Even Vampires Should Floss

I just got out of the shower when I saw Aidan in the bathroom brushing her teeth. She turned around to show me how she was flossing. I was laughing hysterically. I went running in a towel, dripping wet to the dining room to grab my camera. Of course I needed to capture this moment.

She loves these teeth. She sometimes uses them as her "mad kitty" teeth. Today they are vampire teeth that needed to be flosses.

That's brilliant that she thought vampires need to floss too! She cracks me up!!!

Vampires are known to be sharp dressers. Aidan came up with this outfit all by herself. I love the pinwheel broche and the scarf belted around her waist.

Happy Dog Daze

When we were packing the car Lynda told me to keep my camera up front with me because you never know what you will see on the drive home... and she was right! I glanced back to look at Sadie and frantically grabbed for my camera. I had to catch this beautiful moment of Sadie staring out the window. I'm sure she was reflecting on the most perfect weekend: swimming in the river, sniffing (and some eating) in the woods, BBQing, boat riding, sunbathing, and hanging with her people. She was so tired, but I'm sure she was sad to leave! We love taking her to places like this because we LOVE to see her so happy :))))

Don't Rock The Boat Baby!

It's a great day when your toes are sandy...

and so is your bum!

What a great sand box for a river place.

Add a little water

Some toys and a great view. That makes for a fun afternoon and one HAPPY child!

4th of July @ The Pend Oreille River

Finally, we got the chance to spend the 4th of July with our friends Lynda & Bruce @ their place on the Pend Oreille River. We only get up there once or twice a summer, so we were so glad that we could make it for the 4th.

Brad was working Saturday in Yakima, so we were late getting up to the river. We finally made it @ 6pm for dinner and a short boat ride before the fireworks started.

Aidan is at the age that I may not get a straight faced picture for awhile.

We brought a few kid friendly firework to shoot off, most of them poppers.

We watched the fireworks from the docked boat. The show was provided by neighbors who spend thousands of dollars on fireworks and shoot them off from their dock.

Neighbors 2 doors down spend 2G alone! That's a quick way to burn some money.

The show was all over the place, our necks got a bit sore. What a beautiful way to spend the night though.

At Least She Looks Cute In The Outfit

Tennis Camp @ Comstock Park-
Aidan chose to take this 2 week tennis camp through parks & rec. SHE chose it. I was really excited about this choice because I played high school tennis, but haven't played much since. The first week was really fun and she loved it, yeah! The second week was not so fun. I don't know if it was because the second week was much warmer or what, but she was fine to go then would just shut down on the coart. She really just sat down on the coart and wouldn't participate. Oh well, we tried! She looked really adorable in her outfit!

Attack Of The Flying Rats

We sometimes stop at this wayside, but now I think Brad stops to see these seagulls. Everybody knows how crazy seagulls can be then add Brad and we have chaos! He thinks it's really funny to get them all fired up over food to hear me scream as they swoop over my head to grab the food he's tossing over my head. UGh! I am usually not a squeamish person, but I really don't care for seagulls over my head. Aidan of course is right in there with her dad having a ball- no fear. Brad had them literally eating out of his hand this time which made for a great photo op.

Our Big Little Kid

Aidan likes us to refer to her as our "big little kid". It's pictures like this that you can see she is getting bigger and more mature everyday. These were taken at the outdoor exhibits at the aqaurium. She was having a giggle as we were trying to talk to the birds.

Oregon Coast Aquarium @ Newport

The aquarium in Newport, OR may not be large, but it was cool! All the tanks had beautiful blown glass made by local artists. Aidan was really loving all the hands on exhibits. At first she wasn't going near the sharks and sting rays, but after she touched the anemones and sea stars (which she wouldn't do last year) we took her back to try the sand sharks and sting rays and boy was she so proud of herself for touching them!

There were a few large outside exhibits: the sea lions & harbor seals which you could see from the top of the pool or go into these caves to watch them swim at eye level, the puffins and (some other local sea bird I can't remember), Pacific Octopus, Aviary, & the Sea Otters.

Entering the Shark Tunnel!

This is a fun aquarium the we highly recommend! Aidan had so much fun here and talks all the time about it and can't wait to go back.