On the 4th of July we went to Poppa Matt's house. He lives on a mountain and everyone
comes together for picnics and get togethers. They all organize a parade around the
mountain and throw candy on the way :) Gracie had a blast, and later, at the pot-luck,
found friends from school to hang out with.
On July 8th there was a Rooftop Rodeo Parade in Estes. My mom (Trudy/Mima) and sister
(Morgan) came up to watch it with us. There was this little pony pulling a cart with two little
kids in it, it was so cute! I got him on video neighing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
On July 12th, Gracie went to her 1st birthday party for her friend Sage. They played with
water balloons and face paint, she had a blast!
On the 19th, Gran'ma Sheryl, Gran'pa Neil, Aunt Shanna, and her b/f Ed came up for a
"Bubble Party" (picnic with a bunch of bubbles!). We had so much fun! Olivia felt grass
for the first time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
On the 24th, Olivia and I joined Gracie and her cousins Tyra and Jade at the indoor public
pool. Gracie spent the night because her cousins were in town, they live 4 hrs from us.
Olivia got in the water with my Aunt Becky and yelled really loud with excitement :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
On the 26th, Gracie went to her 2nd birthday party for her friend Sierra. They had a little
jumping castle and a donkey, a mule, on old dog Jake (13 yr old Pitt Bull who's sweet as
can be... he kept wanting me to play tug-of-war), a black lab puppy with white paws named
Little Bear, two cats (outside cats, that are mountain tough, but very sweet), and 2 doves.
The kids went swimming in the river (but it is only about 6 or 7 ft across, and it's
slow by their house).
July 27th... Olivia is 5 months old today :)
Gracie isn't quite ready for summer to be over (Sept. 2nd), but she is ready for her birthday!
She's turning 6 and she can ride her bike down "the hill" (sidewalk by our apts. that the
neighbor kids call "the hill").
She loves popsicles on the hot days, playing with her best friend Olivia, riding her bike,
locking it up with her own bike lock, helping mommy cook dinner, having sleepovers at Mima's
and at her friend's houses, going to birthday parties, painting her fingernails (and toenails),
putting on makeup, and reading to her parents at bedtime - she's getting much better!
Olivia's eye stopped gooping up on the 20th, yey! She's trying to crawl, but she smooshes
her face down on the blanket to push herself up with her feet, but then lays on her stomach
to get her hands back up. It's a riot!
Gracie's birthday is coming up on Saturday, August 16th. We're having a party at the same
park we were at for the Bubble Party. We're having tacos and cake and ice cream for those
of you who can join us. Check the map.
close up of the park (map)
http://maps.google.com/maps/
satellite picture of the park
http://maps.google.com/maps?
Preston continues to do very well at Taco Bell! It is because of him that we are doing so well!
(And my support and help with the kids, and doing office work for my dad on the side)
All my pictures:
http://picasaweb.google.com/
http://picasaweb.google.com/
All my videos:
http://www.youtube.com/user/
(under the video on the right, under "playlists"
are all the videos of the girls... it's scrollable to he right)
Miss you all!
~ The Harmon Family
