Coco and Jace have a playdate

A Day At The California State Fair

We enjoyed a fun filled day at the California State Fair today. We worked really hard in our yard yesterday so we felt we all deserved a break. The weather was not as hot today so we were able to stay for quite awhile without all getting too cranky.

We all loved the Ferris Wheel

Hold on tight

My highlight ... The Gardens

Lindsay's highlight ... any and all Fair Food

Coco's highlight .... the Carousel

Abi's highlight ... Carmel Apple

Come on dad get the ping pong ball in the bowl!!!

He did it! Heading home with a goldfish named Princess. A perfect end to a perfect day.

Saturday Mornings at the Russells

Waffles with tons of sticky syrup, cartoons on the tv, pillows thrown about, clothing optional, and a lot of serious lollygagging.

Hot August Nights

Here are the girls ready to head out to our neighborhood Hot August Nights concert. Every Friday night during the month of August our neighborhood hosts a live band at our outdoor theater. We walk over with our friends, have a great picnic and some margaritas and then dance the night away with the kids.

Success! Here is Abi celebrating her first day of Kindergarten with an ice-cream sundae. Abi's first day of school went well and although she told me she felt very shy she also said she had a great time. As I picked her up her teacher told me she was her shadow all day - hopefully she will feel like breaking out of her shell a little more tomorrow :)

Abi's First Day of Kindergarten

I can't believe that it is here, Abi's first day of Kindergarten. She is very happy about being able to wear a uniform and she is anxiously talking about all of the new "jobs" in her classroom. We decided to take a chance and try out an area charter school this year instead of the school right by our house. It is a montessori school just like her preschool so she should feel comfortable with the transition. I will report back and let you all know how the first day went!

Abi showing Coco her new classroom
Abi is very excited about the first day of Kindergarten

Tomato Crop

We are getting fresh ripe tomatoes each day now. Thank you to all of our neighbors who helped take care of them while we were out of town.

One of the first things we made with our tomatoes - a fresh corn, bean and tomatoe salad. Yummy!

Abi and Coco Love, Love, Love cousin Alix

The gift of giving

Abi was so excited to give GG and Grandma T their birthday presents. She worked very hard stitching the front of these pillows and I was thrilled to see her feelings of accomplishment and joy when she presented them.

Abi's New Haircut

Abigale got her hair cut yesterday for her first day of Kindergarten on Wednesday. We love it

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