County Fair

Fin started out great

Getting unsure...

...getting unhappy...

...coming unglued...

...and freaking out!!!



These 2 are best buds and are so cute together!

 

 

We went to one of the county fairs in July and had so much fun.  It was a perfectly sunny day, not too crowded, and so we spent the whole day playing, eating and going on rides!  The kids got their faces painted and looked so adorable.  Finley went on her first roller coaster ride last year at the same fair and absolutely LOVED it.  She went on it 3 or 4 times, but for some reason this year she kind of freaked out on it.  Maybe because it was the very 1st ride she went on and we didn't really "warm up" before jumping on it.  I have the same exact pictures of Oliver on this roller coaster ride freaking out just like Finley around the same age.  It's pretty funny...I should dig them out to compare.  As sad as it was to see her get upset, it makes for some pretty amusing photos to look back on when it's all over with :)  Kind of like the Santa photos where kids are crying and flipping out...those are the best pictures!  Hilarious to look back on even though it is really sad in the moment.  The kids went to Cohen's soccer game after the fair and enjoyed watching him play and score!  It was a very full, long, and exhausting day when it finally came to an end.  We will for sure do it again next summer!



Trip to the Beach



Worn out and wind burned


In July, we took a very much needed family vacation to the beach.  We had so much fun and lucked out weather wise as far as no rain.  We tried to fly kites at the beach briefly for about an hour one day, but the wind was so strong that it kept ripping the kites out of our hands so we finally bagged it.  The kids had a blast riding bikes and swimming.  Finley turned into a little fish and swam with her life jacket on all by herself.  Last summer, she would freak out if we took her out into the water and wanted nothing to do with it.  This time she swam and jumped in to Tom over and over and over again and cried every time we had to get out.  I couldn't get pictures of them swimming because my camera kept fogging up, but they also loved the hot tub!  When we got home, we set our tent up on our dock and camped out there for 2 nights.  We took turns, one night Tom slept out there with the kids and I slept in the house with Cooper since it was too cold.  The next night I slept outside with the kids and he slept inside and came down to get me when Coop needed to eat.  We had fires and roasted hot dogs and marsh mellows and had a really good time.  The kids just devoured Tom.  They swam with him nonstop and it was so fun to watch.  Tom picked me up and dumped me in the lake with all my clothes on and the kids thought it was the most hilarious thing they had ever witnessed!  So, I swam the whole rest of the afternoon with my clothes on and we had a blast.  Looking forward to doing it again.  Fun memories to make!



Goofball

 

The other day in the car, we were listening to music and Finley said "My favorite song is "Baby You're a Firework" and "Baby You're a Meatball".  I laughed and said "I love the Firework song too, but I'm not familiar with Baby You're a Meatball.  But, baby, now I want to have me some meatballs!!!"  She and I had a good laugh over that one.  Now, whenever I hear the firework song I think of meatballs and my tummy growls.  She is quite a character, that little Finley :)



MV Days

 

In the beginning of June we went to MV Days again and we didn't get rained on this time which was a huge bonus!  The kids had fun with their cousins going on all the rides and driving the train with their Papa.  We did not bring home any fish this year.   I made sure we steered clear of that game.  Cooper slept through the entire thing which was awesome.  Saw lots of friends there and had a wonderful time.  Kids got their faces painted and looked so cute that we didn't want to wash it off!  Can't wait for next year.  It'll be here again before we know it!



Nails



Berkeley and I played nail salon and she did my nails for me

And her own!

Berkeley and I made our annual trip to the nail salon after another great school year.  We started that tradition after she finished her kindergarten year and have kept doing it after each successful grade she completes.  This year she let me pick out my own color and in the spirit of choosing something completely opposite of what I normally would, I chose a very bright and bold "construction orange".  I felt like Rickie Fowler's biggest fan :)  She decided to get stars added to hers.  I was going to get my fingernails done too, but somehow that all got lost in translation.  I can't always understand the gals in the salon, so I usually just smile and nod, but apparently she asked me if I wanted my fingers done and I shook my head no.  I thought she was gesturing towards the stars wanting to know if I wanted stars added and I said no, the orange was a big enough statement for me :)  So, we headed home and I was sad that my nails weren't done so Berk volunteered to do them for me.  So, I let her paint my nails a bright pink with gold sparkles over the top of them.  She did a lovely job and we had fun playing nail salon.  Another year and Fin will be accompanying us to get her nails done after she completes Kindergarten! She can't wait!