Misc.

I haven't really posted that much on our summer so far. We haven't really done that much. We've been just trying to keep cool and stay busy so that I don't kill the girls or so that they don't kill each other. They've been literally driving me crazy for the past two or three weeks. They can't stand to be apart from each other but when they are together, they seem to spend most of the time fighting with each other. Now I know why the other mom's are usually counting down the days that the kids return to school!

I thought I would post a few miscellaneous pictures of the girls over the summer so I can try to remember how cute and nice they are when they are behaving.

Emily playing with our neighbor, Lauren.Caitlyn with Lauren's brother, Ryan.Emily and Caitlyn at the Botanic Gardens with their little "collection" boxes.

Caitlyn's face painting design from Pioneer Day.

Emily's face painting design from Pioneer Day.

What face painting and a lot of other things has to do with pioneers, I'll never know, but the kids had a great time with the face painting and earning pockets full of lollipops in the games.

Our ward had a booth with pioneer food samples. I made some hardtack. The majority of the people didn't even wander out to the field where the extra booths were to see what was there. The ones that did, did not really want to try them. The few that did, did not really like them. In any case, I ended up having to bring home a ton of leftover hardtack. I still think that they should have had people get a taste of some of the Pioneer foods before they gorged themselves on bbq burgers and hot dogs...not to mention the tables full of deserts. I think it would give some people a new appreciation for what we have now.

Here is another picture of the girls with their neighbor friend, Lauren in a little inflatable pool on our driveway!
And lastly, the girls at Sycamore park playing in the water. We tried to make it over to the bigger water park in Moreno Valley on park day but when we got there, it was closed for maintenance!