every once in a while....

my kiddos will take a break from fighting and play awesome together.  this was when Easton was trying to make Keagan laugh....putting on as many dress-ups as he could.

mr. pirate, m&m, bunny, fashion diva.  

she loved it.

1st day of school

the official first day of school.

big smiles.

with water splattered all over his shirt from brushing his teeth.

 this little miss was SO excited to start her second year of preschool.

one more year until Kindergarten!

 bright, bright sun!

StarTalk

Easton started school a week before the rest of the neighborhood kids because we enrolled him in the immersion program.  He does half his day in Portuguese and half in English.  He has done awesome so far and I think it has been really good for him and for us.

The first day of StarTalk (the week long Portuguese camp), I was a wreck.  See this post

I have since come to realize he is totally capable of doing this, and is excelling already.

 sitting at his desk

 At the end of the week the kids did a little program for the parents to show some of the things they had learned.  They made Rio bird hats and did some Brazilian martial arts (I know how to say it, but NO idea how to spell it....).  They sang a couple of songs and showed us a game they had learned.  It was really cute.

 This is his teacher, Professora B.

 Someone had donated enough copies of the movie, Rio, for each kid to have one at the end of the week, so they took a big picture with OBRIGADO, which means "Thank you".  

Freedom Festival Balloons

Every year I take the kids bright and early to the Freedom Festival's balloon fest.  It has become our little summer tradition.  They love it.  Afterwards we go and get donuts.

 every year I have to get a picture of the pig balloon.  it is my favorite

the coke balloon going up

until next year!

beach pictures

while we were in California, my mom wanted to get some pictures with her, my dad, and all the grandkids

 um, they didn't work as well as she hoped.  lots of people, sunny beach, tempermental kids.....

 I do love the granddaughter ones though.

 my favorite granddaughter one

 handsome boy

 the grandsons

 I don't know what she is upset about...

 love this one, if only Easton was looking at the camera!

 and a cute one of Remy, just cause you can't have enough cute redheads.  :)