Check back in the next few days to see how we transformed this:

into a

Hannah Montana

3-D concert party!

Guess where we went today...

Summer vacation is far too long for my liking. The kids get up at the crack of dawn (well OK about 2 hours after the crack of dawn). Add to that the road construction going on a mere 50 feet from where I sleep. Starting at 6:59 am and ending at 5:00pm. All.Day.Long. I wake up to the whole house rumbling and it never stops till 5:00. So I decided to get out today and have a break from the noise and vibrations. We packed up the cooler with tons of fruit and water, sandwiches and fresh garden peas in the pod {yum-o} and headed off to the beach. Seeing as it's a mere 5 minutes from where we live we really should utilize it more. The kids had a fantastic time building castles, digging holes, and collecting rocks from the water. And it wasn't too busy, which I appreciated.

My shady retreat for the day:)

My little rock collectors

OK, these are the creepy seagulls that appear magically as soon as they hear a cooler open. They arrive and eyeball you until you think you're going to go insane. And no, we didn't share food with them, although the kids wanted to. I didn't want them hanging around all afternoon.

Happy Birthday Canada

Bet you thought I forgot how to type, take pictures and update my blog. Fooled ya! I'm just lazy is all. Lots of random pictures to share with you today. Enjoy!



Sometime at the beginning of the month we were swimming at Amy's house. There was a struggle over the big floating chair - back and forth - I want it - no I do - no it's my turn - you get the idea. And it ended with Mary getting bumped in the mouth and knocking out a tooth. Her very first lost tooth and it is now resting in peace on the bottom of Amy's pool.

Next in our busy life was Megan. She had a project at school on farming. She made a model of a farm and gave a report. She did an excellent job.

Next up...Katey's Grad. You can see the wonderful pictures my sister Amy took, here: http://workmanfamily.typepad.com/our_life/2008/06/prom.html#comments. I'll share the boring pictures from the ceremony and with her friends.

Katey an her best friend Kaylene.

Katey and her friend Lindsey.

The proud grad accepting her diploma.

And today we started the day off the day with a parade. And then we'll be finishing off the day at Amy's for a BBQ and a swim then fireworks in the park later tonight.

This was my favorite part of the parade - the Pooper Scooper guy. Guess they couldn't afford a fancy street sweeper this year!

And what parade is complete without the Shriner's in their little tiny cars. Ethan enjoyed that part he gave a big thumbs up. Although for a minute there I thought I was going home with one less child because one guy was super crazy and came sooo close to the crowds.

So Happy Birthday Canada.