Randy & Cynthia, Ben & Tara, Me & Roberto
Nate "hanging out" at Sherwood Forest
Lots of crafting going on
Shy cousins
Paparazzi Paige struts her stuff at the talent show
This game is pure entertainment, nothing brings a family closer together than hitting eachother with pool noodles :)
During the summer, EA offers "college for kids" with lots of different activities to choose from. We let the girls pick whatever they wanted to do and both of my girly girls chose martial arts over dance and art classes. Plus, the Tenney girls are in it too. I have to say that I am more impressed with karate than I thought I would be. It's a great workout for kids and they love it!
Still in their jammies and deciding what to do first.
While taking a rest from a hike, the kids convinced Grandpa 
Father and Sons
and more Father and Son.
Gabs had a giraffe atop her boat
Faith had this beautiful ballerina
All the boats ready to set sail
Bon Voyage! 
It seems like she just started Kindergarten, now she's a first grader! Carter had a really good first year of school. Even with moving schools half way through, she has loved every minute.
Today, all the Kindergarten classes put on a little program. They sang and danced really well, it was so cute.
After the show with Gabby and Nate
One last picture with her teacher
So long Kindergarten, hello summer vacation!
The girls got to dance in their first recital this weekend. Carter said her favorite part was getting to perform their tap dance, the "Rhinoceros Tap", in front of so many people. Gabby said her favorite part was doing the "boogie woogie" move :) 
Here are all the girls in their class waiting to go perform...
and after the show with their friends. Great job girls!
The other day, Gabby asked me what I was doing on the computer. I showed her that I was setting up an account to help pay for her to go to college. "But I'm not going to college," she replied. I was a little shocked that she even had an opinion on the matter, she is only 3 after all. Since Gabby always says she wants to be a Mom when she grows up, I thought I would use that to convince her. "Oh yeah, you want to go college, so you can be a smart Mom," I answered. 
Since we live in the yard sale capital of the world, we decided to give it a shot and get rid of some of our junk. I went to wally-world early Sat. morning to get some change and put up the signs on my way back home. 4 cars beat me home and the next half hour was a flurry of the professional garage salers, and they weren't messing around. We had a steady stream of cars all day and sold almost everything. Not bad!
Our pajama clad daughters set up a table to sell muffins. They turned up the cute factor and sold out after a few hours. The muffin stand then became a lemonade stand. They did really well for being first-time entrepreneurs!
The day was a success!
...that the #4 gaurd on the clippers is for summer buzz cuts only. Whoops!
