Soccer Parade 2012

I was SO excited for Jake to be in the soccer parade.... he didn't quite share my enthusiasm, but he did participate.  I remember doing the parade as a kid and loved seeing all of the kids in their costumes, etc.  Amazing how many familiar Pleasanton faces there still are at the parade after all these years! At least Jake seemed to be having fun by the END of the parade!  What can I say....the kids does NOT like new things....even if they are supposed to be fun!  Mia, on the other hand, was boogie-ing her way down Main street to the music.

Relay 2012

This was our 8th year doing the Relay for Life and it was a great event. I was really proud of Jake, who walked many laps by himself and I felt like he understood a little more about what it meant to participate in this walk. This was the first year that all of us camped out and Mia did pretty well as my tent partner ;)  Thank you to all of you who supported our team and the ACS!

My super-kids ;)

Jake's favorite part was the wrestlers that did a very "entertaining" show

It's always fun but everyone was TIRED after we got home the next day!

Brian's Birthday

Family birthday dinner for Kelli and Brian :)

For Brian's birthday, Jake wanted to have a lemonade stand so he could earn money to fix Brian's remote control car (he got it when he was 11 and it has been sitting in a box in the garage since then!  We took the pile of dusty car parts to the hobby shop and the shop owner spent 2 hours helping us get it running. It was SO cute to watch this gift unfold from Jake to Brian (and don't worry, I didn't actually make him pay for it....but loved the fact that he would have!).  My two favorite boys right there!

Birthday dinner at Grammies!

Wallace Visit

We were so thrilled to have the Wallace family stay with us this summer....we miss them so much and LOVE when we can all be together!

Jake and Mia have been waiting for their sleepover with Aiden and Quinn for MONTHS!  The whole thing was a good idea in theory, but within a half hour, the little people had moved rooms, beds, etc!  

Uncle Brian is always good for a little dance party!

All of them are getting so big :(

Mia ADORES Quinn and was so sad to see her go!

4th of July 2012

We went back to our Dublin neighborhood for the annual 4th of July block party.....glad they still let us attend ;) Lots of fun, as usual!

first sparkler ever!

Monterey 2012

One of our favorite weekend spots.....turned out to be a great little trip!

June Randoms

Here are a few random pics from the month....FYI, I don't tote my camera with me everywhere, but am a BIG fan of my iPHone that lets me snap a quick one whenever I feel like it!

Big girl....at the dentist!  I don't know WHY I always dreaded taking them to the dentist....movies, prizes, stickers.....seriously, kids these days have it GOOD.

He's an old pro..

Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair!  Thank you Auntie Staci (and crew) for this....it is awesome and has already provided us with many laughs!

This may not seem like a big deal, but Brian and I thought it was!  This was the first time we decided to brave a "nice" restaurant (this qualifies as one that has real table cloths, wine glasses, and soft music.....as opposed to the ones we usually go to with kids cups, crayons at the table, and so much noise you can hardly hear yourself think).  We went early as not to interrupt anyone, should our kids decide to misbehave.  We are very happy to report that we made it through without any meltdowns.

We got to have Tyler for a few days while Julie and Tim were out of town.....it was tons of fun and I just can't get enough of that little man.  However, running errands proved to be a challenge.  As you can see by this picture, it's a good thing that I didn't need very many grocery items!

Bath time x 3!  They LOVE their cousin!