Random July Pictures

This post is for the random pictures that didn't make it into any previous post during the month of July. 

Cheyenne and Paige's first trip to Six Flags. We left early and got there right before the park opened. I planned to keep my phone tucked away for most of the day, so I snapped this quick picture before heading in!

Paige and I got stuck on the Mind Bender on our second time on it. I decided to pull my phone out and take a picture of us! This girl LOVED the roller coasters and desperately wished she was taller so she could have ridden more!

The kids sitting outside to eat some muffins - and watch the birds.

Shelby in the tree!

Chick-fil-A cow appreciation day!

Clayton reading a story to his sisters.

Paige curled up in our bed for a rare nap!

365 in 2015 - End of Week 30

I realized when I went to work on this post that I actually had taken more pictures last week. They were forgotten about on my phone. So this week, I actually had a few extra pictures to choose from! I still didn't pick up my camera much as we had a busy week. And this week has already proven to be busy as well, so we'll see how that goes. 

A neat jar at Faye's house.

Upset about the closed lane?

Clayton's friend's birthday cake - created by his dad!

A beautiful rainbow over Gotham City. We spent Wednesday at Six Flags for Clayton's friend's birthday. Late in the afternoon a storm came through, but it cleared up quickly! 

My special tea cup and saucer.

One of the kids chore charts.

On Saturday we had our first garage sale ever. Not sure I want to do that again...

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U.S. Space & Rocket Center

Clayton's Trail Life troop set up a camping trip from July 17th-19th in Huntsville, Alabama to visit the U.S. Space and Rocket Center. As much as I didn't want to camp in the middle of the summer, we had an enjoyable time and I didn't completely melt in the heat. I didn't take too many pictures outside the space center, and I pared those down for this post (since it's so late in being posted anyway). 

This neat old metal playground structure was at our campground. I thought it looked a little like a UFO.

The kids had fun creating little forts in the morning before we left for the tour of the space center.

A quick attempt at a family picture.

One of the cool robots on display.

The girls enjoyed one of the rides!

Jon participating in one of the talks we had. The lady shot puffs of air to knock the cups off people's heads.

One of the rockets outside the space center.

A mini display that I thought was interesting.

A self-portrait.

Paige being goofy during the science experiment part of our trip!

After a long and full morning/early afternoon walking through the space center, Shelby passed out during the science class the other kids participated in.

At the planetarium Saturday evening. It was pitch black, so I turned on the flash - which Shelby certainly didn't like! 

365 in 2015 - End of Week 29

I did a very poor job this past week keeping up with the word challenge. So other than the first two pictures, everything else is from our weekend trip to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center. 

Clayton's newest decorations in his room. He picked them out and decided where to put them!

One of our newer favorite books! 

A giant KNEX roller coaster (which two of my four kids immediately touched)!

The old Airstream that served as the Mobile Quarantine Facility for the Apollo 12 mission.

The warning on one of the capsules.

I thought this quote was funny!

Several of the signs from the space center and the rocket outside.

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Click here to check out Bethany's 365 project from this week!

More Fireworks Fun!

We had extra fireworks left over from July 4th, so we shot some off in our culdesac the following weekend. The kids loved setting them off and some of the neighbors joined us outside to watch!