Luke's birthday party & fun in the sun!

Discovering Chef Boyardee - officially the messiest food around

Enjoying the birthday cake & ice cream at Luke's party

Poppy with the other grandkids at Luke's party at a park in Daybreak

Waiting for the pool party to start!

Poppy's new favorite way to watch TV, along with climbing up into the recliner, which she is also very fond of!

The classic engrossed VanDenBerghe face

new splash pool

Enjoying a popsicle, sporting the Einstein look

Summer temperatures are here to stay!! Which is great if you're planning a pool party with your cousins, but not so much fun otherwise. We got Poppy a little splash pool at the salvation army store for $12, so we decided to have a little party with her cousins. We've also been over to Tracy & Eduardo's condo's pool twice, which was great because both times we had the pool to ourselves!! Poppy loves swimming, and we're excited for our Bear Lake trip next month.
Other than that, we have been enjoying the 4th of July festivities (pictures to come), including a parade and extra time off with Mummy & Daddy.
Poppy recently received a little summer outfit in the mail from Great Nannie Mary, and some little shoes and a duck from Great Gramps that he got on holiday in Spain! Thanks, family! We're hoping to visit England soon, because Poppy has plenty of relatives that she hasn't met yet, including Paul's grandparents & Uncle Adam and Aunt Louise and their new additions which will make their appearance late November sometime. Poppy is so excited!
Last week, we applied for a passport for Poppy (thought we'd better hurry since we read in the newspaper that fees were going up!), and had an interesting experience. There was a couple in the marriage & passports office that asked us to be their witnesses, since I guess it must have been a spur-of-the-moment idea. We agreed, even though that meant waiting an extra ten minutes for the clerk to come out into the hall in her black gospel choir-esque robe and sneakers to perform the ceremony. It was weird that they didn't even have a room to do this in; we just stood out in the hall while they exchanged vows and kissed for 5 minutes - awkward! Anyway, best of luck to them, I guess.
Next up: I (Anna) have a work trip coming up in two weeks to Denver for work, which won't be very fun away from my family!