July

July was busy!

We filled it with . . .

Chore Lists . . .

Trolley Rides with friends touring our little town . . .

Kinect Dance competitions, of which, I am embarrassed to admit, . . . . Dalyn is the house champion . . .

Practiced our make-up skills on our selves . . .

and our siblings . . .

Our family ran a booth at Third Thursday this year! We did "Potterville" and sold butterbeer, pumpkin juice, treacle tarts, pumpkin pasties, magic wands and spell books! It was so much fun! We are already looking forward to doing it again next year!

We even had a "sorting wheel" where people could find out what house they were in :) . . .

Dressed up like thugs and kidnapped a good friend to give her a farewell she would never forget . . .

Left cute notes for mom . . .

Just cute . . .

Did some yoga in the park . . . 

Sleepovers at Nana's! 5 baby burritos . . .

Went on lots of walks. Jilli likes to hold Janies hand when we are walking, she says "Bess Frens"

Caught mini frogs at Nana's house . . .

Lots and LOTS of bike rides . . .

Heels and all . . .

Backyard camouts . . . 

We even made it to the beach house in Fort Bragg . . .

Puzzles . . .

Playing in the sand . . . 

And in the FRIGID water . . . 

I have no idea how they can stand it! Kids have no nerve endings when it comes to playing in the ocean I think!

We hiked up and down the beach and collected special treasures. We even found a cave just off a beach I have played at my entire life and never knew it was there. The cave opened into a private beach, it was a pretty fun discovery.

When we got home Janie carefully laid out all her collection and went through each one explaining to me why she picked that one, and why it was so beautiful and special . . . 

It was a pretty awesome month!