Fun at the Fair

For the first time since we moved to McMinnville, we managed to attend the Yamhill County Fair.. And we all had a great time.

Both girls loved watching the animals.....

Though they may have liked the rides best....

And then there is the food...

The girls chose Shaved Ice, Rainbow of course...

And then it was time to get their faces painted... we asked for a butterfly on Allie's cheek...

And, we got one... WOWOW...

Shannon decided not to get her face painted after all.

It was a great day, and now they are excited for the Oregon State Fair.

Car Washes and Lemonade Stands

This week my girls did two time honored summer activities.. they helped me wash my car, and they set up a lemonade stand...

First, we decided my car needed a wash....and they are too happy to help. I love how at this age they think cleaning is fun.




Then Allie decided it was time to set up her lemonade stand...

She decided she wanted her lemonade to be free.... but if someone had money she would take it and put it in her hawaii coin box (she is saving money to go back to hawaii).


At first, it didn't go so well as there were no customers for free lemonade... but eventually some folks came by....

Gotta love summer....

I love my girls

This is a song that Allie learned in VBS, and she taught it to Shannon.... they sing and dance to it all the time. It makes my heart melt....

Silly Shannon

She loves wearing a skirt, and usually a shirt... unless she is choosing to go naked. And now, she has added my shoes to her new wardrobes....again, something she has learned from her big sis.

Minnesota

Recently we traveled to Minnesota to see some dear friends... while the weather was very warm, our children found great delight in playing with each other while the parents visited. Often, this play involved parks and/or water... of course.

We got to see Isa, who is one day older than Shannon. She is such a cutie!! And a water baby, just like ours...

Allie and Jonah were best of buds...

These two easily entertained each other...

Ok, not sure I understand the posing, but that is what they do these days when they see the camera...

Shannon and Aevan were so cute together....

Really, the kiddos all played so well together, it was a great trip. ;)

Playing with the grands...

Allie decided grandma as a bucking bronco and managed to hang on for more than 8 seconds..

Then we spent a day at Silver Falls enjoying the hot weather and fun waterfalls.

Fourth of July and Summer Days

Hello, so this is a little late, but here are some pics of our weekend celebrating the Fourth of July. We spent some time in a little plastic pool in our back yard...

then spent a day at Grandma and Granddads... The girls sure love their grandparents.

A game of baseball is a must...
The whole family got into the game ...

And then it was time to pick cherries and blueberries.... ok, so the girls are great at picking the berries, but not so great at putting their picks in a bucket....rather all goes into the mouth.

We even did some fireworks...

And ended the night with ice cream and pie. Shannon ate THREE bowls of homemade ice cream... her likes ice cream.

Still taking photos...

Allie's interest in taking photos continues... here are a couple of her latest....

VBS: High Seas Adventure 2010

This was Allie's first year attending VBS, and she loved it. The theme was High Seas Adventure, and she really got into the music, the bible points and the crafts...

Here is the group singing a couple of their songs...

The Gorge and Rock Skipping

On our way home from Tri-Cities, we made a couple stops at about half way. It is such a beautiful drive and Mt. Hood was out and shining!

Allie sure has sass when it comes to picture taking... and other things...


And somehow, in this picture, Shannon looks so sweet and innocent... just a girl and her stuffed dog.


We also tried to teach Allie to skip rocks, though it proved to be harder than she thought...



I guess we will have to practice that some more.