Food and War

 75 ears of corn shucked and ready to be boiled (inside the cooler!).

 So sweet it didn't need butter or salt!

 11 bags for the freezer!

 Do you think Charlie likes his new Superman shirt from Gabe's?

 Happy little man!

 Teaching my girls to make friendship bracelets. Thanks for the stuff, Grandma Terisa!

 All ready for church.

 New Olaf pajamas from Grandma Terisa. "In summer!"

 We really wanted to get a picture of Charlie and Danny in front of the Gabriel Brothers sign (get it?), but apparently they just call themselves "Gabe's" now. Oh, well. All the kids are Gabes!

 Cotton candy at Golden Corral.

 Messy little boy after sampling the chocolate fountain.

 He was hesitant to try the cotton candy, but of course ended up loving it!

 Reconstructed stone wall at Fredricksburg battlefield.

 The real stone wall.

 Cemetery.  

 Danny's head is way bigger than Grace's!

 Thanks for the glitter sidewalk chalk, Grandma! The tips didn't have any glitter in them, so they broke them open and used the inside.  Smart!

 Al new clothes from Gabe's.

 Cutting off corn.

 Prepping for our Filipino dinner. Pancit ingredients.

 Lumpia ingredients.

 Finished product. We'll make it for you when you come home, Cassidy!

 Carpet cleaning the stairs. What a hard worker!

 At the Marine Corp Museum playground.

 He loves swinging!

 I love those little baby feet!

 All 4 kids on swings.

 At the physical fitness area of the playground. Push-ups.

 Sit-ups. Could double as a bed for a homeless person?

 View of the museum from the trail. Cool design!

 Silly uniforms.

More silly uniforms. We had a lot of fun!

Sushi and Losing a Tooth

 Paul and I made sushi (California rolls) on Sunday night! Here are the ingredients, some from Global Foods, and some from Wal-Mart.

 Sliced avocados, cucumber, and imitation crab.

 Sticky sushi rice on seaweed.

 Roll in the fillings.

 Ta da!

 Delicious! (Paul's is the plate with the dot of wasabi on it - not mine!)

 I made some too:)

 Enough to share with the kids for dinner the next day.

 But we took a cut ahead of time. Yum!

 I kept Grace out of school on Monday so we could go to Dolphin beach with a couple of my friends before it closes to the general public. They loved it!

 Chasing a butterfly.

 Cute little friends.

 Soaking up the sun.

 Swimming with the little fishies.

 Drying off.

 Don't worry, they didn't lay there long, and they were drenched in sunscreen:)

 Lunch.

 Pretending to be sweet;)

 My friend, Anthrea, brought some watermelon, which Charlie was so happy she shared with him!

 Running water back and forth to build sand castles and moats. The kids had so much fun!

 What a sweet angel baby!

 Charlie mid-yawn, and Alice with a sun-kissed face.

 Princess Anna and Prince Elsa.

 He wore the dress for about 3 minutes.

 Making a house out of a couch.

 Audra State Park with the Malones.

 Pretty river!

 We bought doubles of all of our sushi supplies for the Malones. They love it; Sarah is obsessed with California rolls!

 Matt preparing the krab.

 Paul was the master teacher. He shared tons of interesting facts, and even spoke in a Japanese accent sometimes. Matt was thoroughly entertained:)

 The men's turn.

 The women's turn. Lots of fun, and everyone ate and ate! (Hey, at least we weren't pigging out on anything unhealthy!)

 Grace with new glasses and one less tooth.

 New fireman outfit from Grandma Terisa!

 I may have missed an important area in the sunscreening process:(

Superman shirt, BYU blanket, book, and a scraped-up knee. What a boy!

 Mommy, why won't you push me?

 Whee!

 He likes the tire swing too.

Everything is better with cilantro ranch dressing!

 Charlie's first sushi.

 Danny's first avocado.

 Yum!

 3 kids and their babies.

 The ghost of Charlie!

 Pancake dinner fundraiser with the Malones. Alice, Norah, Grace, Hazel, Jack. (That kid that isn't looking is a friend from their ward.)

 Joel teaching Charlie how to scramble eggs.

Cousin movie time. Hazel, Grace, Jack, Norah, Alice, Charlie, Joel, Danny.