Party Time!

We sure had fun coming up with a concession stand for Ronan's baseball-themed birthday party!

Peanuts...pretzels...popcorn...candy...ice cold lemonade!

I made baseball cupcakes:

Three of Ronan's friends from school were able to come to the party, Lucas, Jaiden, & Phillip, along with the Chase cousins, and John & Eli Turanski.

Diggin' in!

Griffin liked the M&M's (:

Water balloon games soon turned into an all-out water fight!

Sadie was a good sport playing will all those boys!

Presents!

One of Ronan's favorite gifts was an airsoft bb gun from Jaiden!

Legos!

Kelly & John

Time for cupcakes!

Happy Birthday to you, Ronan!

Frosting First!

Kelly & me (;

Happy Birthday, Ronan!

July 29th~ We had a blast celebrating our big boy's birthday!!  I can't believe he is seven years old already!! 

We started the day with a special birthday breakfast~ pancakes with blueberries, ice cream, and a candle on top. (:

Then, we picked Daddy up from work early so he could go swimming with us at the Hayman's pool!
Here is Ronan in his happy place: (:

Tate enjoyed the water, too!  He splashed & splashed (:

The Chase cousins got to swim also!

When we got home it was time for presents!

I love this boy and his zest for life!

New soccer cleats!

His wishlist included skater clothes...

...and skinny jeans! (;

Rockin' the skinny jeans:

Looking all ready for 2nd grade!?!

Nerf super soaker!

The fun continued the next day with friends & family at Ronan's baseball birthday party!

Coast & Cooking

We made the most of our last few days with Shannon & Cheer by going to the Saturday Market, Skinner's Butte, the Oregon Coast, and to the movie theater to see Cars 2. (: 

The view from Skinner's Butte:

Although it was foggy at the beach, we still had a fun time playing in the water. Thankfully it was warm outside & it wasn't windy!

Beach Baby

It was fun having girls in the family (:

Tate discovered the sand...

Ronan found a sea star!

We all went on this giant dune buggy for an hour long tour of the sand dunes.  Even Tate got to go!

Ronan & Griffin liked the ride, but told us that they will be ready for the faster dune buggies next time.  (Such thrill-seekers just like their daddy!)

It was a chilly ride, but worth it to see all the amazing views of the dunes!

Back at home...We made homemade pizzas one night for dinner and the girls enjoyed getting to help prepare them. 

The pizzas were a huge hit!  The girls tried all the different kinds we made, and even went back for seconds!  (American food didn't always go over very well...so I was very happy when they like the pizza!)

As we got to know the girls more we found out that they both really love to cook, and they wanted to cook a meal for us. (:  We bought ingredients at an Asian market and they prepared some traditional Chinese dishes.

It was such a treat!