Some Summer...

Just a few random photos of our summer...

A little popcorn snack!  

 I am not a real girly girl so I rarely wear jewelry. In fact, I keep everything I own in a little rubbermaid bin. Its a real cute jewelry box. Well, the girls found it. And they have a ton of fun with all the necklaces! I found a bag of beads at a thrift store for them to play with but they are definitely entering the "dress up clothes" phase.....especially Hollis. She changes shoes no less than a 100 times each day. Loves SHOES.

 Our formal dining room is our library/piano room. I find the girls "hanging out" in there quite often. Hollis has really become interested in books too. She has her favorites just like Marin. But I love walking in and finding them on the blue couch "reading".

Marin was trying to make a run for it as soon as she saw the camera. 

The piano is in the "library" as well. It is a big hit.

These days Marin loves playing with her Little People bus/plane/house, her 12 piece pet puzzles, and her BLOCKS. She loves building castles. :o) She has a really great dad that builds with her. (Hollis loves the wooden blocks too....found them at a flea market/thrift store for about $.50. Love it when that happens.)

Fourth of July

We went to the town parade on the 4th. The girls had so much fun...especially Marin. She loved seeing all the flags and of course getting candy. :o) I took about a billion pictures. Some may be a part of our 4th of July decorations next year. Sorry....

Making a flag collage.

LOVE!

Some threw candy others threw bottled water.
It was a hot day. 

Hollis and her favorite puzzle....

My mom and I found this shape puzzle at a garage sale/flea market type place and Hollis loves it. I catch her doing it off and on all day. She gets so excited when she does every piece. So today I got a video of it. The yellow triangle gets a little tricky and as you will see she can get a bit frustrated with it. :o)

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Cousins Are Way Too Much Fun!

We went on a quick trip to Kentucky to visit family in between Burke's work schedule. We had SO MUCH FUN. Especially our girls. Seriously, I feel like I only saw them at bedtime because they played all day with the boy cousins. Marin was in heaven. Here are some pictures I got on my phone and then I stole the rest from Carolyn. They are all out of order but they still show the fun we had. 

Marin gave everyone a check up.
Then she did her best ROAR (repeatedly) and watched all the cousins fall in fear.
She thought it was the best thing on earth to scare them. 

Marin got to pick flowers with Reece and Chase. Here she is with Reece.
I love these boys so much. So thankful for how sweet they were with the girls.
They are going to teach them so much. 

These pictures are actually from a video that I will post soon. It is precious. 

The next day we went to an animal show at their library.
(I stole a lot of  librarian ideas from this library...loved it.)
But one thing I know to be true about our girls....they need sleep. And since we woke them up for the early flight, played hard all day with cousins, went to bed late.....we didn't make it long in the animal show. Hollis was asleep before we left the parking lot. 

Although Marin is in the red car now, Hollis was the main driver  for the week.
She had so much fun in the cozy coupe. 

And now some "power" picking with Chase.
(Not sure where her pants went but oh well.)

Where Hollis spent most of her time.....

 And then we tried to get a cousin picture. Ha! Marin was not thrilled with the idea but at least in some of the pictures the cry looks like a smile....sort of. :o)

This one looks like a smile...a little. :o)
Sweet kiddos! 

More "powers".

So much sweetness!

I love this one.
Reece is funny. Hudson is cute on the big scooter.
And Marin is in the background without half her clothes playing ball with Pierce. :o)

Then the races started.... 

So cute. 

And now some videos....

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