Bastings Buzz Picture

Bastings Buzz Picture

The 4th of July

We went to Dave and Debbie's home for their traditional swim, grilling, and fireworks!
 The girl cousins looking super cute and festive!
 Including this American Cutie!
We even got together and Kelsey let us borrow her fun Red-White-Blue and Sparkle nail polish.
It didn't take long before the swimming started.




 Babies! Babies! Babies!
 At this time last year they were all still in their mommy's belly. A year later look at them now!
 Trying to get them all to look at the same time is not easy!
(Katelyn's showing off her squishy pug face which face she makes often)
Having a super fun time! Brooklyn ran around all night shouting "Boom! Firework!"
 When it got dark we moved to the front lawn for ice-cream and fireworks.
Some of the kids had fun trying out the sparklers.

Show time! 
 Happy 4th of July!

Kiddie Park

The first weekend in July we finally made it out to the Kiddie Park.
I was excited to take Brooklyn because I knew that she would love the rides!
And even though Mikayla and Kambria have experienced the thrill of bigger rides, they still think the Kiddie Park is fun. And these 3 girls did have lots of fun!
 Meanwhile, the babies were good sports sitting and watching.


 



 Katelyn did get to ride on the carousel.

 

 It was Brooklyn's idea to do this ride. She knew how to push the pedal but still ended up going in circles. But she was still all smiles about it!
 Brooklyn did great on the roller coaster nestled in between the two girls.


And we ended the night with the train of course.
 
Super fun night at the Kiddie Park!

More June Activities

 We started off the first day of June with a service project at one of the city parks. We brought trash bags and went around picking up trash. It was rather interesting some of the stuff we found.
Austin was a fast worker and in no time filled his trash bag full. The kids were all happy to help.
Now that Katelyn more mobile she is starting to discover new things. Her favorite "no no" place is the fireplace. She  pulls out the rocks from the fireplace and puts them in her mouth.One day Mikayla had an idea that she wanted to make gingerbread men. And when Mikayla gets an idea in her head it is very hard to persuade her otherwise. She is persistent. So we found a recipe. She said "make sure you get a recipe for gingerbread that will run away!" I can't believe that she still really thinks the gingerbread men are running away when she isn't looking at them.
When Austin was at Klayton's house they discovered 2 snakes which they wanted to keep as pets. Sorry boys, ain't going to happen. Ever.
Mikayla and her cousin Kambria started a ballet class for the summer. They are enjoying it.
Enjoyed lunch at Sushi One with these ladies celebrating a couple birthdays.
I finally gave in and even tried sushi for the first time. It wasn't too bad.We celebrated one of the best father's ever on Father's Day!!!
These kids are really blessed to have such a great dad!
Mikayla came with me one morning as my running buddy at the pathfinder. She rode her bike along beside me while I did a 3 mile run. She did a good job.
Katelyn loves to swing. And is now clapping!And fell asleep in the highchair for the first time. Still sucks on that thumb!
Mikayla and Kambria were invited by their aunt Kristi for a sleepover. They were excited! They had pizza for dinner, went mini-golfing, and ate snacks/candy while they watched the movie Zootopia. They were very spoiled! Mikayla is already asking when they can do it again!
The tooth fairy made some visits to our house this month. Both Mikayla and Austin lost a tooth. The last time Mikayla lost a tooth the tooth fairy didn't come until the following day while we were at church. We told Mikayla "she must of thought you were going to try to catch her last night." So this time Mikayla did not put her tooth under her pillow but next to her pillow saying "I don't want the tooth fairy to wake me up because then she might think I am trying to catch her again."
And while Austin and Mikayla have one less tooth is their mouths, Katelyn has gained one!
That makes 3 bottom teeth for her!

Swim Lessons

Austin and Mikayla did a session of swim lessons in June.
Austin was in the Shark class and Mikayla was in the Dolphin class. They had class at the same time and their cousins were in their class so it was perfect!
Mikayla and Kambria waiting their turn with the swim instructor.
Austin and Klayton doing the backstroke
Treading water
Freestyle swim
The girls passed the Dolphin class!
The boys passed all the swimming requirements of the Shark class but the teacher ran out of time and didn't get to the some of the instructional/safety part of the requirements. But that is still a pass for these boys in my book! Good job kiddos!