Beat the Heat!

Jace
We have been spending some of the hot afternoons down by the creek where it is a bit cooler. Daddy took us to the water park in Medford while mama worked and he bought us a bowling game with water to play in the yard. I love being the bowling ball! We have been getting lots of yummy fruits and vegetables from the garden lately. Daddy went on a scouting trip and was gone over his birthday, but we made him a birthday cake out of watermelon, cantaloupe, blueberries and coconut frosting when he got home! Papa came down one day and helped mama build some shelves and a bench in my closet, I love it. Demian and I went to a manners class with miss Annie one day after crossfit kids. Since I loved the ninja camp so much, daddy and mama signed me up again for another week of fun. Bampa and lala came down and watched on one of the days and we went out for dinner. I ate a huge burger, fries and a brownie ice cream dessert. I earned another reward and this time I got a date with mama. I wanted her to wear the beautiful white dress she is wearing in a picture in her room, but she said that was too dressy for dinner, so she wore a different dress. We had dinner and then went for ice cream. My buddy Demian turned 6 and he had a Lego birthday party with a water slide and another huge water balloon fight.

Bella
Playing at the creek is my favorite, and eating fresh food from the garden. I help mama pick the basil and make pesto with her. I love spending time with my daddy, but I didn't like the bowling game at all!! I helped decorate daddy's cake and sang happy birthday to him. While Jace was at manners class, the girls went out for lunch. I joined in on the stretching and carrying a med ball around the block with the crossfit kids class. When bampa and lala are here, I want lala to do everything, because I love spending time with her. Mama said we could sleep out in the yard in the tent one night, and we had a great time! I had fun on the water slide and having a water fight at Demian's party. I even hit the pinata really hard:)

Just Add Water.....

Jace
I earned another reward for helping around the house and this time I got to go to the movie theater. Daddy took me to see Despicable Me 2. We had popcorn and candy, and the movie was funny! We met Bella and mama at the park after the movie and there were sprinklers to play in. The Wieking family came over for a bbq on the fourth of July. We played at the creek and after dinner had root beer floats and played with sparklers. Crossfit kids is still going good, I'm getting better at my pushups and sit ups. We went to Roseburg one morning to go pick blueberries with papa, the top was off of the jeep, so Bella and I just put blankets over our heads and go to sleep. I picked 5 pounds of blueberries all by myself. We got 6 gallon bags to put in the freezer. Mama will have to come again after work one day to get some more. Since grandma is still in PA, mama took us to miss Amy's shop to get our hair cut and she used red gel to style my hair, so cool! The Garrison family came to stay with us for a few days and we did lots of fun stuff. Natalie is 4 and she likes to be called the real buggins. We played in the pool, by the creek and went to the Applegate river to go paddle boarding and swimming. We bbq'd at our house again and Brinley came too.

Mama and I went shopping and I took a nap while Jace and daddy went to the movies. I got an ice cream cone and played in the water at the park too! I had lots of fun with our friends on the 4th, and had my very first root beer float. I didn't really like it. The sparklers and poppers were great though. Uncle and my cousins meet us at the blueberry farm to pick with us, and I mostly followed Wyatt around.  I had fun playing with Natalie when she was here. Mr Ryan even let me drive his remote control car in the yard:) I sat on the front of the paddle board at the river and played in the sand. We went to Ryne's birthday and it was a pool ninja turtle party just across the creek. We had a water fight and I played on the floaties in the pool.