Summertime ~ fun!!

.This summer is flying by!! It seems likes its been so busy. I have alot of catching up to do with updates and pictures!!! Bella has been enjoying swimming this year. Last year she didn't like it so much but this summer she even likes her barbie lifejacket!
....no trip to the beach is complete without a sandcastle!! Smile!!

kick Bella kick!!... I really ment to enroll her into some swimming lessons before summer....looks like I will put that on my next year's to-do list!!

..she is such a little ham sometimes!!!

I love this shot of her chunky little sandy feet!!!


HAPPY BIRTHDAY VINCENT!!!



July 22nd was Vincent's birthday and i took him golfing for the day!!!....Excellent form Vog!!
..I think he had alot of fun and he realy likes golfing! I super suck at it on the other hand, but i sure had a good time driving the cart around!!!
...aaaah cheese birthday boy!!!
....aaah ...what a cute couple!! hehe



Bella loves to go fly kites!! here she is flying her Dora kite down at the school. Whenever its a windy day, she says..."Its winnie out momma....lets fly a kite"!! sooo super cute she is!!



being silly in the backyard!!! A silly nilly one moment... than a serious sally the next!!!



Cheeeeeeeeeese!! Bella is definatley LOVING "dress up" these days!!!...she use to hate it and now she kinda like it, she went and put this ensemble togethr and came out and did a little dance for us.......strike a pose..

...a shimmy and a shake!!
...is enough to crack you right up!

Afternoon playdate!! nothing's better on a hot summer day than running through the sprinklers!!! Chloe...!!
...Aaaah cute little Emma!
..Bella was running all around having a grand ol time!


We went for a bike ride down by the river..stopped for some photo ops!!!
...this is the Spokane River right at the state line!

Vince's neice came to town. She loves to go to what she calles, "Skip Rock Lake", AKA just a bay in Coeur d'Alene, so she stayed with us for a few days and we took her there, it was kinda cloudy cooler day but it didnt stop them all form getting into the water and getting wet!!!
Ahhhhh beeeeautiiiiful!!
...make sure you have the perfect skipper!!...bella is looking for hers now..

..bella was all about it too!


...oops lost her pants!!!
...warming up with momma!!!

more playtime at the beach!!!

4th of July, Bella's 1st circus and 1 big catch up!!!

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY EVERYONE!!!



We kinda had a 4th of July weekend it seemed this year. Saturday the 2nd we took Bella up to Bayview to watch Kayla in the parade. She absolutely loved it and had a great time. I totally forgot that they throw out candy at a parade, lol ...I guess i havn't been to one in quite a while, heheh. So Bella of course scored and it was pretty much like Halloween!!! Candy comming out our ears!!


Our little statue of Liberty!! thats what she reminded me of!! She was super excited for all the candy being thrown our way!!....YA mom i got one!!
....twirling and dancing to the music of the parade!
...score, more candy!!!
...all us girls..
...Kayla and her cute decorated donkey's!..dont they look so festive and patriotic!

After the parade we walked around the cute little town of bayview, had some lunch and checked out the animals.








Than Sunday night we went back up to Bayview to watch their fireworks. I didn't really get alot of good shots of them though with my point and shoot, i couldn't quite figure out a good mode. but Bella had fun, she got to play with Emma, who she couldn't stop talkinga bout all weekend!!!


Of course she is little miss im too good to look at u mom!!!
...Hear is cute little Emma now, and she will look and pose at the camera and smile!!!! unlike some little girls i know!! lol....
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Kelly and Emma
..Vincent and the B. oh the famous earpull!!
...aaah look she is smiling and laughing, yeah!!
...me and the girls
..it was funny , they were both oooooo-ing and Aaaahhhing soo loud at all the fireworks!!!

A movie in the park!!! Saturday night we took bella to the Liberty Lake pavilion park where they have movies for free playing, it was fun, kinda like camping!!! and they even served popcorn!!!




Some playtime!!


While i was moving craft rooms around, bella decides to set up a drum set!! Here she is rocking out, it was very commical, that girl does love music!!!


Happy Father's Day ~ PAPA!!



A painter at work!!

Bella loves crafty time!! painting outside in the nice weather is a favorite past time of ours. she has a little ritual....there is a painting song that she sings, and dancing around is a must!!! being silly and painting go hand in hand...




..the MASTERPIECE!!!


Playtime!!





The Circus came to town!!
Bella has been wanting to go to a circus for forever now. she wants to see he elephants!! We had a circus come to town and she was sooo super excited to go! Unfortunatley there were no elephants but they did have lions and tigers and she loved it!!!