My beautiful girls.

Dance Party.

The girls love to have dance parties. This one is a ball, so they ae dressed extra fancy.

Last day of 1st grade.

Congratulations to Eloise for doing a gerat job at school this year!

Pool Time.

You can tell we are a super posh establishment because we have rose petals floating in the pool.

Chalk Drawing.

Sidewalk is one of Eloise's favorite canvases.

Relaxing in the pool.

30 seconds earlier-

Mom: "Abby, if you want to go in the pool, lets get your swimsuit."

Abby: "I won't go in the pool."

Marshmallow gets a make-over.

The newest addition to our household gets lots and lots of grooming.

Making frosting.

Eloise helped make her dad a cake for Father's Day. The girls enjoyed choosing the frosting colors.

Father's day family activity.

Robert enjoyed coaching his girls in a little Wii boxing.

Backyard camping.

Eloise enjoyed having a friend over for a little camping. Mom stuck it out the whole night with them in the tent. Abby gave up after about an hour.

Zoo Day.

One of the great things about the zoo- lots of walls to walk on.

Favorite Elephant

This is one of Eloise's favorite spots in the San Diego Zoo. After she gives the elephant a sweet hug, she slides down her tusk like a fire pole.

Baby Polar Bear.

At the polar bear exhibit there were some statues of cubs of different ages. The newborn cub is just a little handful. Abby pretended to pick him up and carefully carry him around for the rest of the day. It took us half an hour to convince her she could set him down in the stroller sometimes.

Dancing on the Hippo.

The girls really do look at the live animals too, but they love all the statues.

On the road.

And passing the time torturing dolls and small animals

Cousins and computers.

Eloise loved playing online with her cousins while we were all at grandma's house.

The Xbox.

Another favorite pastime at grandmas... Happy Action Theater.

Happy Birthday Jon.

Kids armed by Grandma.

Camping.

We had a great camping trip with Grandpa and the cousins.

Setting up the tent trailer.

Everyone took a turn at the crank. Go team Abby & Matt!

Canoe!

One of the highlights of the trip... we rented a canoe and took turns taking the kids around the lake. They all loved it.

Wading.

It was fun to play in the lake while waiting for your next turn in the canoe.

Lulled by the gentle waves.

Abby was really excited for her first trip out, but the day caught up with her.

Payson Lake.

It was a good day.

You can tell by the mud on her face.

Evening Walk.

After a fun day at the lake, we enjoyed a quite walk through the woods around our campsite.

Playing in the trees.

The hiking crew.

Roasting Marshmallows.

Dinosaurs.

Another fun day with cousins exploring the dinosaur museum.

Ready for a break.

All it takes to reform our no-nap girl is several days of hard running with the cousins.

Cousins.

The whole crew.

Our favorite summer play group!

One last lan party.