We had a great 4th of July week. On of the priests in our ward turned 18, and his family had a surprise party for him. Their family has some acreage in the country outside Washington. Madeline found a bicycle that was just her size there.She also found some birthday cake with blue frosting.
They had this Trojan horse from a previous party, so I made all three girls get up on it for a photo op.For the holiday weekend, our neighbors threw a block party. There was lots of food...
...some sparklers...
...more sparklers...
..and some dancing in the streets.
On Monday we had a family home evening with the Kitas and Stephens in our ward. The little castle in the back yard was a big hit with the kids...
...but there was no mistaking who the princess of the castle was.
I will try to do some updates from Costa Rica this week, but if you don't hear anything, it probably will come in a couple of weeks when we're back home. Until then, happy summer.
Matt