Auburn's 4th of July Parade

We're at the parade.

Twin Fairies

Shot this earlier today.

Playing on the lawn

Just a fun short video shot yesterday when it was hot and the girls wanted to play.

First friend's birthday party

On June 13th, the girls went to their first "birthday party for a friend." It was Kaiya Hatashita's 3rd birthday. She is just 8 days younger than our girls. It was SUCH a great time; although, I got a bad sunburn on my back. Here are a few photos. In the next 1-2 days, I will post pictures from the girl's birthday party here at our house.

Father Forgets

This is precious. Stumbled upon it today as part of a book I'm reading. Wow, brought tears to my eyes. I went in while the girls were napping and sat with them for a bit while they slept.
http://www.mansinnerjourney.com/documents/FatherForgets.pdf

Star Wars and Star Trek

Well, I know it's a bit early, but I decided to introduce the girls to Star Wars via Episode I. Just before that, I arrived home with my four Star Trek glasses from Burger King. Given their interest in the glasses is what prompted me to show them the Wars. I know I could have gone with a Star Trek movie, and that is a natural progression. But the fact is Episode I has a lot more kid-friendly elements than any Star Trek movie.

Gardening

This week, we've been working most evenings to get ready for a new garden on the East side of the house. Been leveling the ground and digging out some old roots and trees. Also went to Eiseley's to get some plants - bought a sun gold tomato, patty pan squash, zucchini, red bell pepper, and some others. We also have a half-dozen other tomatoes, two blueberries, and I think we're going to try and score some raspberries and dahlias.