So much for using this blog as a way to keep family history. I've been such a slacker this summer!
July was a super busy, super fun month for us. We always love to do the 4th of July in Provo. We started at the hot air balloon festival, which the girls loved; then went to the parade, the carnival, a picnic in the canyon with family, and to the fireworks that night! Busy day, but fun for sure!
Kate also had her second birthday. She is getting big so fast!!! We had a little party here with her friends and then had a family party the next day. She has been attached to the idea of an Elmo birthday party for a long time, and we made sure not to disappoint her. I can't believe it's already been two years since she joined our family, she still feels like a baby to me.
We also took a family vacation to San Francisco to visit my uncle and his family. The girls loved every minute-- staying up late, cousins and a dog to play with, tons of treats, etc. The only down side was that we stopped in the Sierra Nevada mountains on our drive in to California and Anna got poison oak. She was covered in a rash for a couple days, but it didn't slow her down a bit! The girls loved going to Six Flags, which also has marine shows like Sea World. Kate was super excited to see the "sharkies". We went to Santa Cruz to the beach and they loved playing in the sand. The water was a little cold, so they hardly got in that at all. We spent time in the city, riding trolley cars and eating clam chowder on Pier 39, and went to Muir Woods to see the California Redwoods. It was amazing and I think our kids wish that we lived in California too!
One of the funniest memories I have from the past few weeks is this: I was downstairs making lunch and the girls were upstairs playing happily. Then I heard yelling and went upstairs. Anna and Kate were standing in their closet next to a little toy baby crib. Anna's shirt was up and their was a huge bite mark (including blood) on her chest. They're both crying, so I say, "Anna, what happened?"
"Kate had her puppy in the crib and I wanted it for my puppy. So I asked nice but she said no. I only hit her a couple times and she bited me!"
I about died laughing. How do you respond to that, honestly?
Here's pictures from our month, if you're interested
http://picasaweb.google.com/lntlarsen/July2008
