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I am telling you this beach we have been frequenting at low tide is A M A Z I N G.  I am thinking of sending in more money for the two year pass.  What an amazing time we have been having as a family.  

I'm not sore that someone played with my camera settings either.  I kind of like the effects of our day at the beach.   It certainly reflects what a scorcher we had.

I truly have the best job in the world, Daddy on the other hand seems to have forgotten about his - and I'm not reminding.
 

Loving our painted toes this summer.....shhhhh even Matteo wanted in on the fun.

Charlies house

How cool is this..

Matteo's school friend Charlie invited us to his pre-4th of July party!  Not sure which was more fun, the fact that we were invited to a family only party and were the only non-family members or the giantic water slide that the kids enjoyed.

 

But yes, we also had fun swinging with Charlie and his sissy Clara.

In case you were wondering the smiles the water slide produces, allow Matteo to demonstrate:

And yes, Chloe May too "warmed" up to the slide and enjoyed many times going down same sans Daddy.

And though we are in separate school districts, his mom and I agreed this friendship is worth taking the time for.

Fire pit

FINALLY we used our fire pit.

And enjoyed a pre-4th of July sparkler show.  

ZAP

About 13 months ago Matteo saw this bug gun at his friend Caleb's house (or at least I refer to it as that).  He was fasinated by it - and I am sure the Easter Bunny meant to get it for his this spring but forgot, but .... alas remember Grandma just visited :-)  Sure enough her visit contained a bug gun (yes there was a "discussion" about all the gifts given).  Anyway, using that bug gun, Matteo went to the park today and caught a bee of which he was most proud and we had to bring him home to show everyone :-)

 

I did draw the line when he wanted to bring the bee over our friend Ally's house (where we went mid-day).  

Matteo loves loves this bug gun.  Thanks Grandma.

Grandma's visit

I think Grandma lost her voice with all the reading she did with Matteo

 

(yes, that light saber is courtesy of Grandma - there were tears over why Matteo could not have the 5' one).

Grandma could only stand so much of me not brushing Chloe's hair.

Not McDonalds fans - but courtesy of the library and really, who doesn't love a good show.  Well done Mr. McDonald.

And as they say, all good times must come to an end.   We love you Grandma and Gramps.

Trophy Day

On this last day of soccer - we had mainly game and about 5 minutes of kids versus moms/dads.....grandmas!

 Even little sister showed off her soccer skills.

 The best coach to date!

 And it was unaminous among the coaches and myself - Matteo was by far the most improved on the team - after all these seasons, he finally got it! 

Way to go Matteo!

And Grandma's generosity continues with a snorkel set for Matteo - he has been asking for this for about 3 weeks now - patience pays off :-)

Kinga

We enjoyed a bittersweet birthday party for our friend Kinga today - bittersweet as our Dear Friend turned 6, and we met her when Matteo was a week old - and next month she returns to Poland to live.

 

After some tumbling and forward rolls, we went home to surprise surprise GRANDMA - who is back for her overnight visit.  After Church we took grandma to the local - no surprise here - BEACH!  There we ran into our friend Caroline.  

And staying up much later than usual - we fulfilled Chloe May's request to have green nails.  Matteo opted for only green toes in light of soccer tomorrow.

 Yes Grandma, we love you too and are very excited to have you visit.