July stuff

A little while ago we got to take a day trip to a beach named Amelia Island in Florida. With 2 kids, we made a lot of effort to get there early so we could spend time on the beach and go on a boat ride. We got to the beach swam and had fun then got kicked off the beach because of an impending storm. The lifeguards said everyone had 5 minutes to take cover. They were really quite concerned for our safety. So we dried off and went to a restaurant for lunch. We had to take a screaming child out of the restaurant before our food arrived so we ate in the car on our way to the boat dock. Before we got there the storm finally hit. We only had to walk a few steps from the car to a covered porch to wait out the storm but it was the kind of storm where in one half of a second you are absolutely drenched.So we were all feeling very soggy, but the weather cleared up quickly and we got on the boat for a fun ride. Jonas was allowed to drive the boat which is a dream come true for him. He told me later "I couldn't handle the boat". Maybe that's because he could barely reach the steering wheel.



Sprite. good for babies right?









Also we celebrated James' birthday early last month since we knew he would be not be here for it :( not to mention some other important events :(:( for some training. More dentistry with a gun for him. We are missing him. alot.

Jonas trying out James' new space pen. James wanted another one to add to his collection. He needed to have pens that would write upside down,underwater and in extremely extreme temperatures. Why? Because none of his other pens could do that kind of stuff.


These next pictures are for our once upon a time neighbor Maren who was a big Napoleon dynamite/Nacho Libre fan. Maren we thought you might appreciate our efforts at making Nacho Libre corn. Jonas was saying "Nachoooooooooooh!".