Look Who's starting to Walk...

Our little 9-month-old Daphne has already started...there's no turning back now!

How to Make a Pinecone Birdfeeder

You will need:
-pine cone
-peanut butter
-birdseed
-wire or string

Step 1: Spread peanut butter all over pinecone.

Step 2: Roll pinecone in birdseed.
Step 3: Keep baby busy with blueberries and tofu.

Step 4: Sample the peanut butter.

Step 5: Hang bird feeder in a tree using wire or string.

Photo Shoot

I had a fun time snapping some pictures of Daphne yesterday. It is usually hard to get a still shot of her because she moves so much right now, but since she was mesmerized by Grandma's cat she cooperated! I just love how they turned out!

Fourth of July Weekend

We had a very fun weekend celebrating Independence Day. Saturday started with a local parade (nothing fancy, but the kids had fun), followed by a little swimming and World Cup viewing (Aaron's turning us all into soccer junkies!) Later that evening we headed up to a baseball complex in Manteca (a nearby community) for an awesome fireworks show. What made it so awesome was not just the fireworks, but the whole organized event. There were rides and bounce houses for the kids, live entertainment, batting cages, softball tournaments, etc. We had a great time. The next day (Sunday) was more low-key, but still a fun day. We dressed in red, white, and blue for church, I made a simple BBQ'd dinner, and we ended the evening going on a family bike-ride around the neighborhood while enjoying all the various front-yard firework shows put on by neighbors.

Watching her daddy at bat.

Oooooing and Awwwing over fireworks!

They fell asleep before we left the parking lot
(Truth be told...we were in the parking lot for quite a while trying to get out of that place!)

Patriotic girls!

The cake we made to go along with dinner.