Grandpa Ron's Visit

My dad came to visit this week!! 

The girls had a lot of fun playing with Grandpa, and taking him to their favorite places.

Of course no summer visit is complete without swimming!

We swam every day!! Here Abby climbed on his shoulders.

 Last night before he left, he, Mike and Abby played 'Candyland'...and Grandpa won!

 Of course on day 3.....Maddy gets comfy and wants to snuggle with Grandpa

 Maddy showed Grandpa the goats at the zoo

 Getting a nice push around the zoo

 I caught a great shot of the lion perched on his rock

This zoo girl wanted to wear Grandpa's hat

 The tiger was taking a nap right on the other side of the glass

 What a ride!!! Maddy loved the attention, as usual

 Both girls got to paint one day, for Maddy this was a first

 THE BEACH!!!!! (Grandpa rescued Abby's doll she brought to the beach)

 Maddy, all ready to dig (with new buckets and shovels I got for them)

 Abby let Grandpa take her in the waves

 Woohoo!!! Mommy made it into a beach photo....thats a first. All these beach trips with company, I've been acquiring quite the tan!!

 Grandpa and his grandaughters!

We had a WONDERFUL visit, and it could have been longer. The girls just got used to having him around, and Abby woke up this morning and asked if Grandpa was still sleeping upstairs:) But then I told her he had to ride on an airplane home, and she remembered I told her the night before that he had to go home to feed his dog! Thanks for a great week dad!!

Fujimoto Visit- Part 2 @ The Beach

Family Fun Beach Day

They had to experience the East coast beaches, and we all had a great time.

The weather was perfect, about 85, partly cloudy which saved us from the direct sun.

 I love this profile picture of Abby, just wish I hadn't cut her head off (one of my learning curves)

 A little washed out, but cute. She and Brenda did a lot of digging

 All three girls playing in the sand

 Brenda & Craig

 Our little beach setup. Just perfect!

 Caught Sheila doing some sand cartwheels! Multi-talented!!

 Abby being hoisted above the crashing waves! She loved all the attention!!

 Maddy on the move! This was her first trip to the beach where she did more playing than crying!

Its a start......because our beach vacation is in 4 weeks, she'd better get used to it!

 Two versions of this photo:

Top- Brenda & Maddy are in focus

Bottom- Waves are in focus

 Last but not least, what would a day at the beach be without burying someone's feet??!!!

Abby had them packed nice and tight!

Fujimoto Visit- August 2011 Part 1

My Aunt Brenda, Uncle Craig & Cousin Sheila came to visit for the first time last week!

The girls had a blast playing and swimming with Sheila, and would have liked them to stay longer.

The weather was perfect for their visit, and we spent a lot of time outdoors and in the pool.

Here are some of our photo memories......

 Sheila & Abby playing ball indoors

 Sheila is quite the fish......Abby could lean a lot from her, and likely did!!

 They played everyday in the toy room together

 On our last night together we went out to try a new frozen custard store.

And the result was.......it is AMAZING!!!!!! Why the heck hadn't I tried this sooner??!!!

We all got "Gelati's", which have a small amount of custard at the bottom of the cup, then topped to the top of the cup with frozen italian ice (your choice of flavors), then finished on with a mountain of custard on top too! The custard was so thick and creamy (served out of soft-serve machines).

 Even Maddy got her bites!

 Sheila and the girls.......We miss you already! We had a wonderful visit

Glow Stick Fun

Mike bought Abby a glow stick the other day. Here is the fun they had in a dark room.

Capturing the movement using shutter speed adjustments.

Maddy in a BOX!

 Of course, as the saying goes, kids don't need toys, just the boxes they come in!!! 

Maddy fit just right into her build-a-bear box. I helped her in, but she enjoyed it!! And could get out on her own! 

Red Crayon.....when its NOT on the paper

Well, it had to happen eventually I suppose, and I'm sure it won't be the last time.

Maddy surprised us with red crayon all over the entryway doors and walls last Sunday morning.

Thats EXACTLY what I like cleaning up while I'm sipping my coffee and reading the Sunday ads!

NOT!!!!!!!!

But I can remember at this exact age when Abby did it. Of course Maddy would have the sponge in her mouth too! Whats new....