, right?

So Kaylee is the lucky girl who got three, count 'em, three birthday parties this year. On her Birthday Grandma and Grandpa Larsen came over for cake and ice cream.

Then on Saturday she had a party with her friends. There were 11 screaming girls (okay 10 girls and Gavin) running around the house for two hours. YIKES!! Fortunately Andrew slept through most of it and Jenny came to help me. I don't know what would have happened without her. Oh, all the pictures are courtesy of Jenny (she filled my entire memory card!) They made bracelets,

played musical butterflies,

and wrapped each other in toilet paper "cocoons".
They all had a great time.

Then on Sunday we went to Grandma and Grandpa Rogers house to celebrate a lot of birthdays. Kaylee, Danny, Grandpa Rogers, and Great Grandpa Rogers. So many birthdays and so much fun! BUT, we will never again invite so many kids to a party.