And the first half of July photos are here

Just a little bit about our July (and mostly in photos)...

J and A have officially begun their stage one orthodontics treatment.  Due to the jaw problems in my family we stared early. dd-A had more severe issues than J; she even has a retainer to help with her bite which she wears every day.  She might have to wear it a little longer.  I say might because she wears it so religiously, and she keeps track of the hours, etc.  J is not as good about it, but that is not a surprise, hee heee, but he does alright.

a super exciting picture of my water cup that I have regularly by my desk while I am working.

We had family visiting and obviously all the activity tuckered D out.  He fell asleep with his head resting in my hand while we were watching a movie.  hahaha!  He is such a cutie, trying to be a big boy with everyone else.

We have a very big 4th of July party here.  and it gets bigger and bigger every year.  :)  This year left me seriously wondering what next year will bring.  This is a photo of our official start to celebrating the 4th of July:  Our roman candle salute.

the left over pre-4th of July trash outside my front door.

My church notebook.  I had a presidency meeting this day.

It has gotten hot enough here that we officially pulled the fans out. 

Yay for summer!!

D was hiding from me.  I was trying to get a picture of him outside on the deck.  He ran inside to avoid the camera. :)  stinker.  Then I stood there and patiently waited and, yup, he stuck his head out to peek at me.  :)  perfect!! :)

I was super blessed to spend the morning with a sweet, sweet baby!  She wasn't happy the whole time, here she is being consoled by her bink.  The next few pictures she is screaming, we took out her binky. :)

We stumbled upon a small travel carnival and had a spontaneous day out.  The kids had a blast.  I had fun until I rode the teacups two too many times and found out I cannot ride the rides like I used to.  Mike enjoyed himself and actually got himself a little sick riding on the rides with the kids.  He was awesome!  I was so lucky he was there, because I couldn't stomach the twirly, make you dizzy rides!

J just being silly

The Harbor is really beautiful on the sunny days.  This is a shot from our deck.

Sneaking a few shots of my darling S through the fence at the park.  

This is a perfect example of the independence of a nearly three year old.  D brought out these pants to wear.  I told him they were to small, and his darling response was, "No, Mommy, they are perfect."  Then he put them on and smiled at me with all his charm and said, "See, they fit perfect!"  How can I ever resist, so wear them he did!

Summer = Bubbles... and more bubbles!

Hope you enjoyed my quick recap. :)  Thanks for reading!