July 2011
This month brings about Hannah's birthday party. She decided since she has been in gymnastics for a little while, that she wanted a Gymnastics Birthday Party! I can't believe my baby is 5 years old!!! Where does the time go?
Here are all her friends who came to celebrate with her.
She wanted a barbie doll birthday cake.
Her favorite instructor was in charge of putting on the party. Thank you Ms. Katelyn!
Here's Andrew's first experience with an electric toothbrush. Pretty funny!!!
Every summer we like to go canoeing at Nimbus Flat, off of Highway 50 and Hazel. Such a fun family adventure!
The kids also got a new slip and slide so they spent most of July sliding around on it. Such fun!
Andrew got a little water in the face on this one!
With all the nice weather we've been having, we decided to get another project done that has been on the to-do list for a while. A new gate on the side of our house.
Our old one was knocked down when we had redid our backyard, because of all the heavy machinery trying to get through the side of our house. Good thing we've got a handy daddy!
We also celebrated our 10th Anniversary in July! Travis and I were blessed to go to San Francisco for 2 days and spend some quality time there, while our neighbor Natalie watched the kiddos for us--overnight!
We had many yummy food choices, and ate at Scomas which is always a treat. Got ourselves some yummy seafood stew. Travis showing us how to eat the thing. We were so full afterwards, that we took leftovers back to the hotel and had it for dinner as well.
We got a good deal at the Holiday Inn Express! Only needed to use one of the beds though! ;)
We went on a ferry ride and got a tour of the San francisco Bay, the different bridges, Ellis Island and Alcatraz.
Such a fun 10 year anniversary trip!
August 2011
We visited Beales Point many times during our summer vacation. It's only 10 minutes away, and has a wonderful beach and swim area. The kiddos love it. This time we went with our neighbors Natalie, Tyler and Jayne. Tyler is Andrew's best friend.
We also had a visit from Grandma and Grandpa. This is pretty much what Hannah and Grandpa did most of the trip.
It was Mom Mom's birthday, so we came down and visited her at her new home in Sonora. Her health is not doing so well, with bouts of forgetfullness, possible Parkinsons, her legs and balance are unsteady. Praying that she gets better soon.
August also brought the end to our summer vacation. So sad! We had a wonderful summer, with so many memories, but school had to start up soon. Here's Hannah's first day at Kindergarten! She got accepted to Green Oaks Fundamental School in Orangevale. Hope she has a great first year!
September 2011
Another project we are working on is getting new garage shelves. Again, so blessed to have a handy husband. He gets the job done and did a beautiful job.
Hannah has been in gymnastics since she was 3 1/2 years old. She got to show off for us how she is doing. So proud of her.
The kiddos are such good helpers in the kitchen. Here they are practicing teamwork. Hannah is cutting the ends off, and Andrew is snapping the beans in half.