time to open the presents

After we went to Chuck E. Cheese's, Ayla opened her presents at home... She got some really cool things.. It was a great day!

Ayla, the birthday girl

We took Ayla to Chuck E. Cheese's for her 3rd birthday on July 14th. We ate pizza, watched Chuck and played games. The girls got so many tickets they had a hard time deciding what to get..

Pool Fun

Since it is SO hot down here.. the only thing to do outside is to go in the water.. so, we bought a pool! It is awesome and the girls have a blast in it! My camera is waterproof so I tried it out and got some nice face shots...

Pretty Girls

After many attempts to get a good picture of all 3 girls.. by golly, I did it!

Our New little friend...

Meet Dugger... our new outside pet kitty. Ever since we got home from vacation, he has been living in our bushes.... so we have decided to "adopt" him as an outdoor pet.. (some of us have cat dander allergies). We have fed him and go out to play with him at least once a day. The name came from Amelia, who calls him "Dugger". (She is trying to say "Sugar" who is my parents dog and is the same color as the cat.) We like having him around.. so far he has kept the annoying black birds away!

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