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One who loves pictures...one who does not.

 His "angry eyes"!

 And back to sweet again!

Watch Out....

Looks like a scary trio...right? We went to Laser Quest last night and had a great time! I had to wear the pack because Joshua was too small. He had the gun...which meant he was going at top speed trying to shoot people. At one point he said "Hurry up Mommy!!!" Umm....this Mommy is too worn out from working out, carrying you through WalMart as you threw the giant tantrum and catching you after 50 jumps off the diving board!! Running through Laser Quest is a bit much for me right now! Loved that they enjoyed it so much though!

4th Annual Cousin Camp!

We just got back from the 4th Annual Cousin Camp!!! Mary and I are always exhausted afterwards, but the kids have so much fun and make so many memories. It's worth it!!!

Camp got started off with a scorpion sting. Poor Joshua was carrying firewood. He dropped his log quickly and started crying. I thought he got scratched, until Mary saw the scorpion crawling away! We got revenge on it though. And Joshua was a pretty good patient.  

 The annual picture. This year we got smart and did the picture first thing (instead of waiting until the end when everyone was tired!!!). The kids helped make the sign...see thier handprints??).

 Silly picture....

Roasting marshmallows the first night. H-U-G-E marshmallows made for some extra yummy smores!!!

Friday morning we dropped Lucy at school and headed to Cameron Park. We went up Jacob's Ladder (should be called Jacob's Stairs!!)...a very steep and long staircase.

 Then we headed on a hike....made it 1 mile!

Picnic and splash pad after the hike....

 And then to the movies to see Madagascar 3.

Saturday morning we headed to the lake. Good fun!!!

 A creek stomp after nap time....we found "the bathtub" and the kids loved jumping in. We also caught lots of little frogs as we walked down the creek.

 Then....our first every Cousin Camp Olympic Games....sack race, egg toss, fill the bucket, beanbag toss, roll the ball and shaving cream/cheese it throwing.

 The boys loved the shaving cream/cheese it game. One partner had thier chest covered in shaving cream. The other partner had 1 min to throw as many cheese its as they could and see how many could stick!

 Scavenger hunt was the last activity....there were 7 clues. Each clue had pieces to a puzzle so at the end of the hunt, each kid had to collect the pieces to thier puzzle and put the puzzle together to earn thier prize.

 Always has a stick in his hand!!

Also managed to have a quick eagle sighting (but no picture), numerous fights and arguments but lots of laughing, good food and memories. The kids had such a good time. Can't wait for next year's camp...as soon as we have a good long year to rest up for it!!! :)

Summer Projects....

I had forgotten how frustrating but fun a 500 piece puzzle can be!! Jake got this over a year ago when Cub Scouts spent the night on the Lexington. He asked many many times to put it together, but I think he thought it would take a few minutes to finish and then we could move on to something else. So...we pulled it out and worked on it for about a week. The boys and I worked together. Mike and Sophia had no interest in it. And...we did it. Now it has been put back into the box and we have another 500 piece to work on. It's a fun way thing to have out and work together on.

Remodeling....

Our house has changed drastically in the past 6 months. I'd say things are about 95% done. Still some trim work and we need a backsplash in the kitchen. But....everything is so close to being done and looking SO good. Hard to even remember what it looked like before!!!

Pixie Skate....

 Time to use some Groupons...which means a few outings to the skating rink. Sophia always has a good time....she loves the music!

Beware of the cowboy skater that is holding a gun...he's a tough guy!

 Joshua threw one doozy of a fit while we were there. It was hard not to laugh when he looked          so cute!

VBS

All three kids (hooray!!!) took a trip to Babylon this week for VBS. It was a fun filled week and they had a great time.

 They tranformed the gym into a marketplace. Our new DCE really did a fabulous job!!

 The "ninja" who wouldn't get up in the front to sing...but did all the motions and knew all the words.

Missions Game....

It was Cub Scout Night at the Missions baseball game last night. A fun night with lots of food! The best part was probably the ice-cream....but the fireworks were pretty good too! After the game, Mike and Jake camped out on the field. Camping out is a relative term...I think they got about 3 hours of sleep! The day after has been a bit rough but at least the boys were able to take naps.

Dance Class

Sophia is signed up for 8 weeks of dance class this summer...and she is very excited!! Tap, ballet and jazz for an hour and 15 min each week. She couldn't be happier!! Tap shoes are pretty loud....especially when most of your house has tile floors! :)

The Definition of Summer.....

Every afternoon at the pool. Ice cream during the 10 min. break time. What more could kids want??