Tory's 6th Birthday!

The bunnies were the biggest hit, although hitting the piñata came in at a close second. :) I am sure Tory's favorite part was opening the presents and blowing out the candles . . . but what a blessing to have so many family and friends who could share this special day with her! :)  She wanted a Skippyjon Jones theme, so we had fun with that.  Edwin decorated the cake, too!

Treehouse

This summer, my parent's went to visit my sisters in Alabama and Mississippi so we were in charge of "The Farm".  While we were there, Edwin worked so hard to get his girl's tree house made and ready for fun.  He tore down the wood that had been there when they got the property and started again from scratch.  He worked with my grandpa to build the new floor, then did the rest all by himself.  Tory and Natalia were thrilled! Way to go, Daddy!

Mish Mosh

Here is Edwin's PNNL Softball team.  This year they won the Championship out of 16 teams!! 

Tory and Natalia have been watching Sprout and between shows, they show kids and their shadowboxes... so we submitted our own picture of a shadowbox Tory made.  We have yet to see it on Sprout, but who wants to watch Sprout 24/7 until it you catch the picture? Well, I'm sure Tory and Natalia would love to do that, at least for the first 24 hours....

Here is a shot of Emma and Elise one day that they came over for a visit while Yolanda got her hair cut. :)

Tory wanted to cut her own fingernails this night.  I feared she was going to yank some flesh off along with the nail, but thankfully, that never actually happened.  I am also thankful that since this night, she has let me or Edwin cut them for her....

Sleepover

The Landons came for a visit from Japan, where they have been living this past year, so we had Claire over for a sleepover, along with Katriel, Analise, and Emma.  They all settled on the floor and watched Rio. After that, we watched parts of the Opening Ceremony for the London Summer Olympics! The next morning, we had pancakes, and the girls just played for a while. Then, we rolled out some cookie dough and cut some shapes out.  As the cookies baked and cooled, they went outside to slip and slide. :) They had so much fun decorating the cookies afterwards! 

Soccer!

We FINALLY got Tory into a soccer league with YMCA, since Allan Tuan let us know he was going to coach a team.  She was given a pair of shin guards when she was born, and Edwin has coached before, so it seemed to be just a matter of coarse for her to play.  It was fun going out to get her some long soccer socks and shoes... of course she picked out purple ones! It was so much fun getting together with other friends and watching our kids play together.  Allan was a great coach, too! Too bad it was such a short season.