Our Trip to Spokane!!!

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Thursday-July 3!

Another back dated post-----Lee took his five hour test in Portland Thursday and thinks he did great! Will not know for sure for a couple weeks. Normal Day for us girls----After he got home we went to McDonalds for dinner and then to the park (RIVER PARK) Our social butterfly went right up to a group of 10-12 yr olds and started spinning like them--and running and then yelling Watch ME Guys!! As Lee and I watched from the bench we were sitting on----------sometimes out going sometimes won't even look at people---go figure! Her personality is so cute!!! Show everyone your cuteness----She wanted to climb this rock wall--so when she got to the top with daddy's help ---Lee had a little girl help her but she started yelling for mom---I had to rescue her--We stayed for a good hour !!

SATURDAY 28th--HOT & HUMID bathing BABY

Ok---I am so far behind posting but these were cute photos with her .25 cent swimsuit we got in Spokane and the toys mommy was trying to sell at the yard sale! I also am adding a funny story here---I had my 1st yard sale the first of June and "G" was not sure what to think about people coming and buying our junk! So when I had it the 2nd time--she was sooo cute (but don't I always say that) She got in to the buying and selling parts by holding 4 quarters and "shopping" with a WalMart sack off our tables. The only thing was --I ended up with stuff in the house and had to restock the tables-ha! Daddy was in the house and she bought a few hats for him also---how thoughtful!! So she then wanted to be the "cashier" and have me shop----ha! She did not quite get the hang keeping the money after I bought stuff and would hand me the money back----after she put my stuff into a sack.....................SOOOO---we played this game for awhile---as Gretchie was shopping and then paying she looked like she knew what she was doing and paying me and saying thank-you have a nice day --waved and then walked out of the garage and waved goodbye----A hispanic lady was shopping and looked at me horrified and said That little girl is not mine---I said shes mine--but realized how it looked like G was all by herself----oh boy ---and then the lady smiled and said OH!! We then went across the street to shop at the yard sale and G found a small Tigger she had to have (our neighbor said she can have it) The mean mom that I am said OH NO she needs to pay for it! We will go home and get our money--so putting the play into practice was a great lesson!!!

FFF--SHAKING THE GROOVE

Gretchen loves music so much that she had to stop her new craft to go DANCE to the elephant song on BABAR!! I grabbed a couple shots of her dancing! She always is singing---like nonstop all day!! In the store, car tub & meals!! We dance and march all day long and she always grabs the maraccas!! She has many, many songs memorized and loves her Boogie class at the library!!! She is always singing nursery rhymes and the song off the Heffalump movie--We stand shoulder to shoulder--we see eye to eye---etc. It is adorable to hear her try to sing the praise songs at church. Her new song in the last week is JOHN JACOB JINGLE HIEMMER SCHMIDT---I will try to download the video of her and daddy singing this song---It makes me laugh each time I hear it!!! Last week she learned all 8 verses of DOWN BY THE BAY!!! I can't wait until fall to put her in a dance class or gymnastics!!!!

What to do when it rains and is 102 degrees??

NOT A WORRY IN THE WORLD!!

I THINK THE RAIN IS COMING AGAIN!!!!
ARE YOU REALLY LETTING ME SWIM IN MY SHORTS???
ITS RAINING ****ITS POURING****THE OLD MAN IS SNORING....
SINGING IN THE RAIN----(true)
DO YOU WANT TO GET UNDER MOM.....?? ALWAYS CONCERNED ABOUT OTHERS----PROBABLY SINCE I HAD THE CAMERA--NOT!

Monday was hot and muggy and with a two year old that was just kinda--not her perky self!! I tried to encourage swimming in her pool and when I FINALLY had her convinced swimming in her pool was a GREAT IDEA!! We took off her shorts to put on the suit and the rainstorm came---so on went the shorts and out came the umbrella! Fast thinking on mom's part!! We also sweeped the garage and then went in the pool after the rain (with our clothes on)

MONDAY & TUESDAY SNAPSHOTS

TICKLE TIME WITH DADDY!
AGAIN MORE TICKLE!!! HA HA----
OOOH............. I LIKE IT!!
SMILING ANGEL!!
PLAYING WITH HER NEW SQUIRT SHARK!! WOW MOM WE HAVE LOTS OF JUNK TO TAKE TO THE GOODWILL????
SQUIRT SHARK---
HERE I COME MOM TO TICKLE YOU!!!
MY HOW DOES THE SHARK WORK---LOOK! PLEASE SHOW ME!

READING MY BOOKS__teehhaaha
EATING A POPSICLE IN A BOWL AND WAVING TO OUR NEIGHBORS!!!
SUMMER READING IS THE BEST YOU CAN READ ANYWHERE!!!
WORKING ON MY TAN LINES!!!
TOO TIRED TO EAT MY PRINCESS COOKIES-----
TUESDAY---4:10 pm~ She would not go down for a nap at all earlier--fell asleep watching Barney and I woke her after thirty minutes. WE had a busy day as you can tell by our photos!!

SHAVING CREAM FUN!!

Tuesday Gretchie needed to have something different to play with---since it was so hot and Monday she was not interested in playing outside all day long! I got the bright idea--lets squirt shaving cream on her table and play---OK good idea but in the back of my mind I knew she did not like anything messy on her!! SHE LOVED IT!! In fact she played a whole hour and then two more thirty minute times the rest of the day!! It made a great hit she even wanted to show daddy when he got home!!