Bailey Family

Here's everything else from the end of the beach trip through today. (Tomorrow I leave for camp and Rob will finish out July's fun with the kids.) So it's the longest post of the entire summer! (But the time felt so short.) We had a cousin over while Rob's sister ran cub scout day camp on Friday. (July 10th) There were indoor tents and outdoor tents that day! We did an outdoor movie (it worked great but the next one is going to wait about 10° cooler!) And we followed that up with a backyard camp out. The next morning (after I crashed on the couch for an hour*) I went to a hike/walk with the young women to prepare for girls camp. *my air mattress had a leak and by the morning I was mostly laying on the ground (still inside the tent). I'm not sure I could endure really roughing it!  (taken through the tent mesh looking in while they slept) The next two weeks have been a little calmer, sort of. (July 13 - July 19) Monday I drive out...

We saved our sparklers for there. I thought 30 would be enough (that's 6 a piece) - I think they could have used about 30 each! They loved them. (For most it was their first time). We'll get fancy and write words next time, but for now, I had fun just catching the scribble and they had fun (cautiously) with the sparks. Alee lost her first tooth! (At first, I really thought she lost it when she came into the bathroom bleeding without a tooth, but I have good eyes...well, with contacts in...and I found it in the carpet.) We needed to go swimsuit shopping (last year's were outgrown for most and none of the hand-me-downs seemed to fit right.) Seth also did some shopping for some swim gear. Matching would be fun...no, these don't fit right...moving on We finally found the perfect suits for everyone's size, taste, and needs. We let some balloons go in memory of Noah (my cousin who died in 2007 - each year on the date he died we ...