What else....

This picture makes me laugh.  Maren is just a funny little person.  She wanted to play with the soccer ball with me, all the while brushing her teeth with Pacen's toothbrush.  Makes sense, doesn't it?  

 More proof that buying our pool's solar blanket was the best decision ever.  That's 87 degrees!  It was awesome.  I'm finally liking our pool and we've had it for three years. 

 Connor and Pacen both have birthdays in July.  It's fun to have a little birthday month for them.  Here is the card Connor made for Pacen. 

 First off....where does Connor get such neat handwriting?!  And second...that is so sweet!  I'm glad that they can have each other since they don't have any brothers. 

 Matching haircuts!  

Ronaldo had this hair for the world cup and connor just had to have it and then so did Pacen.  Oh man.....apparently twinning is winning. 

 More Maren.  I came in to get her after her nap and she was singing in her microphone.  Have I mentioned that she's the cutest??

 And this little Gentry pie is the sweetest.  She is the most openly loving child I have.  I never have to ask her for a hug or a kiss and just gives them freely....almost to the point where I'm like....okay now...enough!  

 Really how sweet is she?

 Notice the bracelet....that thing may have to stay on her forever!  

 I don't even know what to say about this.  He's a 10 year old boy wearing a speedo and a skirt, flexing.  That's my boy! 

 The other night for our FHE treat, we made ice cream in a bag!  My mom taught me how to do this a long time ago and so I looked it up and did it with my kids.  They loved all of it except for actually shaking it.  Go figure.  We made strawberry, nectarine and chocolate.  

 The strawberry was the best.  I guess it was tied with the chocolate.  The nectarine had too much nectarine skin.  Next time I would not put the skin in when I blended up the nectarines.  It was so delicious that when Claira dropped some and I told her to clean it up, she got right down on the ground and licked it!  Yuck!  

 Than is super anti homemade ice-cream but I love it!  And the kids love it too so it is totally worth it!

 We took Connor out to ice cream for his birthday.  Foster Freeze for the win! 

 "Hey girls....look over her for a picture." 

"Hey GIRLS!  Look over here!"  

 "No seriously!  Look at me!"  That was the best I got. 

 Maybe the reason Pacen makes such a mess when he's eating is because he's eating with his eyes closed.  Just savoring every bite! :) But seriously, even Gentry can eat ice cream neater than he can! 

 I'm sitting here in the Marriot waiting for Than to get done with work so we can head back to California.  I'm ready to see those kiddos!  And I did what I hate most.....I ate lunch by myself!  I'm sitting here on my computer all by myself like a big girl but I still don't like it very much.  No one wants to eat by themselves!