Independence Day

I am not a big parade guy. I think they are...well dumb. Michelle on the other hand, thinks parades are wonderful. That being said, this year for the Fourth, we went to the East Mill Creek parade. The only reason Michelle was able to talk me into going was because our little Gisele was part of it!  She was with her dance company, the Children's Ballet Theatre.
As far as parades go, even Michelle, who loves them, though this one was just bad. The parade did not allow floats, so it was just a bunch of people walking down the street. You couldn't tell who was supposed to be in the parade and who the spectators where. Needless to say, we will not be going back, unless Gisele is part of it again next year. The only bright spots were the motorcycle cops and of course Gisele.

Lady of the Lake

The end of June was a whirlwind of swim meets for Eesti-Mae. She competed in the 50 Free, 50 Back, 50 Brest and 25 Free. She did GREAT!! Next we hope to get her in the Butterfly.

Lookin' good!!

The last few swim meets.

I couldn't be more proud of her!

Center Stage

Gisele took to the stage for her annual ballet performance. She did wonderful!!

State of Play

I love long weekends! Hanging out with the fam, no work, and being able to play. To change things up, Michelle and I decided to take the kids up to the Capital building. Once we were there, they were able to run and run. There is a ton of space up there. Oh yeah, and the view the valley is awesome.

Do forget Marshall!!

That is a lot of stairs!! But the view was worth it.