Rainy day!

We finally had a rainstorm!! We get rain so seldom in the summer here, that we were ALL so excited! The kids went outside so they could splash in the puddles.

Korean Han Boks

Kate, Avery, and Lilly in their beautiful han boks that Hee Ju brought them. They danced around the yard saying that they were Korean Princesses. They LOVE their han boks!! Thanks again to Hee Ju and her family for sending these for them!!













Katelyn


















Avery

















Lilly

Fun at grandma's house!!

Kate, Avery, Hee Ju and Yeong Eun at the parade.












Lilly took her first steps at Grandma's house!! She likes walking to Mommy, Daddy, Grandma, and Hee Ju!!












Hee Ju and Avery in the hammock














Hee Ju playing kickball with Jihyun













Hee Ju needed new shoes for the cabin, but was worried about getting tennis shoes because she doesn't know how to tie yet. She found some she liked in the store, and Shawn is teaching her how to tie! I told her that her mom is going to be so happy when she gets home that she knows how to tie her shoes now!!

Seven Peaks Waterpark

We all had SUCH a great time with all the Knudsen cousins at Seven Peaks!! We stayed the ENTIRE DAY!! The kids were all soooo tired by the end of the day, but not NEARLY as tired as the adults!! :)

















Avery loved swimming in the kiddie pool. She wasn't quite ready for water slides yet, but she had a great time playing in the pools.














HeeJu at the bottom of one of the smaller slides. She was one of the bravest ones there!! She wanted to try the free-fall slides, but I was too much of a chicken to try them with her!















Katelyn at the bottom of the small slide. She didn't want to do this one at first, but by the end of the day she was ready to try it as long as HeeJu went with her. When she got down, she said, "That was GREAT!! I wish I would have tried that sooner!!"

Welcome HeeJu!!

At the airport, right after they got off the plane. They were so tired!!













HeeJu brought Kate, Avery, and Lilly beautiful Korean Han Bok's. (Lilly was already asleep when we took the picture.) Thank you so much to HeeJu and her family for sending these, and the other gifts! We love them!!









HeeJu in front of our house.













This is HeeJu's bed for the summer. She and Kate will share a room while she is here. We are so happy to have HeeJu stay with us this summer!! She is so polite and helpful- her mother can be proud of her!

Sea World

Kate and Avery looking at the bat rays. I got Kate to feel one, but Avery wanted nothing to do with that!!


















Kate, after the bat ray splashed her! She was pretty much done with the bat rays at that point! :)













Kate with the dolphins. She read a book about dolphins a few months ago and has been in love with them ever since! If she could figure out a way to keep one as a pet, she would be begging for that! (However, considering our track record with the goldfish, I don't think that would be a good idea! Speaking of which, anyone need a fish bowl and net? ha ha!!)








Avery with the Sea Otter. She sat and watched it for a while before asking if she could go give it a hug. Kate, on the other hand, wouldn't go anywhere near it!














Katelyn and Avery at Shamu Stadium, just before the show. I stayed out with Lilly on this one, and discovered that during Shamu's show is the best time to see Sea World!! I had the place to myself!!

Legoland

Dave and the kids at the entrance to LegoLand.



















Avery in the lion's mouth. That whole thing is made of legos!
















Kate and the lion.


















The girls and me in front of the Vegas display.