Lunch Time

Candice and I did a little shopping this morning where I found a $79.00 purse on sale for $24.00. I had been looking for a light colored purse for summer for awhile but had kept looking because the prices were ridiculous. This one was perfect and a very good deal. After shopping we met Jennifer at Carlos O'Briens. It is close to Jenn's work so she was able to take a lengthy lunch and join us. Jenn refused to be in the picture, however she did volunteer to take the picture. We didn't have the kids today because they left this morning for Iowa with their Dad. They will be gone for a week. Candice got a call from them once they landed in Iowa so we know they are safe and sound. I am sure going to miss them but I am also sure they will have a great time with their other Grandma's and Grandpa's. I had a wonderful time with 2 of my girls today and always feel blessed to be able to spend time with them.

Charlotte's Web

Candice, Connor, Cambell, Kara and I went to the Arizona Broadway Theatre today and saw Charlotte's Web. It was a wonderful play and kept the kids interest by including a lot of audience participation. Wilbur the pig was running through the theater trying to hide from the farmer because Wilbur thought the farmer was going to kill him. The farmer was also running through the theater looking for Wilbur. There was a short break in the middle for standing up and stretching which everyone did in unison under the direction of the narrator of the play. I was impressed at how good the play was and how it kept the kids attention. After the play the cast was in the lobby for pictures and autographs. The kids had them sign their tickets and we took pictures of the kids with Charlotte the spider and Wilbur the pig. We had a wonderful time and look forward to seeing another play in July.

Cuties!!

Look at those cute faces!!! It is so much fun to watch the kids and Maverick play. We were playing hide and seek and Maverick would help Cambell find Connor and me. It was so cute. Maverick would sniff us out and then stand and look at us until Cambell would come by. Sometimes Cambell wouldn't notice us but Maverick did his best. These three have a ball together.

Father's Day Fun

Today we went to the Candice, Rob, and the kids house for a Father's Day quad ride. Of course we all didn't ride quads...Connor, Papa and Rob took the quads out and all of us girls enjoyed a nice morning relaxing in Candice and Rob's beautiful back yard. The boys had a great time and when they returned we ordered pizza and watched a little of the US Open. It was a very nice Father's Day celebration.

Good Buddies

Connor and Maverick are good buddies. Connor enjoys getting Maverick to do tricks. Maverick's tricks include sit, down, stay, roll over, give me a kiss, shake, and take a bow. We are always trying to think up new tricks to teach Maverick and have been working on trying to get him to open the cabinet by pulling on a rope tied to the cabinet handle. I am sure Connor will have Maverick doing it in no time.

Lego Exhibit

Connor and Cambell are staying with us this week while Candice and Rob are in Las Vegas celebrating their first anniversary. It's hard to believe it has already been a year. We are looking forward to a fun week with the kids. We took Connor and Cambell to a Lego exhibit today and it was a sight. I have never seen so many Lego's. The dragon in the picture is made of Lego's. That must have taken quite a while to put together.

Cambell enjoyed sliding down the slide that came out of a castle built with all sizes of Lego's. She went down that slide at least 100 times. We got there when it opened so it wasn't very busy at first. Lots of children were sliding by the time Cambell was tired.

Cambell also enjoyed building with the giant Lego's. She wanted to build a tower that was her size so she did. Good job Cambell!

Connor and Papa worked on building a castle. It took a long time but they enjoyed hunting for just the right piece and then deciding on where it should go in order to get the castle they were thinking about.

Connor and Papa are very proud of there castle. They worked hard on it and enjoyed working on it together. Great Job Connor and Papa!!

Summer Fun

Connor woke up early this morning and we went outside to enjoy some cool weather. The cool doesn't last long though and it certainly is not so cool that we needed to think about staying dry. Squirt bottles were a big hit with both the kids...thank you Papa for getting them.

Papa and the kids were wore out after an afternoon of swimming. Connor loves for Papa to throw him high in the air and then land in the pool. Cambell enjoys it too but as she is flying through the air her face shows a little fear...however she comes up and wants to do it again so I guess she is not that afraid.

Summer Swimming

Candice brought the kids over today and we all spent the afternoon in the pool. All the kids are like fish. Kara has been swimming well for quite a while. Connor learned to swim last summer and has not forgotten anything...he has actually gotten better. Cambell is still using her floaties but she has no fear and splashes around all over the pool. We took Cambell's floaties off to let her try and swim. She did great swimming back and forth between Candice and I but she would never come up for air. We would tell her to get her head up and take a breath but she would say "I can't get my head up". We will keep practicing with her and I bet she is swimming by the end of the summer. We finished off our swim with popsicles which has become a tradition.

First Day of Summer Break

Today was the first day that I have had Connor and Cambell for a full day since Summer break began for Connor. We had fun playing games, dancing with the music blaring while playing pool...Connor is getting better at pool, and we also made sock puppets. Summer is going to be fun.