HAPPY SUMMER! - Saturday, July 30, 2005  
Well, summer time is here and we are just about to be able to enjoy it.

We had a great vacation in oregon but didn't get any digital pictures due to the digital camera finally giving up the ghost but salina bought a new one recently so now we are back on board and will post more photos. the girls have been doing gymnastics and going to the lakes frequently and having a really great summer. salina is getting ready to go back to work full time in the fall. joe has been busting his behind on some intense overtime projects. we are looking forward to august, luke and kristen will be visiting; joe won't be working so much so hopefully we can all enjoy some good times relaxing and enjoying the summer. see below for pictures from the 4th and other fun stuff!

 
its finally nice out!

 
slip and slide

 
girls playing dressup in their fort, which they've named "butterfly island". they are such girls!

 
karate kid: avery doing her own kickbox style dance

 
strawberry patch

 
emma and avery and their great friends sophie and kate at a strawberry patch

 
the girls' first tailgate party

 
levi larson: pyromaniac

 
sarahs bbq

 
sarahs bbq

 
at sarah's 4th of july bbq

 
kiddies play day

 
kids on grandma carmen's cool backyard swing, 4th of july. this was the best 4th of july ever in my humble opinion





SUGAR RUSH!

 
Here's the cousins at 4th of july parade in forks!

 
Emma with JP Patches the clown at the Bellevue Strawberry Festival. She got to go up on stage in front of hundreds of people and make duck noises in old mcdonald (or something like that)

 
Emma at gymnastics. Salina bought the girls 10 passes into this gymastics/dance place where you can just drop in whenever and have your kid do whatever class you want. Both girls are very into dancing and Emma is a natural gymnist, always climbing and flipping over things and so on... They love it

 
Avery at gymnastics