Ava and Harper are 6!

 We were lucky last night and got to keep the girls overnight so we had them on their birthday morning.  Rielee came over early to fix them breakfast, a green pancake for Harper and a pink waffle for Ava.  Then they went on a Treasure Hunt.  It took them awhile to figure out the clues, but once they got the idea, they had fun.

 They were so excited by their "treasure", amazing what joy a trip to the Dollar Store can bring.

 Time for the pool, at 10 a.m., it felt a little chilly, but we all got in and played.  Harper and Rielee took turns jumping over the noodle.  I think they might be future long jumpers.

 There was Dubble Bubble in the treasure box...

 Rielee caught some air on this jump.

Back to the house, they showered and ate lunch.  Then the 6 year olds were ready for cake and presents, Alan, Vera and Auna joined us.  Very fun morning with the birthday girls!

Painting toes, the creeper

 One of the prizes for doing their homework Sunday afternoon was a nail polish set, so they shared it.  First they did their fingernails, then decided to try their toes.

 It was quite the process, with lots of "oops" moments, but they did a pretty good job overall.

This morning we went to the library, then the bakery, where Harper had a Minion cookie.  Ava was calling her the "creeper" after she saw her black tongue. 

Riels, Roo & summer league

 Rielee and I took Roo for a walk around the neighborhood this morning, she did pretty well.  Rielee was excited because one of Roo's ears was standing up when she got up to greet us, it didn't stay up very long though. 

 This evening Parker went with us to watch Auna and Emmy play summer league volleyball.  Auna is going to be setting part of the time this year, she did well at it tonight.

 Parker was happy because he was looking forward to going to Las Vegas in the morning to play basketball.

Emmy came over to say hi between matches playing with the Alumni team and to visit with the Kalama team (behind her).

Back to the fair with Rielee

Ava loved this little goat, she and Rielee spent a long time in the Petting Zoo feeding it and others and also the ducks.  Harper went in briefly then decided she would rather eat her Kettle Corn, as she was leaving, she accidently let it out and I had to chase it down and lead it back inside.  It's stronger than it looks.

They couldn't wait to ride the ponies again and they all wanted to ride the big horse, but we would have had to wait and it was hot so Ava and Harper rode the little ones again.  Ava got a double ride since the lady confused her with Harper and left her on, Ava had tried to get off, too.  The lady just laughed when we told her what she had done-she said "well, that's one of the percs of being a twin!"

 

This is how you win a goldfish, and she won another one, too.

Ava was as shocked as the rest of us when her bubble got so big!  Harper couldn't resist and popped it for her-Ava had gum all over her face, but she thought it was funny.

CR Parade and Fair

 We got such a kick out of watching the girls at the parade.  They would get so excited when someone would toss some candy their way.  Towards the end though, they were getting selective, and would pass up the candy they didn't want or give it to the kids next to them.

 They played several of the games at the fair, at a quarter a game, it's cheap fun.

 Ava had a heck of a time with the cork gun game, she couldn't pull it back fast enough to make the cork go more than a foot or so, but still got a prize.

 They were a little disappointed to just get regular blue ribbons on the crafts they entered, no big ribbons this year, but a pony ride made them forget all about it.

 Ava just loved her pony, Dusty, she said she was so soft and cuddly, she would sleep with her.

Wow, so much parade candy, they're smiling with the cards they got from a local dentist, along with a 50 cent piece.  Hope they don't need a dentist after eating all that!

GG sleepover, Papa Mike's party

 The Gourde girls had a sleepover last night, I asked them for a nice picture and this is what I got.  They had fun staying up late watching "The Croods" and slept in today.  Spent the day playing, making cupcakes, reading, and beading.

Ava and Harper playing on the hammock with Rachel, Mikey and Jason at Papa Mike's retirement party this afternoon.  The girls had each decorated a sack this morning for Papa Mike and filled it with some of their special treasures, Ava made him a bracelet, too.

  Papa Mike and 7 of 8 grandkids, Rachel isn't in the picture.

Moving up and going home

Ava and Harper with their certificates after their last swim lesson this morning. 

They had so much success this session, Harper is swimming and Ava has lost her fear and can swim on her back and go underwater completely.  It was fun to watch them gain confidence and learn to enjoy the water.  They loved Abby, their teacher, and the way she made each lesson fun.  Daddy came and watched them (they really showed off for him) and then took them home, and boy, were they ready to go.