California (Part 2)

California (Part 2)
July 29-August 1

 The girls with Aunt Linda (Nini)

 We were happy to get to celebrate Grandma Karen's birthday while we were there.  She says she's 39...  We sung three times to include Nini and Uncle Chunk since their birthdays were in July too.

 Matisyn did a fashion show with a bunch of my old clothes.  My mom saved a bag of my little clothes to use for my dolls, and she got a kick out of being able to fit in them!

 Matisyn and Emilyn went to a day camp the second week we were there.  They spent four hours a day for three days doing art projects, riding horses, and swimming.  They had an amazing time.  Emi memorized all of the horses names and couldn't wait to tell me about which one she got to ride each day.  Matisyn loved getting to create projects with so many different materials.

 This was the edible art project!

 Emilyn made a clay butterfly and Matisyn made a clay tiger.

 Matisyn colored the frog and Emilyn colored the dog.

 The art teacher was big on using your own creativity, without restrictions, and lots of different materials.  The girls got really into all their projects.  Emilyn made the basket with the letters, and Matisyn made the basket with flowers.

 We spent an evening swimming and visiting with Jill and her girls.  Matisyn and Kate jumped right back into their little friendship, and Emilyn and Leah seemed to bond quickly this time too.

 We can't get enough swimming this summer!  The girls loved "cliff jumping" off the side of the pool, and Lucas loved getting to throw everything he could find into the water.  We had a great night having dinner with Diane and Reed.

We have had a great couple of weeks of vacation in California!  We stayed busy, but were able to do all of the things we wanted.  These are three tired kiddos! 

 A few minutes of peace on the car ride home while Lucas watched Baby Einstein Noah on the Kindle.  He looks so cute in the big head phones!