Rest of May 2012

We love being so close to PlayMobil Activity Center! What better way to entertain ourselves on a rainy Friday? We love joining our friend, Alexandra, and soon her little sister, Elizabeth, will be able to join in the fun!

Our first year at Riverside Youth Enrichment Center is almost up, and we had a blast growing, learning, and playing with all of our friends!

But sometimes it's fun to just lounge on the couch.

or play in our front yard

We were crazy enough to do TWO Relay for Life events this year! It rained BOTH times, but that didn't keep our friends away, or keep us from having fun!

 Lauren

JROTC kicking off the opening ceremonies with some tricks.

girls chilling inside during the rain

 JAZZERCISE time! 

We are nothing without HOPE, our luminara bags lit in honor or memory of friends and family.

 Our Team (kinda blurry): Jami, Deseree, and Kyle Textor, Katie and Liz Phillips, Lauren Holland, Winston Cho, Javier, and our family (not pictured: Hans, Alexandra, and Elizabeth Holland, Nicolle Nie, and Cindy)

 Jami and Deseree chilling at campsite while Kyle RUNS laps. He did 9 total. 

 Other highlights:

 The following week, Lauren visited us for a pretend sleepover with her girls. Our pretend sleepovers allow our girls to hang out, eat dinner, get in jammies, and watch movie together all before crashing to go to their own beds. Plus, it gives us moms time to chat and have fun!

The girls switched to new beds.

BEFORE

 AFTER

 seems to be a hit...but we are not done with the bedroom makeover!

 What to do with the leftover box pieces from the beds? Gryffyn thinks you should act like a robot.

 Memorial Day turned out to be so much fun! At first we thought, low-key, just us because everybody probably already made plans. Then Lauren asked us if we were doing anything, and then Deseree asked the same. It worked out perfectly. Three low-key families each bringing something to the table to eat, and then let's go swim!