Two Weeks of Summer

After coming back from SLO, I've been pretty lazy about updating this blog on a weekly basis. So for this time, there's "SAHM Life Adventures", Father's Day, Char's Dance Recital, and friends coming over. We hosted quite a bit these past two weeks. And this week, I'll be prepping for Lucas's first of three (!!!) birthday parties. Are these kids spoiled or are these kids spoiled?!

 Backyard fun!

We fixed up half our backyard and the kids have really enjoyed hanging outside on our turf. Turf has come a long way since a couple years ago. From afar, it looks borderline real now!

 Initial pillows

Char spotted these pillow covers at Target and said she wanted them. I told her I'll buy them when they're on sale. And lo and behold, Target has their crazy sale once again. So yes, our couch is looking pretty cheeesy with our D, E, C, L pillows.

 Dinner with cousins

 Dinner with friends

Flag Day @ OSH

Our CDM passes expire at the end of July. I don't think we got our money's worth this time. I don't think I'll be renewing our membership this time around either. So from now till the end of July, I'm going to try to bring the kids once a week. It's so much easier with them this summer since they're self sufficient. 

Happy and happy

Didn't mess up their clothes... yes!

I can deal with paint on their hands

Thank goodness that didn't get on her white shirt

Also kept dry during water play too... double yes!

Since the weather was only in the 70s this past week, I also took them to HH. They had a blast on the new ride! Too bad I'm doing all the work for them. 

New ride

Moose!

Moose again 

 Lucas doesn't nap anymore, so he draws plenty of pictures during Char's nap time

I decided to stop going to Picture People for the time being since our backyard is background picture worthy. I took a couple shots of them for Father's Day presents. 

Aren't they the cutest?!

Trying out Kula

Char's been taking dance lessons since October. This is her first performance and she loved it. I was a bit stressed about it since it was right in the middle of her nap time and parents were just supposed to drop them off. I was very proud of how well she did. She's such a ham-ball!

Cute little ballet bun

Filling her up with sugar before her performance

We surprised her with flowers

Grandparents came to watch her

So proud of our little dancing queen

Celebrated Father's day with some legit sushi

"Mustache!"

Church had sausages and root beer for the dads

Life in Ghana

Our kids are pretty spoiled (and they know it). We checked our the Compassion Experience so the kids would be able to step inside a third world country without leaving home to see what life was like somewhere else. I think they got it a little? They've also been learning about less fortunate kids at school too, so everything is being pieced together for them. 

Lucas's Father's Day gift from school

Now I'll be spending the rest of this week planning out Lucas's birthday party.