More July Fun

We headed north once again to celebrate the birth of our nation with the Hatton clan.  Everyone loves riding in the car.

 When we stopped for dinner, the place with Paul Bunyan outside was closed.  So we found a park and figured out our next move.  The dinosaur was fun!

Mike took Patrick and Great-Grandpa out for a canoe ride.  All had a good time.

I finally kept my promise and taught Becca the basic of sewing.  Grandma Jan had given her some squares which she used to design a quilt for her doll. 

She did a pretty good job but got very upset when she messed up.  I told her it was just a learning opportunity.  I will use what she pieced together to learn how to quilt (not just sew the pieces together, which is all I've done thus far).  Life continues to be busy but we have some down time this week to recharge.

Summer Sports and More

I'm trying to catch up on all the pictures from the past couple of months.  How about we start with George in the dug-out for T-ball.  He always got to bat first so the coach remembered that he was a lefty.

Here is Becca's softball team.  They made it all the way to the semi-finals.

Playing catcher.

Patrick played a lot of right field this summer.  But his favorite position was on the bench.  Seriously, that's what he told me.

 In the dugout.  Pat's team lost in the first round of the tournament after a pretty good season.

We also have spent a lot of time at the pool for swim team.  Lia liked to be a pain in the butt and wrap herself in other's towels.

I'm not sure how George got this way, but he meant to do it.

Another exciting meal at the Hattons!

Come back soon for Independence Day weekend pictures.

Where Has the Summer Gone?

This summer Pat and Becca joined the Washington Waterjet Swim team to improve their swimming skills.  There is a lot of waiting around so we took pictures.  Becca and her buddy Emily.

 George is forever building awesome somethings out of Legos.  Here's one of those creations.

The girls got their faces painted.

Then Lia promptly fell asleep in the brown chair.

George's is all ready to go to T-ball!

 I don't think we've had a day off since school finished.  The weather has gone from boiling hot to storming to cool and back to hot.   Which makes us all extra crazy!  But our summer activities are almost finished and then we'll be getting ready for school.