Epcot

Our first place in Florida to visit was Epcot.  I think it is one of my favorite parks. We didn't even get to the international part of it.

Inside a shark at the aquarium.

Inside this was one of our favorite rides. It was Spaceship Earth.

They had these cute lizards everywhere. Sophia wanted me to take a picture of one because Christine liked to take photos of them.

A manatee at the aquarium eating a head of lettuce.

The girls watching the manatee.

Brian with the girls watching fish.

Time for a treat to cool off.

Nate and the girls walking back to Epcot on Father's Day for one more ride and fireworks.

A photo of us on one awesome ride called Test Track. We got to design our car and race it.

The girls got to sit in lots of cars before leaving the ride.

Yikes, just 6 years and Mikayla will be driving for real!

Fireworks at Epcot

Adorable photos of my mom's puppy, Chloe!

My mom's puppy is almost a year old.  My sister helped to pick her out when she was a few weeks old.  Christine would have loved these photos!

Riding Horses

There is always something to do here in Rochester.  This week there was an awesome fundraising event for a local horse riding place for the disabled.  The girls and I checked it out and had so much fun. A person led the girls' horse around a trail for a good 10 minutes before bringing them back.  They also got to eat treats and paint horses (it is called spirit painting).

Mikayla watching Elyana go out for a ride and waiting her turn.

Look at how beautiful this horses' mane is. The horse's name is Fancy.

Elyana using sponges to paint her horse.

Elyana going on a ride on a horse that is half Clydesdale.

Elyana waiting for Mikayla to come back from a ride and goofing around on a saddle.

July 4th!

My mom was here helping us with a few house projects and got to spend the 4th with us. We let the girls do a few sparklers and then watched our neighbors at the end of the cul de sac shoot off some great fireworks.  The girls caught a few lightning bugs.  We tried to protect ourselves from the mosquitoes with long sleeves, leggings and bug spray, but the girls still got eaten up.  We have had so much rain here in the month of May that I think the mosquitoes are extra bad this year.  Elyana especially seems to react to them.  Both girls ended up with Hydrocordizone cream, Benadryl and ibuprofen to help.  Here a a few photos.

This is my favorite July 4th photo. My mom's puppy, Chloe watched the fireworks for awhile too.

Elyana's Birthday!

June has been a busy month.  The girls finished school and a week later we drove to Florida to take on Disney World with my niece, Sophia and my brother-in-law, Brian.  I will post some photos of Disney a bit later.  The end of June we celebrated Elyana's 7th birthday.  She wanted a bowling party.  I've got to say it has been the easiest and least expensive birthday party yet.  Here are a few pictures of her fun day!

My Silly Girls

I hurt my hand walking my mom's dog over Memorial Day weekend.  Mikayla was so sweet today and carried in groceries for me and put them away for me.  Next thing I know she was asking me where the scissors were.  She and Ellie cut holes in the bottom of the bags and fashioned them into what they were calling "diaper clothes."  They are so funny and always making me laugh.

Chloe

My sister and my niece had helped my mom pick out her puppy last year. Chloe has been such a blessing in our lives.  She has given us so many laughs and smiles right when we needed it.