Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Review of our Favorite Summer Moments

Maggie learned to sit, unassisted, and got two teeth!
The kids were in a daycamp production of Eric Carle's The Hungry Caterpillar. Annie was a butterfly, Henry an apple, Sophie a cocoon, Charlie a pear.




Annie was in her first play- "Little Red Riding Hood" with the Missoula Children's Theater. She was an adorable "mischievous raccoon". (Pictured, back left)



We went to the Barker's for a Fourth of July fun food fest! Maggie enjoyed her first fourth and another "date" with James Leonard




Annie got dressed up... festively, of course.





Sassy Fourth of July triplets (2/3 with wet pants...)






The kids made their own fun in the backyard...







COUSINS! We were SO lucky to have a visit from Ashley and her kids, Elle and Jeff in June. It was like a 24-7 party! We went to Northwest Trek with Grandma and Grandpa (pictured here) and spent lots of time playing in the backyard. It was a highlight for sure...



We also went to Great Wolf Lodge (without the camera, sadly) and had a blast on the indoor waterslides, sleeping in the cool Kid Cabin, and wearing ourselves out! (Totally fun, for those considering it...)

We saw lots of movies... Wall-E, Kit Kittredge, Kung-Fu Panda, Horton Hears a Who, and The Dark Knight (mom and dad).
We read lots of books.
We spent hours and hours at parks.
We did lots of silly things, and talked a lot about preschool (gearing up!) and first grade, what they would be like, who would be there, what we would take, etc.
It's been a fun summer, and school is just around the corner. We are excited for the new challenges and exciting changes that will come with the new school year, but it's always a little wistful too...

6 comments:

Kristen said...

you take all 5 kids to the movies?!? wow, you guys are brave.
sounds like you had a fun summer. :)

Jenn said...

I can't wait until we can finally get the girls together!!!

Chris said...

Holy shnikeys. You said Ashley and her kids came over? Isn't Ashley only 11 years old? We've got some serious catching up to do.

Unknown said...

Amber you guys always look like you are having so much fun!

Lewis Family said...

Ok, can your girls look any more like you. They are so cute and such mini Ambers...it's adorable. Last time I saw you, you were very pregnant. Glad to see everything went okay with the latest Jones Family addition. Check out my blog at www.alewisfamily.blogspot.com

Phil and roxy said...

Wow look at my cool cousins