If I had a little extra time and motivation, I could organize all our summer photos into tidy little categories and post them accordingly... but shoot, since I'm already four months behind I'll just take the easy route and go chronologically. ;) |
| Summer 2016 unofficially-officially began with this girl's Kindergarten graduation ceremony ("promotion") on May 27. |
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| The Kindergarten graduate with her proud family! Credit for this awesome family pic goes to Avalon's principal, Mrs. Belair. I will accept credit for the serendipitously matching outfits. :) |
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| Last Day of Kindergarten pic on June 3rd. Yes, after their promotion ceremony the kids were forced to go back to school for a final week of fun and games... oh the humanity! ;) |
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| Avalon got straight A's all year long (well, actually straight "4"'s), but my favorite part of her report cards were these comments from her teacher. <3 So proud of my big girl!! |
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| Love this "heavenly" pic of the girls taking one of their first back yard swims of the summer. |
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| Summer fun in the sandbox, a gift from Nana and Papa |
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| Love this pic of Ellie and Eddie with our friend Johanna (Jo), taken during the first of two visits we had with Jo and Sean this summer. It had been way too long (6 years!!!) since we saw them last! |
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| The girls decorating for Daddy's "surprise" Father's Day party on June 18th |
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| Father's Day was actually the next day, but since we had plans to go to the fair in Placerville we thought it would be fun to surprise Daddy after work the night before. |
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| As always, the girls worked diligently on making cards and wrapping Dad's gifts |
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| Love this pic of these two cuties taking a time out from party prep to enjoy a lollipop |
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| A happy daddy unwrapping his presents |
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| The next day... two awesome dads celebrating Fathers Day at the El Dorado County Fair. Going to my little hometown fair is a family affair and one of my favorite summer traditions...I have missed only a handful of years over the last few decades! |
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| Pony rides are always a must-do at the fair... |
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| ...but this camel ride was a first! |
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| Another first for Avalon... |
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| Flying high! |
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| The girls brought up the rear on the kiddie roller-coaster |
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| All smiles on their favorite ride! |
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| These two feasted on corn dogs while the rest of us enjoyed our traditional fair dinner of 20-30 Club tacos |
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| Eddie was happy to get out of his stroller and run around for a while. I can't believe he'll be able to go on rides next year! |
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| Avalon hit the wall after a few hours of fun and ended up throwing up. :( |
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| About to dig into her recovery sno-cone. It did the trick and we all enjoyed the rest of our day at the fair! |
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| Back on the homestead, beating the heat in the A/C...the first of many popcorn-and-movie summer afternoons |
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| First canning session of the summer... tomatillo salsa and pizza sauce |
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| The girls with their friends Ava and Natalie at Ava's sprayground birthday party |
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