July 4th

Our neighborhood has a July 4th parade and all the kids ride their bikes.  Pete and Syd decorated her bike and the wagon just like my sisters and I did when we were kids.

 Once we got to the starting place GG decided to ditch her wagon for her buddy Theo's trike

 The kids riding in the parade

 GG with some festive popsicle all over her face.

That night we watched fireworks with both kids for the first time and they loved it.  We had a great time celebrating this great country we live in.

Random July moments

I love it when my girls are playing together and doing cute things.  Like when they made this "house" out of a big box and played in it all day long.

 One beautiful Sunday afternoon we took the girls over to Stanford campus and let them run around.

 We love this maze and they chased each other all over inside until their cheeks were red and they fell down together in the center giggling.  I love moments like those!

The Larsen Boys

Just about all our family and friends know the name Evan.  For the first three years of Sydney's life he was one of her very best friends and she talked about him all the time, even after he moved away to Seattle.  Lucky for her, Evan's mom is one of my favorite people and so we've been able to stay in touch after the move.  The last week of June Alaina and her boys came to visit and we had a wild time.

 Here are just a few pics from our old favorite park and picking strawberries in Santa Cruz.

We realized on our way to the airport that we hadn't had a picture of us, so this was our one attempt.  Compliments of Sydney.  Thanks for coming to visit guys!