Grandparent's Day ~ 2022

Pictures taken Sept. 12 ~

We celebrated Grandparent's Day with Grandma and Grandpa and gave Grandpa his new birthday jacket!

Mama's Little Helper...Making Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Picture taken Sept. 6 ~

Elli and I made a pineapple upside down cake using our new pineapple corer/slicer!

Bicycle Trail Break

Picture taken Sept. 5 ~

Taking a little break after the steep hills on the bicycle trail.

 

Sailboat Cove Bicycle Trail

Pictures taken Sept. 4 ~

It was a beautiful 75º on the bicycle trail to Sailboat Cove.

A Little Drum Set Improv (Video!)

Pictures taken Sept. 2 ~

Video ~

Boomerang video ~ no sound.

First Day of 6th Grade

Picture taken Aug. 24 ~

First day of 6th grade and middle school!

Sprinkler Badminton (Video!)

Pictures taken Aug. 23 ~

We played some sprinkler badminton on the last day of summer break!

Video ~

Brady's 24th Birthday!

Pictures taken Aug. 22 ~

Happy 24th Birthday, our sweet Brady! We love you so much!!

Elli made Brady a paper party hat. :)

Cherry cheesecake.

Marshmallow had a party hat too.

What are we gonna make with our new pineapple corer/slicers?

We brought home barbecue.

Playing a new game - "New Phone, Who Dis?"

Friend Sleepover ~ Part 2

Pictures taken Aug. 17 ~

The next day of Elli's sleepover with her friend from church ~

Morning puppy snuggles.

Making blueberry crumb-top muffins.

Taking Marshmallow for a walk.

Playing Five Crowns.

Picnic lunch and Checkers (and later watching Disney's Descendants 3!)

Friend Sleepover ~ Part 1 (Videos!)

Pictures taken Aug. 15-16 ~

Elli had a sleepover with her friend from church, then we switched houses!

Elli had fun at her friend's house making tie-dye shirts, going to a splash park, and watching movies.

Then we had a sleepover at our house.

Puppy shower on the deck.

Videos ~

Playing Smash Bros. video game.

Fancy afternoon snack.

Sprinkler sword fight.

Italian dinner on the deck.

Watching Disney's Descendants 2 movie.

Flip Turn (Video!)

Pictures taken Aug. 13 ~

Practicing a flip turn at the wall during swimming lessons.

Video ~

6th Grade Registration

Pictures taken Aug. 10 ~

Elli's 6th grade registration - ready for a new school with some new glasses and also...contacts!

Cousins from Texas

Pictures taken Aug. 8 ~

We had fun with cousins from Texas!

Chocolate Chip Cookie Day!

Picture taken Aug. 4 ~

Elli and I made super fast chocolate chip cookies (Elli's favorite) when we found out it was chocolate chip cookie day!

Marshmallow's Summer Outdoor Shower!

Pictures taken Aug. 4 ~

Backstroke & Flip Turn (Videos!)

Pictures taken Aug. 4 ~

Elli had a faster backstroke at her swimming lesson!

Video ~ Backstroke.

Video ~ Working on a flip turn at the wall.