More outside fun

This has been our summer of outdoor renovations. We had work done on the yard and we also replaced our back deck. We have had fun lately grilling out, playing and eating outside (when it's not too hot).
Genna dancing in her tutu...

Andrew prefers the diaper look...

We also have a brand new grill! Brian is loving it!

Andrew is serious about his meals. You have to keep the food coming and figure out what exactly he wants when he points in the general direction of the table.

Enjoying watermelon...

Fun in the Sun

We have finally been able to enjoy our newly renovated yard! Now, we have grass that we can run and play in! These pictures were taken one very hot Sunday afternoon. It amazes me that Andrew actually likes to get sprayed in the face with water. Genna absolutely hated it when she was his age, although she tolerates it now.

They could do this all day. Fill up a bucket, pour it in another bucket...over and over.

Gymnastics

Genna has started gymnastics and is loving it! These are pictures from the first day. She was so excited but didn't really know what to expect. What she likes most is her "gymnastics clothes"

Soccer Camp

We have spent the afternoons of this week at soccer camp. Genna has loved it! I don't know how much soccer knowledge she gained, but she did have a lot of fun. It helped that one of her friends from her class last year was in her group.

Today, they each took a turn playing goalie.

"Now, what am I supposed to be doing again?"

And what did Andrew do?
We played ball...

He always tried to NOT throw the ball to me in hopes of getting out of the stroller to go get it.

and he squealed a lot, especially when the ball went a long way through the gym.

She got a certificate for being in the class, which she is very proud of.

This is a video of one of the drills they did today. They had to dribble the ball through the little cones, then kick it in the goal. When they finish, everybody yells "GOAL!!!." Part of the class was encouraging them to cheer for each other as a team. They all loved when everybody clapped and yelled for them.

4th of July (a little late)

We started off the weekend with a baseball game. My parents (Memama and Grandaddy) and my sister Andrea and her family came to visit with us!

Grandaddy, Mary Frances and Andrea

Charlie and Andrea

The next morning, Memama, Andrea and I took the kids to watch the neighborhood parade.

then to the after-parade festivities where we ate popsicles, listened to music,

and toured a firetruck.

While we were gone, the men worked on tearing down the deck on the back of our house. I didn't get a "before" picture. This is a "during" picture and I'm still waiting for the "after".
Right now, it still looks basically like this.

We made them take a break for a little birthday party for Andrea with yummy strawberry cake.

Then, we ended the afternoon with playing in the sprinkler and slip-n-slide.

Obviously, I didn't think Andrew would play in the water or I would have put on his swimsuit. Oh, well, his clothes work just as well.

These girls are such sweet friends (and cousins)!

I don't have any pictures of the actual 4th of July. We did go to watch some very good fireworks on Sunday night with some friends from our Sunday School class, but I forgot my camera! It was a fun time, though, and you can see pictures from that night at our friend Reese's blog.

Summer fun!

We spent a week at Memama and Grandaddy's house with Andrea, Charlie and Mary Frances, too. The kids had SO MUCH FUN playing in the water,

playing at the pool...

Cousin Gracie was in town, too. We all went to VBS!

Andrew couldn't decide whether to take the hat or the sunglasses off first.

He LOVED the sprinkler!!!

Pictures by Haiden

My sweet cousin, Haiden Woodall photographed mine and my sister's children a few days ago while we were at my parents' house. Haiden is very talented and I am so happy with the pictures!!!

Here is the link to some of them (she is also listed in my blog list on the right):
http://www.haidenwoodall.com/blog/