TEA PARTY

Ally found a tea set at one of the neighbor's garage sales, and so the girls wanted to have a tea party, well actually water & cookies. The were extra excited when two little girls from the nieghborhood came walking down the street and wanted to join them.

Ally CC Abby & Tori

CC & Abby

Ally

HOME MADE ICE CREAM

Our neighbor Sammi bought this ice cream maker for $1 at a garage sale. So we decided to make some homemade ice cream. I was surprised it actually worked, and it tasted really yummy too. We made vanilla and then we had toppings for the girls to put on theirs. A very fun summertime activity. Next time we might try chocolate...yum!

Ally Abby & Sammi waiting for the ice cream

Our delicious ice cream

Abby is so excited to try it she can hardly wait

They loved eating it :D

They even brought a bowl over to Sammi's Mom.

ROLLERBLADES/SKATES

Abby discovered my old rollerblades in the garage and was determined to learn how to use them. Her friend Sammi has some and Abby always loves to do what the big kids are doing. So she rode or I mean stumbled around in mine for one night and the next day we went and got her a pair that were her size. She picked up on it pretty quickly and within a day could do it all by herself. I still need to get some pics of her in her new ones, but these are some pics of her in mine and Ally attempting to use the velcro over your shoes Dora rollerskates.

DANCE CAMP

This summer Abby went to dance camp for a few days, I was a nervous wreck having her gone and so far away, ok I know Fridley isn't that far from Elk River, but I have seperation issues! She had a lot of fun learning dances and playing with her friends. The first day she came home and said "Mom they made us dance like every 5 minutes!" I said " Well what did you think you were going to do at dance camp?" She repied "Just play!" She did have a good time even though all they did was dance. She went with some of her friends from the neighborhood who go to dance with her.

The nieghborhood girls

being silly!

Abby

The Show

DADDY O'S/WATER FOUNTAIN

We went out to Daddy O's Cafe, it is a small little cafe in downtown Elk River. We have always seen it, but never gone before. The food was really yummy, and afterwards we let the girls run around in the little fountain outside.

Abby & Daddy @ Daddy O's

Abby & Ally

Abby

Ally

Abby & Ally

OUR SAND CASTLE

While Abby was at Dance Camp, Ally and I went to the beach. She wanted me to make a sand castle with her so we did our best. I am not the most creative, but she liked it. I don't think she knew what to do all by herself without her sister there. She made me do everything with her that day.

NEW BUNK BEDS

The girls finally got their new bunk beds. They love them and they love sharing a room. And now that they have been sleeping in them for about a month we have a pretty good bedtime routine down. Although every once in a while Ally has trouble falling asleep and she keeps Abby awake. I was a little worried about morning time, because Ally gets up earlier than Abby, but I told her to just come out and find me and to let Abby sleep in, and she does. So far so good.