Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Summer Wrap Up Series

Trips to the Library have been a huge part of our summer. We go once a week and fill my library bag as full as possible.  This week we maxed out at 35 books.  That is the most you are allowed to check out.
Here's hoping we don't lose any of those books now!
Here are some pics of Ryan reading to Dean this summer...
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 Dean's sidekick, best friend, bunk mate, and snuggle partner.  His "bonkey" as he calls it.  All of his lovies are called " Bonkey, Bankey and Pacey".  Moneky, blankie and pacey.
Which ...why oh why did we not try to get him to kick his pacey habit like a year ago!!!?
He loves his monkey so much , he sticks it's tail in his ear.  I know...gross. 
 Poor thing...it is seen better days.  Actually his back had two huge holes in it recently.  I had to do a pull and tuck on him  to mend it. Now he has more of an egg shaped head.

 Ella Reese is progressing in her reading.  This weekend we were in the bathroom and she started to read the sign on the back of the bathroom stall..."Please put all feminine products in the waste basket".
But she only read a few of the words. Like please, and waste basket.  Still, I was like..."Okay, let's kick it up a notch at home!".

 Dean's summer kicks.  All nice and white and new.  It has been well loved this summer.  Not so white, or new looking anymore!
 One of my favorite pics of ER when she was almost 2yrs old.
 Ella writes on paper randomly...
 When we went to FL with the Finches, I drew out a schedule for Ella Reese so she would know what and where she would be for the week.  She memorized it.  And still has it in her keepsakes in her room.
 Ahh...so summer.

Summer Wrap Up Series

Here is the 2nd half of the Dalton visit back in August.
After Ella Reese's Birthday party, we spent a few days together.
And of course, when Chinese people get together,...we eat Chinese food!
These are some traditional Chinese steamed buns filled with meat that Lon made from scratch!!!
Props Lon!

An very impromptu family pictures for Doris.  It was hot.  It was August.  Neither of the kids wanted to participate in this family picture.  My kids were running around playing and jumping on the trampoline...furthering more the Dalton kids NOT wanting to take pictures.  But we did get ONE good one!

 Beautiful sweet Evie...

 Evie likes to jump with hand secure to the netting. It was so funny to watch!

 Girls night out!  We opted to get sushi to go and go to Sharon's to play board games.  The fellas were at my house with all the babies playing X-Box.
We went to Kalamata Kitchen and discovered they had just changed the restaurant and name to Anaba!
After sampling the food, Ryan and I still love it.  Hands down..some of the best sushi.
Well,..that night we ordered and they messed up our order.  So we got like double the food!  There was so much food...it was fabulous!  And it was all amazing!



Summer Wrap Up Series

Ha ha!  I laugh at the title of this post.  Then I blush.  It is Fall and I am posting Summer pictures.  I won't even tell you what month these pictures were taken!  
These are a few from my nephew Owen's Birthday Party. 
It was a fun time.  We had all the fun summer things going on.  Slip n' Slide, mud cake, silly bands, family.
  Super fun time!
 Dean obviously in this picture wanted something on his head too...
 Cousin!!!!!


 Brothers!!!!


 Accidents do happen...
 Mud cake!  And it was yumm-my!

 Chocolate face!!!