Saturday, July 17, 2010
July 4th at the Lehew's
On July 4th, we trekked out to Pickerington for an afternoon cookout and evening of fireworks with some friends we know through Brett's work at Safe Auto, the Lehews. Below are some great shots that Angela Lehew got of the girls! I must say, Pick-town put up a good show and we had great seats! Better than Dublin's fireworks, in my opinion.
Monday, July 5, 2010
A girl and her cat...
You know what they say about "a boy and his dog" - I think it's the same for a girl and her cat. Izzy begged me to leave the door open during her rest time "just in case Tonks wanted to come visit." This is what I found when I checked on her after half an hour... I know she has a lot of "friends" in her bed... but the cat at her feet is the real one! :-)
Happy Fourth!
We spent our Saturday evening in Coffman Park watching the Dublin City Fireworks. It was great. The girls had a great time, too!
Here's Brett and Izzy waiting for it to get dark.
And Maddy cheesing for the camera.
Everybody but me hanging out on our blanket.
Inside the football stadium, they play music to the fireworks. We could hear them and Maddy was "dancing" - it was hilarious!
Here's Brett and Izzy waiting for it to get dark.
And Maddy cheesing for the camera.
Everybody but me hanging out on our blanket.
Inside the football stadium, they play music to the fireworks. We could hear them and Maddy was "dancing" - it was hilarious!Friday, July 2, 2010
Dolphins! Sea Lions!
Brett and I took the girls to a place called the Gulfarium in Destin. It's a "marine show park" where you see a dolphin show, a sea lion show, and a show with both! We also got to see sharks, sting rays, penguins and alligators. The girls loved watching the dolphins jump and splash. We weren't fast enough to get pictures of any of the big tricks, but we did get a shot of the dolphins at the trainer's platform. 
This is 7 year old Lily and 4 year old Ariel - both Atlantic bottle-nosed dolphins. Lily's mother, Delilah, was also in the show with them - she's 35 years old! Lily's brother, Zach, is the largest Dolphin at the Gulfarium - he performed with Kyle, the sea lion, in the mixed species show! We had a great family day!
This is 7 year old Lily and 4 year old Ariel - both Atlantic bottle-nosed dolphins. Lily's mother, Delilah, was also in the show with them - she's 35 years old! Lily's brother, Zach, is the largest Dolphin at the Gulfarium - he performed with Kyle, the sea lion, in the mixed species show! We had a great family day!
Vacation... Destin, FL
Well, I think I've given up on trying to "catch up" - I think it was February last time I posted! But, here's what we've been up to recently. We just spent a week in Destin, FL with some of our best friends - the Holland and Rhea families. 8 days, 7 kids, 6 adults, 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 3 families, 2 pools, and 1 beach! Whew! We had a great time.
First full-day at the beach - a beautiful day! No oil in sight and nice calm waves that the kids could play in. Maddy wasn't crazy about the water, but enjoyed playing in the sand. The bigger kids loved jumping in the waves. Pictures are of Brett and Brian playing in the sand with the kids and Tasha with Maddy.
The afternoon we tried to go back to the beach, just the Fry Family, we found Tar Balls. Boo! The little black chunks are the tar balls - they are solid and about an inch in diameter. But, you can smush them with your toes or fingers and they have kind of a gummy consistency. And, it's hard to get off of hands and feet and stroller wheels. They did a good job of cleaning up the beach and we were able to spend a little more time there before we left - but we just walked in the water, no swimming.
Our private pool in the back yard was so great! The kids had a great time and all the adults enjoyed cooling off, too - the temps were over 90 every day we were there! We also had access to the larger and deeper community pool, which we visited a few times, too. It got really crowded when the beach was in poor condition, though. The mommies had a nice relaxing morning at the community pool without kids... that was fun!
First full-day at the beach - a beautiful day! No oil in sight and nice calm waves that the kids could play in. Maddy wasn't crazy about the water, but enjoyed playing in the sand. The bigger kids loved jumping in the waves. Pictures are of Brett and Brian playing in the sand with the kids and Tasha with Maddy.
The afternoon we tried to go back to the beach, just the Fry Family, we found Tar Balls. Boo! The little black chunks are the tar balls - they are solid and about an inch in diameter. But, you can smush them with your toes or fingers and they have kind of a gummy consistency. And, it's hard to get off of hands and feet and stroller wheels. They did a good job of cleaning up the beach and we were able to spend a little more time there before we left - but we just walked in the water, no swimming.
Our private pool in the back yard was so great! The kids had a great time and all the adults enjoyed cooling off, too - the temps were over 90 every day we were there! We also had access to the larger and deeper community pool, which we visited a few times, too. It got really crowded when the beach was in poor condition, though. The mommies had a nice relaxing morning at the community pool without kids... that was fun!
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