Camping

 The stump was the highlight for the girls' weekend!

 Eva was bustin a move and Ella was singing.

 Again the stump...Eva was holding the puppy and Ella was running around being a firework!

 The beautiful view!

The best part of camping in my view...SMORES!

And we all loved them!

Truckin it back from the park!

Goin for a ride in Uncle and Aunties truck.

They loved riding without their seats...look at Ella's hair. It was wet from sweat...it was in the 90's all weekend.

 Swinging is their favorite part of the park..most times they spend the entire time in the swings.

Evan and I took a long hike Sunday morning..acutally got a little lost so it was a little longer hike then expected. It was fun to have time alone...thanks Auntie and Uncle for watching the girls and taking them to learn about snakes.

 A deer was sleeping/eating right beside the camper..we watched her for probably 2-3 hours.

Going to the pool!

My Eva Diva!

Yep more SMORES! Check out Eva's shoes! :o)

 You better watch out....She's got 2 guns.

Best pic of Uncle David and Eva Ever! Too cute!

 She is so stinking cute...we didn't even ask her to sit like this..just how she does it.

Ella and Underdog!

We rented a Pontoon on Monday and had a fantastic day on the water. Thanks again Dave and Becky!

Ella climbed down the ladder to daddy...she was a little scared.

Eva wanted to jump so Becky helped a little. :o)

She was a little scared too..but loved it.

Eva looking over the edge.

 They loved to wave to the other boats

We had a short week last week since Dave and Becky stayed until Tuesday morning with us. We anticipated our camping trip all week and were ready to go after my short nap on Sat. morning. We went 3 hours south of Ohio in West Virginia. Dave and Becky were patiently waiting our arrival. It was hot but we were glad to be out of the car. The girls ran around all evening, we explored and played in the park. The next morning, Dave and Becky took the girls to a snake, learning class and Evan and I went for a hike. The rest of the day of relaxing! We had a fire everyday to cook on and make smores, even though it seemed crazy to be sitting around a fire when it was 94 out. Monday we packed up and headed to the water to rent a pontoon, we had to wait awhile for one to become available for us but were quickly on the water. It was Dave and Becky's treat and boy was it a good one. We had so much fun and it was just the perfect thing to do on such a hot day. We had a wonderful weekend with Auntie and Uncle and we all appreciated them sharing their home away from home and taking care of the girls. We love you!

Dance Recital

 Picnic in the yard during daddy's work day home...It was lovely!

Popsicles!

Wearing purple to support a friends lost son!

Ella's friend Abby is playing t-ball with her...they are so excited and inseparable on the field!

Run Ella Run!

Eva cheering...Whoop Whoop!

Auntie Becky and Uncle David brought Ella and Eva a penguin chair...but only 1 so they have to share.

Eva Diva all ready for the parade! Evan, Becky and David took the girls to a parade and festival on Saturday morning so I could sleep. I guess I missed out on the girls' excitement. They had lots of fun!

There she goes strutting her stuff. :o)

Waiting for candy.

It was really hot...as you can tell from Eva's face. She's melting away!

Hold on girls!

Eva apparently waved to all the people passing the entire parade.

The bear is waving back!

They switched hats!

She's wearing make-up for her dance recital!

Aunties helping pin me together, she's a little better than mommy.

Eva sat with Uncle for most of the dance recital!

Look at this perfect ballerina pose!

The last dance number..all the dancers together!

Ella so proudly holds her trophy/rose from G&G Vondal while Eva snuck into the pic.

We have had a wonderful weekend full of family fun. It is so great to have family close by and to have them visit us regularly...the girls sure look forward to it. T-ball also started this week and we were happy to know that one of Ella's best friends was on her team. They are the Blue Jays...Ella was upset that she wasn't on the REDS team. Too cute! Becky and Dave arrived on Friday around 230 and Ella and Eva were super psyched for them to arrive. They were even more excited when they saw what they brought for them. They brought a big penguin chair and the Radio Flyer wagon, they love them both. I work Friday night while they enjoyed their new toys. Saturday they went to a parade and festival while I slept and then we relaxed and had a BBQ Saturday night. Sunday we went to church and then got ready for Ella's dance recital. We didn't know it would last 3 hours but Eva did amazing..she was so mesmerized by all the dancers! It wasn't until the last 3 dances that she couldn't sit still any longer so Auntie took her out for awhile. Ella did so well, it was very cute. She didn't freeze but also forgot a lot of it, classic first recital apperance. She was even happier when she recieved her very own trophy. I had to work again Sunday overnight but left at 830 so didn't miss much. Dave and Becky took the girls to the park this morning so I could nap before my interview. Everyone enjoyed that! My interview went well and I should know within 2 weeks whether or not I got it, so keep your fingers crossed.