The out takes

Harder than it looks

We dedicate this picture to Nancy who suggested that I take it because she liked the girls matching dresses. It was harder than it looks, however. I tried to get one of them standing but Anne kept charging me while saying "cheese". I would get them where I wanted them and then go to look through the lense and ahhh there was Anne in my face saying Cheese!

Home Again

Anne is such a little nut. She likes to get into little places. This is her favorite spot to sit wedged on a speaker between the tv stand and the toy box. We often find her in similar little spots, just her size I suppose.

Hazel Parker Playground is where I spent much of my youth. Playing on the playground, kickball etc. We had a little picnic there this weekend with Oma, who missed her girls after their week at the beach. She is defintely a dedicated Grandma getting on this merry-go-round thing!!

4th of July

This picture was actually taken on the 3rd of July after an early dinner at Marlin Quay. It was a breezy week!

Mary Kathryn Loved staying up late to watch the fireworks.
We couldn't have asked for a better view right on the steps of the beach house!

The Elliotts joined us on the 4th, Bowen was such a good sport!

Waccatee Zoo

Well I guess the Lancasters love the zoo, since this is the second zoo that we have been to this summer. This is a fun little zoo where you can feed the animals and get quite close to many of them. 2 Peacocks actually tried to get into the minivan before we had even had a chance to purchase our tickets!

Here is Gregg in his Safari shirt, ready to protect his girls!

Mary Kathryn was very brave and fed a lot of the animals

Thanks Grammy and Ant Helen for a fun week!

Garden City

We spent the week of the 4th of July at Carden City Beach with Gregg's family. We had a blast! There are not many beach photos as I am afraid of getting sand in the lense, but a great time was had by all!

A success story

Here is the before picture. All greased up and cute as she could be in her duck suit, but would she, could she enjoy the beach after our previous failed attempts . . .
















YES!!! The answer is a resounding yes! Anne having fun in the sand and water, a miracle some may say! Now is this a Garden City phenomenon or can it happen again? . . . Only time will tell.

More Summer Fun

Summer Fun

If

If I had not left my camera at the Ark after Reeves' super fun pool birthday party, you would be able to enjoy some cute photos of that as well as a picture that I would have taken Sunday evening of my fully clothed husband holding my fully clothed younger daughter in an empty inflatable pool in the middle of our den. It was a very funny sight, you will have to take my word for it. It is all part of Gregg's plan to overcome Anne's fear of pools (baby or otherwise). He has quite a road ahead of him I fear. We will see!

The Zoo

We decided to start memorial day weekend off on Friday with a special family trip to the Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia. We had a great time. The weather was nice and warm, but it wasn't unbearably hot, yet. The plan was for Anne to nap on the way there, but apparently she was too excited. So we feared that our visit might not be enjoyable but she was a trooper and didn't fuss at all. She did spend half the day sort of asleep with her eyes open in the stroller, but she never closed her eyes, guess she didn't want to miss anything!

Mary Kathryn had a ball! She loved the animals, the carousel, the snacks and the flowers. She loves flowers so much that we knew we had to trek across the bridge to the botanical gardens. She said "this garden sure is nice!" Her favorite animal was the penguin, which we got to see at feeding time - very interesting. But her other favorite animals the pig and the panda bear were not there. I don't think she minded. It was a great day!

Boat Day

We took Mary Kathryn out in the boat for the first time this year and she loved it! Last year, not so much, so this was a great improvement. We went with some friends to Sandy Point and the children had a blast! (the adults did too!)

Mills wouldn't look at the camera, but he is still just plain adorable!

This pasty white couple (their description, not mine) claimed to be from Minnesota, but they sure do seem pretty familiar!