Haircut

Kat's cute new 'do

 

Nathan/Dad's Birthday

Happy Birthday, Dad! Gizmo was happy to help open presents...

And the kids had fun design bad pun Dad-joke cards.

Who, me?

Tiki glasses for our backyard mai tai adventures.

No cake for this guy, he wants ice cream!

Cheers to another year older and more awesome!

 

Playtime

Summer is for birthday parties (like Emily's pool party)

L to R: Kat, Katelyn, Emily, Tiana, Kira, Nadia, Ally

Date Nights at the local distillery...

Especially when it's tiki themed!

Playtime at the beach...

And the park...

And with good buddies like Ivy. 

Summer Beach Party Troop Meeting

Kat's Troop had a summer beach party after she got back from camp. Tommy heard there was a sand castle contest and wanted to join too. But first he wanted to swim in the freezing water. He was the only one, but he didn't care. 

He found some cool shells for decoration...

And then got going on his structure. He called it "The Watcher's Castle". All those little faces around it are supposed to be the souls of the people who disobeyed The Watcher, according to Tommy's legend. 

He was pretty pleased with it. 

Lots of digging going on!

And lots of fun for the scouts. 

Good friends...

And lots of s'mores.

It's Been Too Long!

We missed our cousins-by-love!

L to R: Kara, Kat, Robby, Lizzy, Avery, Tommy

Too much fun! The puppies got to play too and had a ball together. They even look like cousins!

They had so much fun that Gizmo was DONE on the way home. 

The parents got to have some fun too. 

 

Gizmo and Tommy: Best Buds

Tommy built some Hollow Knight armor out of cardboard...

Gizmo wasn't so sure about it...

As you can see in the video below, where Hollow Knight chases Gizmo around the house. You can also see Tommy and Gizmo playing together in the pool, and Tommy trying some trick basketball dribbling 😂

They are best buddies. They snuggle together...

Watch Turner & Hooch together...

And share everything. Even drinking water from the hose.