Summer's In Swing!

Last Monday as we were coming home from the park, we noticed a fire on the mountain above our house. Yikes! We got our telescope our and sat by our living room window, watching and praying. Thank goodness it was pretty much put out by the time we went to bed.



Kasidee sure loves dressing up. This is how she greeted me the other day:



My endlessly creative neighbor Kate is the queen of getting the neighborhood kids together for playgroups and other special activities. On Friday she hosted her second annual "Sidewalk Chalk Festival." Armed with chalk, kids could make their creations on her driveway - and pause for an otter pop or cool water. This was something my girls were looking forward to - so fun!







The girls and some of their neighborhood friends decided to do a lemonade stand one day this week, and then another day they decided to add ice cream to their lemonade stand. They worked hard and had fun - but then they were tempted to try their own products! Kasidee was really enjoying her ice cream sandwich!