Summer Update Part 2

Happy Birthday Daddy! You would have thought Daddy hit a big milestone this year- he got 3 birthday parties (not including going out with his friends on his actual birthday). That's way more than the girls got! The first party was also for Papa Scott & Auntie Cara.

Alexis & Zoey driving the power wheels-

Sam holding on for her life-

Thank goodness these girls won't be getting their licences for a few more years! They are both holding onto the roll bar- no one's steering- yikes!

Daddy taking a whack at the Dora pinata-Papa's present was a new pig. Alexis was very afraid of his last pig but she really seemed to like this one- Anabelle #???.Daddy opening presents at home on his actual birthday- he looks kind of grumpy but he was really excited about his Nerf basketball hoop Alexis and Sam picked out for him.

Late July & August is a popular time for birthdays in our family! We had a party for Grandma Jeannette, Uncle Bryan, Cousin Bonnie & Daddy of course. This picture of the cake is the only one worth posting, though (mommy's camera is having some problems- if you haven't already noticed- and most of the pictures she takes come out blurry).

Another August birthday bash at Cannon Beach- Happy Birthday Auntie Stacy, Scott, Daddy & Sam. (More to come from Sam's 1st birthday & our annual Cannon Beach trip)

Kenny Chesney: This did not involve Sam & Alexis but since Mommy is also a Jolley girl we decided it's OK to include. Kenny Chesney is a favorite of ours, so we went to the concert this year. The show was great! There were so many performers & we had good seats for a great deal.

Daddy & Auntie Michelle-

Jen Cruze, Mommy & Michelle-

Grandma Kris & Lori-

The best part of Kenny Chesney coming to town, though, was not the concert but the sound check/video shoot the night before the big show. Thanks to Grandpa Bob, Grandma & Mommy got to go. No pictures were allowed during the show since they were filming for a concert video but I think I'll remember this one for a long time. We were right up by the stage & after Kenny was done singing, I got his autograph! It was the last he signed for the night. It was really exciting!

Summer Update Part 1

It has been way too long since our blog was updated & we have been getting many requests to get some new stuff on here...so here we go. We were so busy in July & August!

Idylwood Park: In July, we went to play at Idylwood Park with Anissa & Brendan. This park is right by where Mommy grew up but they didn't have the cool play structure back then. New tricks: By July, Sam was able to pull herself up and standing. Not long after, she started to cruise the furniture. She couldn't walk, but that didn't stop her from climbing. It didn't help that her big sister was showing how to do some dare-devil moves.

One of her favorite things to do- hang out in the drawer.

Swim lessons- session #2: It was hard to tell if the teachers were excited or disappointed to see us on the first day of swim lessons. They looked at each other & asked "is Alexis in our class?" Swim lessons were much better this time. Alexis got in the water everyday without crying and did a much better job of waiting her turn. There were a few scary moments when she decided to go swimming (sinking) by herself but overall a huge improvement from the first session.

Here she is on the diving board- no fear! Well, a little bit of fear after this jump- she belly-flopped. The next week when it was time to go off the diving board, she had the teacher help her. It's hard to see but this is a picture of her red tummy after belly-flopping.

Jen came to watch swim lessons.

Who's that girl sitting on the stairs, waiting her turn?!?

Showing off her candy & report card (but you can't see either because she wouldn't hold still long enough for a picture- she was pretty excited- they are the green blur on the left)

Painting the house: Mommy & Daddy started painting the house (finally) at the end of July. The new greenish color looks great. Just need to find a weekend to finish it.