July Part 1

Joey is working again....so, might as well put the first part of July up here!

Here is a video of one of the crazy games that Joey and the kids invented. It's kinda long, but I think you should have to hear "Dada losh" (watch) over and over again since that's what I hear all day (well, Mama losh). And I always do because one day he won't want me to losh him anymore! Also, watching Koa jump-and get off the ground pretty good-and then see Malia awkwardly try to lay down on the hard floor is funny to me!

Independence Day Celebration

Gotta go to the Brandon parade...I think we have only missed one year since we have been here!

Koa crawled right over Malia in record speed to get into his seat when he saw...

Spider Man coming towards him! He never said a word, but stayed right there until all threat was gone!

Happy girl on our way to the tailgate in Costco parking lot with the Taylors!

We got everything all set up just in time to hunker down for a nice little thunderstorm and torrential downpour. Once that was over, it really was a nice evening!

We ate some fried chicken and made homemade ice cream in zip lock bags while we waited on the fireworks.

Great place to view the fireworks! The kids loved them.

Koa loves coloring pictures and then cutting them up into a bazillion tiny pieces. In fact, our dining room pretty much always has a blizzard look to it, thanks to Koa's "couponing." I asked him if that's what I do when I "coupon." Apparently, he thinks I just cut random paper for the fun of it!

We took the kids to a "water park" downtown. They seemed to really like this one!

Got her some water shoes because she rubs her big toes raw when she crawls on the concrete. She won't leave them on. Time to learn to walk, kiddo!

Dr. Malia is here to give check-ups! She did that all by herself.

Super Baby!

More bathtub mohawks. Koa asks for them every time now!

Watching The Little Mermaid for the first time.

Peter Puff, his dragon is under his arm as well.

I caught her playing with her purse and thought it was so cute how she even has the strap over her arm!

Reading books...

Getting a good look at that page!

I love how she will play and use her imagination all by herself at times (as you can see by the trail of toys)!

So, back when I used to watch the news in the morning, they featured this neat Neapolitan Pizza place located downtown. They showed the awesome brick fireplace and told how they brought the bricks from some old building in Chicago and made built in cubbies for candles. I was so excited when I saw a Living Social deal for that place and jumped on it. It was $39 for two glasses of wine, an appetizer, two salads/soups, and two entrees (a $78 value). Well, it was going to expire last Tuesday. I realized this last Sunday. They are closed on Mondays. I scheduled a babysitter for Tuesday and we went. And THAT'S how we had a Tuesday night date night! It was FABULOUS!

Delicious garlic bread

yummy salads

ravioli

sausage pizza (we split the entrees...and they were both sooo good)

Next time we go, I want to go after sunset so we can get the full effect of the candle lit wall!

Loved the tile work...oh and we did have dessert. The tiramisu was amazing! :)

On our way home! Living Social Deal Success

Went to check on Koa before I went to bed a couple nights ago and he was sleeping like this! Ha!