Events I've Missed!

OK, so I looked back at my blog and realized I've missed including a few key things.

Brianna graduated from Kindergarten! Hooray! She was so happy to get to move on to first grade. She just started that on July 10th and so far she loves it. She was worried about the long day, but when I picked her up after her first day she said, "That went by really fast!" It went by fast for me too. I thought I'd get more done at home that day!

The girls took swimming lessons and loved it! Brianna loves to jump in and swim. McKayla decided, unexpectedly, that she no longer likes to go under water. So, that was a set back, but she had fun anyway!

Fun Vacation Memories

While on our trip our girls got to experience a few "firsts." We took them bowling, which was a lot of fun. Brianna liked it so much she got Chris to take her again the next day! Chris tried out clamming. It was pretty fun, but as we were new to the gig we weren't very successful. Still, he got enough for dinner two nights in a row! The girls got to try their own version of sandboarding--one that is designed like a sled for kids (and adults) to ride. What fun!

Family Reunion!

We had a great Kinkade family reunion over the 4th of July. We even tried out sandboarding for the first time. That was a hit with the kids as well as the adults! The kids had fun making their own flag shirts to wear for the 4th. There was a trip to Cape Perpetua to check out the tidepools and a golf outing for the grown ups. Of course we ended the event with the fireworks display in Old Town Florence. We enjoyed being all together, which doesn't happen very often. I really enjoy hearing my brothers tell stories about when they were kids. (like how they would go in pairs to turn off the barn light and chant "we are men" to scare off the robbers! It seems, however, that the brother left to stand guard usually abandonded the other one inside the barn so that he could run back to the house before the light was turned off and everything was dark!) My memories of them pretty much center on them being teenagers, so it is fun to hear what they were like as kids and the memories they have together. The cousins had fun playing and getting to know each other better. All in all, a great event. We can't wait have another one!