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Early July 2013

July was one whirlwind of a month!  We started with an Edmonds Kind of 4th of July, had a week of Kid Summer Adventure, did some fun kid dates, and finished off with a big trip to Colorado Springs.

The 4th this year was nice and sunny.  We went to the parade in Edmonds, and enjoyed sitting with a number of people from our church and watching all the craziness go past.

4th of July Parade 

4th of July Parade 

4th of July Parade 

Afterward, we went to a BBQ at a friends house, and the boys had a blast riding their bikes and doing the slip n slide.

4th of July Party

We also split up the kids one Saturday to have our individual kid dates.  Phil took Button kayaking on Green Lake (no pics), and Mommy and Buddy when the the Wooden Boat Festival.  I'm starting to notice a theme in our dates.  =)

Us on the Schooner Zodiac
Mommy and Buddy


Finished product!
Buddy made a wooden boat


Schooner Zodiac helm
On the Zodiac


Buddy as the skipper
We took a tour of Lake Union, and he even got to steer a boat for a while.


Kid Summer Adventure (aka Vacation Bible School) at our church was a big hit this year.  Our theme was Kingdom Rock, and both boys were able to participate.  I was a preschool lead, and had Button in my group that I led from station to station.  They heard a Bible story, did a craft, and played games.  Afterwards, there was a family dinner which was so nice since I didn't have to go home and make dinner after our big afternoon.


KSA
The intro each afternoon with Lady Anna


Mommy and Button at KSA
Mommy and Button


The boys at KSA Kingdom Rock
Button and Buddy


We also try to go blueberry picking a couple of times each summer.  We love Mercer Slough  We picked 6 lbs!  We ate them put pretty quickly though.  =)


Picking Blueberries at Mercer Slough


Picking Blueberries at Mercer Slough

Other fun things we did in July...

Played with LEDs

LEDs

Made bird feeders

Making a bird feeder

Had our neighbors over for roasting marshmallows

Neighborhood Marshmallow Night

And, of course, going to the local splash park.

Splash Park

Our big Colorado trip in itself its own blog post.
More pictures from July can be found here.

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