Wednesday, September 12, 2012

The rest of the summer....Part 2

For some reason I couldn't finish my last post, so here is part 2....

We ended our summer with one last weekend trip.  The girls, my mom and I (and Kole, of course) went down to Orange County where we met my Aunt Carol from Wisconsin and attended a bridal shower for my cousin's fiance.  All the kids are going to be in the wedding in October down in Carlsbad.  On the way home we stopped at the American Girl store.  The girls' had never been before and they were in awe!  They got their dolls' ears pierced and bought lots of goodies courtesy of birthday money and "Baboom".  They played with their dolls for HOURS when we got home.
Kenna said, "This place is WAY better than Build-a-Bear!!!!"  


While we were away on our "Girl's Trip", Kevin and Kaden decided to go on a "Boy's Trip" to Hume Lake and do a little camping and fishing.  Here's a few snapshots of their fun weekend...
Kaden caught a fish!!!!

It takes a strong boy to help put up a tent!

2 of my favorite people!

The rest of the summer......



Apparently I fell of the blogging bandwagon and disappeared for awhile (a little over 2 months to be exact).  So, what have we been up to since July 4th? Well, let's see........

We celebrated both girls' birthdays in July.  Kayla turned 10 and Kenna turned 7!

Here are pictures from the family birthday party celebrating both of them:

Trying out their new snorkeling gear


Kayla had her first slumber party to celebrate being a DECADE old!  Her friends came over and swam, had a pizza dinner, played games, watched a movie, laughed, screamed, and giggled until wee hours of the night.  They slept for a few hours and then woke up again for more fun and treats.
Snacks poolside 

10 year old girls are silly!

The end result of the game "Spin the Nail Polish"!  A HUGE hit with the girls :)   

Kayla trying out her new sleeping bag

A playroom full of girls

Some of the treats.  Kayla picked zebra and hot pink for her party theme this year.

Tired girls at breakfast

Just one of the many choices for breakfast :)

Next, we had Kenna's friend party to celebrate turning SEVEN!  Kenna had her party at Build-a-Bear this year.  Each girl got to make a bear and pick an outfit.  Then we headed over to Dairy Queen in the mall for lunch and cake.
The birthday girl with her bear and accessory

Kenna, Brooklyn, and Jenna

All the bears

Doing the limbo!

The 7 Year Old!

Playing hot potato with a bear

The party guests and birthday girl and their bears

Lunch and presents

Ice cream cake
On Kenna's actual birthday, we sent Kayla off for a week of summer camp at Hume Lake Wagon Train.  She had such an amazing time!  She came home dirty (only showered twice :)) and tired, but full of wonderful memories.  She can't wait to go again next year!
Kayla and Rylee in front of their wagon

The girls' home for the next 7 days

Since it was Kenna's real birthday, we went up to the Neese's cabin after dropping Kayla off, and had dinner and dessert with everyone.