Out of towners

We had a great visit from Dave's parents (from San Diego), his brother Mike and his 2 kids, Celina and Anthony (from Florida). Here's recap of the first part of the trip. It started off with me running my 3rd Rock n' Roll 1/2 Marathon. I earned one of these... We made the obligatory trip to Seattle. I should really count up how many pictures I have taken of this over the years...
I'm always impressed with the flower stands.
Another icon that I must have hundreds of shots of...
We celebrated a birthday...
...by going black-light mini-golfing. (can't you tell?)
We went here: (Tumwater Falls)
And took pictures of the cousins. Don't let the sweatshirts fool you - this picture was taken on June 27!

Dance Recital

Abby had her dance recital at the Capital Theater in Olympia. We were lucky enough to have quite a lot of family in attendance: Grandma & Grandpa Hoeveler, Uncle Mike, cousins Celina & Anthony, Aunt Lael, and Grandma May. And of course mom, dad and Caleb! While we couldn't take video of her dances, she did a fantastic job on both of them. We are sure proud of our little dancer!

Now you know...

Today I bought 40 pounds of chicken. That's right. 40. Yes, it is a lot. We eat more chicken in our house than any other type of meat. And this was a great deal at $1.64 per pound. Now, I did have to trim some fat, and separate them into my freezer bags, but here's what the 40 pounds looked like when I got it...
And here it is 2 hours later. Just in time for some BBQ!
So, now you know what 40 pounds of chicken looks like!

Preschool Graduation - the second and final time

Abby has been attending a preschool taught by two of my friends, Donna and Marie, for the past two years. She has really loved all the fun times she had. They always incorporated yummy treats into their lessons, letting the kids help.
Let them get messy...
And took some great pictures...
She learned so much and is definitely ready for Kindergarten in the fall.
Thanks Donna and Marie for helping Abby in her learning and being a part of her life!