a tea party and some basketball

We had a fun August!  We got to watch Owen for the first time, went  hiking, fixed a tea party for Grammy and went to more basketball games!

We surprised Grammy with a tea
party for her birthday!  Gracie
helped make the entire menu of 
cucumber sandwiches, baked
yellow squash, and 
banana chocolate chip muffins
with cream cheese frosting.

Thanks to Vanessa, I found out about a fun and quick hike that is only a couple of miles from our house.  I talked Dylan and Gracie into getting up early on a hot Saturday morning and hiking up the Etiwanda Creek preserve to a waterfall.  They doubted me a few times about whether all of the climbing would be worth it, but they agreed that it was!  Gracie and I took our shoes off and enjoyed the cold water for a while.  Dylan thought we were a little crazy.

Dylan wanted to play in two basketball leagues this past summer and here the Blades brothers are in their Montclair gear, watching Dylan and Delaney play in the championship game for the Upland YMCA league they were in together.

Caleb loves hanging out with Aunt Lori  at the games.  She always lets him play on her phone!

They didn't win the championship but enjoyed playing together.  Their coach was one of Chris' former football players and is now Delaney's coach on her freshman basketball team at Chaffey High School.

I think they both look a little too grown up in this picture...

It was a great summer, but it's hard to even think that summer is over around here when it is still 100 degrees outside.  Next up... Luke has a birthday!