Counting our Blessings: August 2012

August 27, 2012

Kids at home...

Clara pretending to be an American Indian American Girl doll and Lizzie is her brother...Clara told me that she made her dress from wool, dyed it with berries, and is holding her dinner wrapped up in a towel

The girls have been doing A LOT of gymnastics since watching the Olympics!

Dinnertime pow-wow when Daddy was gone for the evening...

Isaiah's favorite game to play with Daddy....and a few really cute expressions....

Trying out Daddy's snowboard...

Proof that they really do love each other....sometimes ;)

Isaiah with his other Mommy :)

August 11, 2012

Maegan's wedding!

The girls have been looking forward to my cousin, Maegan's, wedding all summer!! It was a beautiful wedding ceremony and a really fun reception! I got to catch up with lots of my cousins and the girls had a good time meeting/seeing all of their Nana's siblings and their Great Papa!

Isaiah had a blast dancing, running, jumping, and eating. He made it until after 11 pm before falling asleep in the car on the way to the hotel!

Aunt Momo was Lizzie's BFF of the night...

Clara and Hannah got their first attempt at catching a bouquet. They used some teamwork on the first toss that didn't make it to the crowd, and Hannah ran and got the flowers, handed them to Clara, who then carried them over to Aunt Momo (Clara is dying to have Molly get married so she can be in the wedding!) I'm sure Aunt Momo was embarrassed, but was a good sport!

Nana and Boppa, the semi-finalists in the contest of who had been married the LONGEST!!

Sweet Lizzie didn't make it until the end, but found a cozy spot to snooze. She slept right next to the loud music and the dance floor!

Clara and Hannah started a week of soccer camp when we got back from the wedding. Lizzie was obviously feeling a little bit left out that first morning, so Hannah took her back to their room and did her hair and dressed her up as their cheerleader! I love seeing them look out for each other.

One picture turned into a photo shoot, of course ;)

Isaiah loves playing with any ball he can find, so he is loving it that his sisters have all these soccer balls around to play with now!

Practicing soccer moves in the backyard...Hannah has quite a drop kick...

and Clara has the stop, shield, and turn move down!

The Jordan-Nance 6!

We were blessed to get a full day of fun with the Jordans....22 years of friendship and 6+ kids later :) The kids warmed up so quickly this visit and had a great time playing at the beach and on the trampoline at home. Lindsay and I talked non-stop and baked brownies and zucchini bread. Our boys both took a nice nap, so we could relax and talk on the couch while the girls were off pretending. I wish SO much we could see them more often!!

Clara disappeared for a while and came out with this "old man" look for us!

And just a cute picture of Hannah with both bottom teeth missing!

Nance cousin fun!

We got to spend a few fun days with our Nance cousins and Grandma...

Ready to explore the zoo!

Isaiah LOVED his boy cousins, and followed them around everywhere!!

Jaime was so sweet to Isaiah...

Our daredevil Hannah jumped right up onto the diving board!

Daddy showing off!

Jaime and Eliza building in the sand...

We had such a fun visit and can't wait to go camping in a few weeks!!!

August 2, 2012

Lake Chelan fun!

Swimming, swimming, and more swimming!!! All four kids love the water!

After spending a few days in a row in the swimming pool, and when they finally stopped plugging their noses, Clara and Hannah both took off with their swimming and could swim across the pool!