the 4th

For the 4th of July this year we took a hike up the ridge next to our house...

Played Slip-N-Slide in the backyard (this is Delia doing a runway walk)...

Wore our red, white and blue...

Rode bikes...

And lit sparklers as our fireworks were cancelled this year...

Happy Independence!!

Camping at Vallecito

We went camping last weekend at Vallecito with my brother and his kids.  It was definitely our most "successful" camping experience with kids so far.  Hopefully it will keep getting easier the older they get.  And having cousins to play with made it so fun!

Pop having fun in the tent...

Siblings in their camp chairs...

Favorite part of camping for the kids- playing in the dirt with their cousins!

Root, root, root for the Thunder...

Isaac played for the Thunder this T-Ball season.  It was so fun to see him improve over last season- his hitting, catching, and throwing have all gotten better.  Paying attention to the game for longer than three seconds, however, needs a little work.  The Thunder made some actual plays this season, making the games pretty enjoyable to watch.  We are so proud of our little slugger!

Backyard Swimming

We've been trying to stay cool by swimming in the backyard.  Miles thought the hose water was TOO cold, but Isaac and Delia are loving it, especially their dollar bin squirt guns.   

Happy Bop Day

For Father's Day the kids took Matt miniature golfing- it's becoming our annual Father's Day outing.  It was fun to have Miles running around swinging a club, too, now that he's big enough. 

For some reason all the kids have different names for Matt- Isaac calls Matt "Pop", Delia calls him "Daddy", and Miles is finally talking and calls him "Bop!" or "Boppa!!"  They LOVE Pop/Daddy/Bop!