We celebrated our country's independence today at church with an all-American picnic. Every year, we rent several jumpers for kids, play music and having family games.

Cutest of them all!!

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You decide if these are too complex or just cute.

Check out the full post of pictures at Mike's cooking site:

http://blog.madcookie.net/dasBlog/2008/06/28/ChocolateChipCookiesWithHelpers.aspx



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Before


After a wave

Sand Angels

Sand everywhere

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Today was "Box Day": the day that our big box o' fun books from Sonlight, for our next school year, arrives! I'm sure the Fed Ex guy doesn't look forward to it!

Joanna will be starting K, so she's got her own Language Arts Binder now! Elijah & Rebekah are starting American History, and they've already starting reading some of the books, the punks. Leslie had to hide them away till she's good & ready to start school again (we've only been out for FOUR DAYS!).

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Since school is over, we took the kids to Seaworld for a little fun

Bay of Play

This canvas "floor" was fun for Rachel to jump on. It is like a huge bed designed to be jumped.

Interaction Pool

Dolphin waiting for people to come play with him.

Shipwreck Rapids

Les and Rebekah waiting in the one hour line for Shipwreck Rapids

Arctic Adventure

Ending

"Ignight" is a fairly new show at Seaworld. It was really cool with blasts of fire and little fireworks timed to stunts done by the dolphins and pilot whales.

Last family photo in front of a display of Megaladon's teeth.

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