California!!

We took our summer vacation to California in June and went to Disneyland and the beach. It was a lot of fun. We went on rides,

watched Princesses,

LOOKED at souvenirs,

and even got to be in a parade down Main Street!

Then we went to the beach and had a blast building sand castles and jumping in the waves. What a fun trip!!

Swim Lessons

We decided this is the summer that the twins are going to learn how to swim, so we have been doing swim lessons once a week and going swimming as a family once a week. It has been fun to see their confidence grow in the water--even Julia is making progress.

I bought these swim suits to cut down on my sunscreening time and I have loved them!! We also get complements everywhere we go on how cute they all look.

Of course, we needed goggles for everyone, and Darren and Julia were kind enough to model them for us.

Storytime

This is a familiar scene that we have each night as Darren reads to the girls before bed. They all want to be as close as possible and share time with him. And he is good-natured enough to be a jungle gym/couch/pillow for them.

Camping!!

We decided to try out Darren's scouting skills that he has been honing through camping every month with the Deacons, and went camping overnight. (Above is a picture of what Darren brought home from his last adventure). It was a lot of fun--even though it was freezing and rainy. We had the girls in long sleeved shirts, jackets, and coats, and they were barely cold. But we were happy to see that our tent did not leak when it rained for four hours in the night. We found that hot chocolate makes all the difference on a cold morning!