Random July

What a busy month!  We've packed so much in- summer is going too fast!!

Not sure how, but Jace has lost both lower central incisors:

NEITHER were from natural causes 😕

Kayaking up on the Pend Oreille...

At the Post Falls Dam Park:

"Rolled" ice cream:

Eli having fun with my phone camera:

More playground fun:

When Dallin was in the NICU as a baby for his blood disorder, he had some TTN (transient tachypnea of the newborn) so they did an echocardiogram to rule out any cardiac anomalies- they discovered a PFO (patent foramen ovale) which, while it is abnormal, presents pretty much ZERO complications.  Regardless, we were supposed to follow up with cardiology annually...  well, we haven't.  Until this year, and HOORAY!  his PFO has resolved.  So no more follow up needed!

Jace learned to ride on two wheels!  After spending lots of time on a *pink* strider bike, he just got on his little bike one day and pedaled away!

Hiking and splashing at Bowl and Pitcher with the Zapalacs:

Hailee is infatuated with the Solar System right now.  So at the library, she keeps checking out this gem:

My boys all think it's hilarious.  One day, Hailee was spouting off random facts about planets, namely that you can't land on Uranus because it's a 'gas giant'... Dallin quickly turned it around and said, "Hey Bryson, did you hear about Uranus???  It's a gas giant!!!"  

Oh my goodness, these kids 😂

Pioneer Day

The kids and I had a fun morning at Pioneer Day-

Jace and Hailee rode the horses:

There was a 'rag doll' making activity, and Hailee was actually excited about it- she named hers "Google-Plex Legs"😏

Ring toss:

So thankful for our pioneer heritage *grin*

Silverwood

The long anticipated day of the summer for our Silverwood trip finally arrived!  Pretty much all of the pictures are of the younger three since Dallin and Bryson hung out on the bigger rides all day!

Jace is suddenly sporting this pose every time I'm about to take picture:

"Mom- take a picture of me!"

 Eli 'dabbing' on the tiny toot- not sure where 'dabbing' originated, but ALL the kids are doing it...

Bryson and Dallin somewhere up there on 'spin cycle'.  It was nearly perfectly balanced upside down for nearly a minute!  I get nauseated just watching this ride but they love it!

It was a thoroughly exhausting, but exceptionally fun day *grin*

Phillips Visit!

We were lucky enough to get the WHOLE Phillips family to come visit!  Kade was home for a few weeks from MIT and they came up for a long weekend 😄

We had a lot of fun visiting with family we don't get to see nearly enough!

Studious Jace with Kade's glasses:

We went to the Couer d'Alene beach one day- the water was pretty murky, but we had fun!

Sunday afternoon walk:

4th of July Camping

Camping up at our summer property over the 4th was glorious!  The weather was warm and sunny and we had lots of cousins to play with!

Jace and Hailee watching fireworks from their beds:

Poor Duke was so scared of the fireworks- Every time there were fireworks going off, he'd hide under a chair! 😕

The kids got lots of fishing in:

Nice catch Dallin!

A fun holiday weekend for sure!  We're so blessed to have such a great place to go camping!