July Birthdays (3July out of 7)

July is a big Birthday Month and some fell on Sunday and we Celebrated Sunday Night.

Beautiful Sarah Celebrated her 19th with her favorite 
Reese's Chocolate Trifle

You have to have candles and the 
"Song".

Kim Celebrated her birthday with lunch and topped it off with  
Fried Ice Cream!

Halle's Mom will be at Girls Camp on Halle's birthday so we celebrated Sunday Night.
Halle's choice was a  
Orange Cream Cycle  Cake.
Delicious!

These big cute candles take a lot to blow out.
Not pictured but celebrated were, Drew, Laura, Brendan and McKay.

Sara and Rebecca took Halle to the Mall for her Birthday and went for a treat after.
What nice cousins to treat Halle like a "Queen" on her birthday.  (Halle's Mom left for Girls Camp this morning).

Cousins Summer Swim Party

 School is starting soon and The Cousins got together for Swim  Party.

Fun Times for all ages.

Pizza for the hungry Swimmers

National Gingersnap Day

My Mother, 
My Kid's Granny was the Queen of Gingersnaps.
Everyone loves them...
 So when Niece Emily called her Mother from Germany and told her it was 
National Gingersnap Day-
We knew we had to make Gingersnaps Sunday Night.

Three Problems:
 1. I didn't have enough flour
2. I didn't have enough Butter
3.  I didn't have enough Molasses 

So after sending out a Text asking for these three things
 (I did have a ton of Ginger)
We started making the  Family Reunion Size batch of Gingersnaps.
I had lots of help.
Brent and Loryn did most of the scooping.

Jake took over when his Dad got tired.

We would bring a pan out of the oven and it was gone before
they cooled off.

These boys started a game waiting on the cookies.
Mitchell, Sam and Nate.

Halle and Rebecca always keep the house mouse dressed for each Holiday.
Not a great Picture (Sorry Halle)

Jade loves playing with the train.

Seth was so good to get you a cookie or a bottle of water if you wanted it.
Half of our Family was out of town and we still had good group.
"Good Times".

Sister's

Steve is so good to his Mother and her Sister Aunt Gladys.
They don't get to see each other very often but Steve was able to take Aunt Gladys (93) out to see his Mother(90) and they were so glad to see each other.

Two Lovely Ladies still good friends.

Sister's Trip 2012 Coronado Island

Sister's Trip 2012 Coronado Island 

Beautiful Coronado Island this year.
We are missing one of our group (Joni).
 She stayed home with Husband and Kids with  Summer Cold and Flu.

These girls in the back with
Kelly Driving
and
Mom Navigating
(some say I'm not that great).

Outside our porch.
Fabulous View...
 Fabulous Weather...
 Fabulous Trip!

A little hands on project for the girls from Mom.

Laura enjoying the view.

Dinner the first night.
The Burgers were good but the
Salads were awesome.

If you travel with Kelly you always have to fit in some exercise.

Laura braiding Lisa's hair for the beach.

Off to the beach.

Bikes?

It took us a while to work out who rides with who.  Two Tandem bikes and Two Cruisers. 

WE rode our bikes to
famous Kono's
for breakfast.

Great Breakfast on the patio.
Laura was trying to move out of the picture.
Sorry.

Much needed stop on the ride.

 Past Belmont Park

In front of the roller coaster. 

After the Bike ride we took time for a Pedicure.

Lady Gaga on the Flat screen TV.
What a show!

Kim and Amy on the Boardwalk behind our Hotel.

Coronado Ferry Landing

Getting our Tickets

Beautiful Ride

San Diego 

Dinner at Anthony's

Coronado Beach
"The Most Beautiful beach in the World"
or so they say.

Coronado Hotel

Beautiful Landscape

Candy Store

Amy, Lisa, Mom, Kelly, Kim and Laura 

Cupcakes from Burger Lounge for the Trip Home.
Great Time together. Let's do it again next year with Joni!

Memorial Day 2012

Memorial Day Dessert
Amy and Mitch invited us for a swim and BBQ
Nice relaxing day
I made this Lite Dessert
So Easy
Angel food Cake
Light Cool whip mixed with
Sugar Free White Chocolate Pudding
Layer With Strawberries and Blueberries
It was so good Becca wanted it for her Birthday Cake a few days later.