And what's summer without baseball? Snow cones, apparently. We went to a Chukars baseball game, but the kids watch about half an inning of the game before questions of snacks/treats become pretty frequent. Sharing a snow cone with a buddy is pretty awesome on a hot night!
We also learned that Owen's best buddy, Carson, and his family will be moving away at the end of the summer. These two really adore each other, so it will be an interesting transition when they don't have each other close by anymore. We are already planning some reunions!
We had an official birthday party for Hadley with her friend, Reagan (also moving away), because their birthdays are only 12 days apart.
(And coincidentally their brothers' birthdays are only a month apart.)
Unfortunately, the weather didn't really cooperate, so the kids were only playing on the water bouncy house we borrowed for about 15 minutes before the chill set in. Strangely though, Hadley did not want to change out of her swimsuit for the whole party! You could say that Owen enjoyed the slide...
And of course, there were lots of treats and eats to be had.
Uncle Ken, Aunt Chantelle, Katie, and Hannah made their day trip down to see our house and attend the birthday party, too.
The kids love having visitors and made sure they felt right at home, reading to them and playing games with them.
Let's see, what else...? Oh yes, last week Owen attended VBS every morning and science camp at the local college every afternoon. He enjoyed them both! Although a week of no naps did wear on him, taking him straight to Crankytown. Here's VBS with an Everest theme. (I didn't get pictures of science camp because I just dropped him off with his teacher outside the building, but they learned a lot about ocean creatures, and he had a good time with his friend Brady there, too.)
At VBS, they got to do bottle rockets and make their own bubble blowers; I think he liked his science block the best because of that. His least favorite? Probably the singing and dancing! (He's in black blowing bubbles. I volunteered all week and snuck some pictures while I could, like this one from the office upstairs. Haha!)
They had a cute 'base camp' set up where the kids could eat their snacks in tents with a view of Mount Everest.
And they also had a chance to draw pictures of things they were thankful for. This is Owen's drawing of our garden, which he must really enjoy! I thought it was pretty cute.
July also saw the end of YMCA t-ball. (Thank goodness! I say that because it complicates dinner and evening routines for six weeks, but it was fun to be on a team with kids and parents we all know.)
Some outgoing neighbors put together a neighborhood t-ball team of incoming kindergartners so the kids could get to know each other a little better before school starts. Personally, I think they organized it better than the Y, with weekly practices and games at the local park. For the final 'party' they even set up a field in their backyard with pools for 1st, 3rd, and home plates. Again the weather was a little cool for water, but the kids still had fun!
July has been cooler and wetter than June, which rules out most water activities normally at the critical point this time of year. But the kids have enjoyed the parks without being too hot, as well as some fun on the driveway with Hadley's new presents.
Phew. That's enough for now. I wish I could tell you how many photos we had to attempt to get Hadley to look at the camera for this family selfie. She is a master at avoiding eye contact with the lens! Everyone else has moved on to their tired smiles by this point. :)
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