Other Summer Fun

Father's day was shortly after the flood, so we were in a hotel that Sunday. Not ideal, but we did our best to celebrate Russ.


He's such a good dad and we love him!!

Next we did some house/dog sitting for some friend for a couple weeks. The girls really loved Ollie! Kenzie says when (meaning "if") we get a dog, it will be a girl dog, and its name will be "Mollie" instead of "Ollie".



We were at their house over the 4th and did a few fireworks outside. Brinley LOVED them. She was really excited about it. Kenzie wasn't so impressed, but it was still fun! I LOVE the 4th of July! Its right up there with Christmas for me. It was a little disappointing this year because it rained most the weekend, but at least we got a few fireworks in!

outside on the driveway doing fireworks in their pajamas.

Kenzie did a little swimming camp this summer which she LOVED. At the end she got a T-shirt and a medal that she was SO PROUD of. Really. SO PROUD. She kept saying, "Mom, I never won a medal before!" She wore them both the rest of the day. Her shirt was like a dress, but she was so excited I couldn't make her take it off.


Then on the 24th of July we went up to Dallas for the weekend. Russ had a seminar up there that weekend, so we all went up to spend some time with Jon and Lisa and kids, and Robbie and Jessica who recently moved there!! Robbie and Jessica had actually been at our house a few days prior to that, which was so fun! Then we all left and drove up to Dallas Friday. It was a fun weekend. We were able to hit a Rangers Baseball game with Jon's family, which is always fun. We didn't get there until about the 5th inning (which made me and Brinley happy--I like going to those games--but a 5th inning arrival is about right for me... :) ). And we spent some time swimming and checking out Jon and Lisa's new area and house. It was really fun to spend time with everyone!

at the Rangers game with cousins, you can see her still wearing her shirt and medal.

After the game we were walking back to the car and the kids were running around and goofing off as we walked, and Kenzie tripped and face planted it on the road. Her face was all bleeding, and of course Dentist Jon was worried about her teeth, she being the drama queen that she is was SCREAMING, and bystanders were asking if we needed ice, first aid, parametics...haha. She was fine, but her face a lip did kind of take a beating.




its a pretty good lookin' group if you ask me :)