happy father’s day!

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{friend sheri snapped this moment at carmel the other day…huddled up in the rain-love it}

Bruce is so dedicated to his girls. I interrupt his Father’s Day relaxing at the pool to tell him that Eve wants to jump to him in the deep end and couldn’t be there fast enough. Kate is needing some brushing up on her swimming skills and Bruce plans his day around helping his Poobug. Bruce has taken Kate to school everyday this year (with maybe 5 exceptions), appreciating every second that he gets to spend with his special girl. Bruce wakes up early every morning, feeding the pets AND the kids and letting me sleep in. Bruce was clearly born to be a Dad to these two little girls. They are so so fortunate to have such a loving, involved parent.

I thought it very apropos that Eve went down the slide yesterday for the first time! with her Daddy! Here’s a little clip of the first time and then them racing Kate…

We love you Bruce/Daddy and Papa & Granddaddy too! Wish we could have seen everyone today!

Happy Father’s Day!

house {roof, color and windows}

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{shingles are up!, kate’s wall design (wants turquoise!), windows filling in}

boogie in the barnyard {camp time!}

Eve and Kate had their first week of summer camp this week. Eve did “Theatre Camp” and Kate, “Lego.” Eve’s class had a little production that we were invited to on the last day…

{bff’s stellyn and grace in the bunch}

Here’s a little collection of video clips (thanks to mama kate for getting eve’s soliloquy…I goofed and didn’t catch it on my camera)

Eve and Grace were horses in their little play. As you can see, she performed her “Nay” to perfection…

The thumb/nose combo still creeping in…

Kate’s Lego camp teacher sent a few pics to me…

{an “airplane”}

Kate and her good pal, Ashley, coordinating matching outfits on the last day (down to the hair)…

What a great kickoff to summer camp days!!

house {in the dry}

I learned a new term from my brother Ben…”In the Dry.” I have googled it and get different definitions but we took it as a house under roof officially and had a little family party to celebrate!

Here’s our pics!

{in kitchen}

{salsarita’s picnic!}

{family portrait + tia and m.e. photo bombers…mama kate had stopped by to hang too and took this! wish I had gotten a pic with her…part of the fam too!}

{out back…uncle ben at the ready}

{i love love love this space…all thanks to my lovely husband}

{looking at baby ducks…hugging on their own, so very sweet}

{can’t even take it}

Such a special day for us and so perfect that these special people in our lives got to share it with us!

slip-n-slide fun

Kate was determined to have a “water party” this past weekend. So…even though we have no hills/bumps/change in levels in our current yard, the girls and Bruce made it happen somehow. Bruce had to pull them on sleds to make them go (per no hill). They had a complete ball…

Oh the little things.

last day of kindergarten (by dad)

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Absolutely love these shots that Bruce got of our little poobug’s last day at morning drop-off. I certainly teared up myself when picking her up :(.

end-of-year singalong & picnic {eve 2′s}

Last day of the 2′s class for Miss Eve. She has really come into her own this school year. The teachers can’t believe how she has gone from so quiet in the beginning of the year to “so outgoing.” She just loves all of her friends and gets upset any day that she’s not going to school. It was a very special year for this one…

I realized Kate wore this same dress her last day of the 2′s, so Eve was excited to do the same. Little poobug…

Her sweet school…

{waiting for the show to start…grace, eve, vander, smith cooke, and caroline}

Their performance. Eve was into it and on point :). Wish I had a better angle but this was the best footage I could get from my seat…

Her fun and hilarious teacher, Mrs. Betsy…

Love these with Mama Kate…

{stelly (the big 4 year old…her birthday!) and mama jeff}

{eve and mj…jeff was her stand-in dad because bruce had to out of town on biz}

Such a great year for our Sis!