Hawaii Anyone?

These two cuties decided to make their own airplane seats out of pillows and said they were going to Hawaii. Kara and Ben each have a passenger on their laps as well as two friends sitting in between. But there's still an open seat next to Kara... anyone up for an adventure?

In Shades

On Sunday, we went to two outdoor parties in the 100 degree heat! So we did our best to keep cool... Kara thinks the sunglasses give the appearance of cool.




Until your little brother comes and messes with you...




and thinks he's hilarious. Not cool.

The Gyoza Machines

Kara is a great helper making gyoza...



She's very careful when she lines the outside of the wrapper with water...



Then does her signature fold to make the gyoza complete.



And then Ben comes along and eats a bunch. I think he can give Auntie Anna a run for her money in the gyoza eating competition!

Disney Day

We took the kids to Disneyland and I think this was the first time that Ben actually enjoyed going on rides. He rode Dumbo twice and the carousel three times in a row... We used to convince him he liked the rides, but this time he said "again" when the ride stopped.



Kara enjoyed the rides, but also liked watching some of the live shows and of course, seeing Mickey and Minnie.

They just keep growing...

Once Kara got a lunch box, Ben had to have his own. Every day he proudly carries his lunch box to school. Ben still loves to spot trucks and buses as they go by and he can keep himself occupied by playing with his cars and his garbage truck "Marty". He is a chatty guy who picks up on new words and incorporates them into his conversations. We love to hear him say "why" because his voice is so cute... and "love you" is up there too.



Kara loves drawing and writing and often makes things for me to take to work. Her people now have arms... and she likes to draw rainbows, suns, lollipops and flowers. Her teacher at school told us recently that she always writes Ben's name along with her own on her papers... and when asked why she includes Ben, Kara said, "because Ben is my brother and I love him."

Make It Work!

I think Tim Gunn on Project Runway would be proud to see Kara own the runway and make the outfit work! She definitely chose her accessories thoughtfully.



And just to show us the versatilitly of her outfit and how accessories can really change it up, she showed us her second look.



And Ben could not stand on the sidelines. He decided to fully take advantage of all the accessories... forget the clothes!

Summer's End

The kids definitely enjoyed their share of watermelon this summer... but gone are the days of eating watermelon outside in their underwear.

So we say bye-bye to summer and swimsuits... but maybe we'll still have watermelon inside with clothes on. Definitely not as much fun.