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We decorated ourselves with mustard, ketchup, whipped cream, yogurt, and strawberry ice cream topping. What a fun and messy day!




Merrick looks like he got shot in the back.

Addison our neighbor. She looks cute even though she has mustard all over her!

Time for a soak down.

f.i.f.t.e.e.n

Tuesdays are my problem days. I want to do something fun, but I can't go far, cause it is my cooking day. (See here if you don't know what I'm talking about.) So while running and shredding with my friend Megan this morning, we decided to do something close, and something we have both wanted to do. 

We took our kids to the Spectrum and went to this cute little cupcake shop that I pass whenever I am there.  It is called: 

Berkleigh and Merrick got to pick the cupcake they wanted:

The frosting they wanted:

The candy they wanted:

Then we sat down and decorated our cupcake.

Then we ate them: 

The best part... they were to into the candy to worry about  the cupcake, so they picked off the candy, and I got to eat the best coconut cupcake I have ever had. (WAY better than Sprinkles coconut cupcake.)

After our little mid morning snack, we headed to the splash pad and let the chillins' run free.

Ferried to 14

This particular fun day has been on my list for awhile. It was perfect weather today, so today we went.

We drove to Newport Beach.

Parked among the beach cottages.

Walked to the ferry.
Watched the yachts and sailboats pass us.

Get off at Balboa Island.

Buy a Balboa Bar.

Try and split it, because I am to cheap to buy them each their own.

Watch the mess that follows. (I know they loved it! Look at these faces!)



Rode home.

What a beautiful day!

Shadows of 13

Our token fun for the day was playing with shadows. 

On to the shadows...

I read them this book...

I picked out different objects I thought would have fun shadows.

We played around with the shadows.



Tyson started getting creative with his shadow puppets skills.

Tyson got an  old x-ray examiner light from work. I have been so excited to use it! 

Colored and played around with shapes shadows.

4 (Day 12)

4 cute people decked out in red, white, and blue.
I made Berkleigh's 4th of July dress by sewing to bandana's together. Click here to see how.

Rode our bikes along with every other resident in all of Huntington Beach to the parade.

Watched the parade.

Played at the park.

Got ready for a BBQ with the Scotts and Thackers.  Got to see Brittany and this cute newly engaged couple, Tyson and Brianna. (Yes, I got his name right...another Tyson!)

Swam and created a tsunami.

Berkleigh and Merrick felt like they needed to be in on the action.

They are so coo...

Did a little slip n' slide.

Played a fun game of "balls". I don't know what it was called, but it was like horseshoes, except with balls on rope. 

BBQed and swam some more.

Bought some illegal fireworks. Seriously... kid in a candy store. He cracks me up!

Lit off some smoke bombs.

Walked to the HB pier to watch the fireworks along with the projected  1 million other people.

Snuggled with mom as booms sounded all around.

Put the kids to bed, and had a party with just the parentals. We ran inside everytime we "thought" we saw a cop...

Look what I got!!!

Thank you exlim for deciding to kick the bucket.



We had a great 4th, and lots of fun days this past weekend. I just have to upload the new pictures from my new camera to my computer. Days 12-14 on their way!

Growing p1ants and f1owers (Day 11)

We read this book...

and then...

we posed for this...


We put the dirt in here...

We poked holes in the dirt...

We picked up the seeds we chose at the garden store the day before...

We planted the seeds...

We watered our seeds...

Now, we watch them grow...