Kindergarten Photo Shoot

My first school picture :)

There is now photographic proof that I'm a full fledged kindergartner!!  Here's a sneak peak at my school picture for this year...  :)

A NEW Water Park!

Crazy wet babies!

She called this a water umbrella!

Watch out, Danni has great aim with that water canon!

This would be a cool place to take a nap!

Not having fun at all.... ;)

She was doing water ballet....

Daddy found us a new water park to explore out in Corona...  It was way bigger than 'our' water parks...  and it was totally empty.  Danni and I had a blast splashing and spraying each other!!!  I have a feeling that we'll be back!

Happy Birthday, Uncle Paul!

Danni assaulted Fish...

...while I terrorized Charlie...

Birthday kisses for Uncle Paul...

We didn't cut the cake fast enough for Danni and Auntie Suz!

She inhaled all of the chocolate frosting!

Hat stealer!

We celebrated Uncle Paul's birthday with a visit to his and Auntie Kelly's new house!!!  We had fun playing in his backyard and visiting with Mama Vee, Papa, Auntie Suz...  I think that Charlie the dog and Fish the cat were glad to see us leave!  ;)

Trampoline FUN!

Ready to jump in our trampoline shoes!

I had to help supervise Danni!

She's a bouncy little beast!

I caught a lot of air myself!

More jumps!!

I liked the foam pit...  

Fearless!

She calls it the 'sponge bath!' 

Danni and I LOVE to jump and bounce ... so we were ecstatic to visit the new trampoline place in Riverside!  It's basically a warehouse that is filled with trampoline arenas -- there are trampolines on the floor and on the walls so you can bounce like crazy!  They also have dodge ball and basketball courts... but Danni and I were just interested in getting our bounce on!!!  Our favorite part of the visit (besides laughing at how uncoordinated Mommy and Daddy were!) was the foam pit!!  It was so fun to take a flying leap into the sea of foam bricks!!!  Now I want one in our backyard!  ;)

Our first trip to the drive-in!

Making herself comfortable...

Having a tickle fest!

We LOVE each other!

We didn't get all of the sillies out before the movie started!!  :)

WE have had some gorgeous summer nights... we took advantage of one by making a trek out to the drive-in to see 'Ice Age 3' ...  We brought Daddy's truck and tossed our guest bedroom mattress into the back - it was perfect for some family cuddle time... we also packed a ton of yummy snacks!!!  We had SO much fun ...  I'm not even sure we watched the movie!!!  :)

Glasses for Z!!

I picked my new glasses myself!

Can you tell that I didn't enjoy the eye exam?

I failed my first test in kindergarten -- luckily, it was just the vision screening!!  Mommy and Daddy weren't surprised... they both have bad eyes and figured that they had passed their defective eye genes on down to me!  Sure enough, the eye doctor confirmed that I am nearsighted and need glasses to see the board.  I was super excited to pick my own snazzy frames... And, even better, my teacher wears glasses too, so now we match!!  (I really like my teacher, so this is a huge deal!)  ;)  How many years till I can get Lasik?

Fun at the Park!

She's starting to smile on command!  :)

'I like this little high up seat!'

Bouncer girl!!

Ready to slide!!

It's been SUPER hot, so we haven't spent too much time at the park!  We were up early one morning and burned off some energy there before it got toooo sizzling!  :)

Bouncy Beast!

She loves to jump SUPERHIGH!

Running through the obstacle course with Coach Carol!

She's a strong little Beast!

Upsidedowner!

The trampoline is her favorite...

Monkeying around...

Hmmm... maybe you'll see her in the 2024 Olympics!  

In addition to dancing, Danni also started taking a gymnastics class... she LOVES it!!  She is smiley the entire time and minds her coaches (without Beast-facing!).  The coaches are impressed with how strong she is for a 3-year-old!  I guess all of the rough playing that I do with her has paid off!!!  :)  

Fun at the Fair!!

All ready for some Fair action!

Danni is ready for a quick getaway!  You never know what you'll see at the Fair!

We met baby Autumn at the Fair!  We LOVE her!!

Three amigos!

Farm babies!

Chickie love!

Guess who didn't get his way?!

Luckily, no one took a nose dive into the sheep pen...

I'm in the blue lane.... SUPER high up!

It was a FAST slide....

Okay... so I was a little scared...

... but I went again... this is the face I made after the second landing...  And I wanted to go AGAIN!  

Mommy and Danni on the carousel.... she wouldn't ride any of the horsies.

The goat thought Danni's hair was deeee-licious!

Smiling at each other...

She wanted to take this baby goat home.... surprised that Daddy didn't let her!

I felt right at home with the wild animals!

Danni and Autumn took a piggy back ride!

The budget pony ride!

Playing peek-a-boo in the covered wagon....

Cowboy Z!

We spent an hour in the giant sandbox.  But we won't play in it at the actual beach!

She loved the green bug!

We went on an obstacle course... can you see Danni in the background?

Airborne!

It's Fair time again!!  Danni and I always love hitting the OC Fair ... there are so many fun things to do there!!  This year, Danni was a little older, so she got to enjoy some of the rides with me.... but not the Super Slide!!  I went on the tallest slide all by myself!! And, I went more than once!!!  (I really liked it, even though my facial expressions seem to say otherwise!  I BEGGED to go on it again!)  :)  We met up with Autumn and her grammie Jennifer and had a blast visiting all of the animals, munching on snacks, and playing in the gigantic sandbox.  I soooo wish that the Fair came around more than once a year!!!!