Awhile back we got to go to the Capital Air Show for the first time!
Brandon got part of his morning shift off and we decided last minute to make the most of it!
The girls enjoyed watching the airplanes and the cool tricks they did. They especially liked the parachute acrobatic show.
It was loud, so we gave the girls some earplugs to wear. That was short lived as Lucy couldn't stand anything in her ears!
The Blue Angels didn't end up flying that day (and if you know Brandon this was a huge disappointment for him!), but we had fun getting to see all the other planes on display.
These girls belong to their daddy. They love airplanes!! It was a fun filled afternoon! And we ended our outing with some slurpees on the way home :).
I had the opportunity to go on Aubrey's first Kindergarten field trip this year to the pumpkin patch! Since I've been working and feeling a little disconnected, I thought it was such a special blessing that I got to chance to be with her and her class on this fun filled day!
Here's a little video highlighting our day with her wonderful teacher and class!
Aubrey can't sit still and is busy ALL the time. She's wanting to craft, play outside, ride her bike. She wants us to read with her, bake with her and create with her.
Lucy is talking up a storm (and says the funniest things!), plays independently, loves her dolls and cars, and is choosing when she wants to actually eat! :)
We've had more marker murals on walls, desks, and carpets more than ever before, picked up more toys around the house (and that is just useless to be honest sometimes :) ), broken up arguments, made obstacle courses and used enough paper, paint and tape to go a mile....we wouldn't change any of these things for the world!
The girls created their own restaurant complete with a menu one day. It was the cutest thing to see them interact like they were really at a restaurant just the two of them with their animals :).
Bath time has been extra fun with extra bubbles!
Princess and tea parties are in full swing and happen on a weekly basis.
These girls love their sweets! I don't think there's been an evening that Aubrey doesn't ask, "What's for dessert?" even before she's finished with her meal.
And it's been so great to spend some one-on-one time with Lucy while Aubrey is at school. She's so independent, cuddly, and so talkative when she has your full attention. She loves her dolls, dresses, and her stroller that is pushed arount the house (and left in the kitchen!) everyday. We love walking to drop and pick up Aubrey from school and one day she really wanted to take her doll on the stroll. As we walked she told me that she wants to cook when she grows up. "I'm going to work at Taco Bell and say, 'here's your cheesy roll up and your burrito,'" she said. Oh how we love this stage right now with her :).
Aubrey and Lucy got to experience their first football game this month!
We got to see our good friends Heidi and Josh who live in Texas. We've been friends since elementary school and it's always so wonderful to see these two!
I decided to make gak with the girls one afternoon. It ended up in Lucy's hair. Like I said, they've been keep up on our toes!
Our bathrooms that we started remodeling back at the end of May are coming along and I can't wait to get the house back in order :).
Tuesday, very spur-of-the-moment, we decided that after Aubrey got out of school, we were going to go for a hike. Of course it's a little bit of a drive just to spend a few hours up in the mountains, but we needed to get away from our jobs and housework and just get away to get some fresh air.
We went for a short hike up to Eagle Rock, went out to dinner, and had some time for Brandon and I to actually talk in the car. It was what we needed :).
It was beautiful as always up there and the weather was perfect.
It was the perfect little setting to recharge for an afternoon as a family :).
During the summer we got to see some of our good friends and had some hard times having to say good bye to other good friends. We are so thankful for the friendships that have come our way in our lives and saying goodbye to some of those are so hard.
We got to see PJ Imboden one morning while they were in town. The Imbodens moved to Arizona about two years ago now, we miss them and we're so glad we get to see them ever so often when they come visit Sacramento!
One big good bye was say bye to our good friends the Jicklings. We've kind of come to adopt them as part of the family. They didn't have any family in town so we enjoyed some Easters and get togethers in the past with our families here. Its been so wonderful to have them in our lives, but we know that a job change and moving closer to family is what they need. We will miss them terribly!
This lady will definitely be missed in my life! :( (and her wonderful family!)
We also had a quick visit with our friends the Hartins who are serving for MAF in Indonesia. These people have been a part of lives since high school and although we wish we could be living life together in the states, we know they are exactly in the right place where God has placed them :). We love seeing them after a few years!
So, it was a busy summer of hellos and good byes... we have been so blessed with the people that have come into our lives! We have met so many awesome people that are still a part of our lives in so many aspects. Thank you to our friends (and you know who you are!) who have been by our side and have been so supportive of us through all of life's stages! Life would not be the same without you!
