3rd Grade

My sweet big girl is off to school today.  She was full of joy and excitement this morning because she happened to get the teacher she wanted.  Savannah was much more focused on her teacher than which friends were in her class.  I will enjoy this youthful innocence while it lasts because I know before too long, life will become all about friends. 

I can't believe third grade upon us.   I LOVE this girl!!

 Here she is walking into school!

New Skills

Lila taught herself how to dive after fighting it during her swim lessons earlier this summer.  One day she asked me if this is a dive and I was astonished.  Yes, it is a dive!


Adeline learned how to do the monkey bars. She has always been good at hanging but lacked the strength to spread her arms across the bars. While I am not totally comfortable with her dropping - she is a girl that lands hard, I am proud to say that she can monkey her way across. Adeline wanted me to video this for Miss Lois.

Washington 2012

The blogging hiatus is due to a three week stint in Washington State.  It seems like I have less free kid-less time when away than when at home which makes sitting at a computer hard.  It was a great three weeks for the kiddos.  They had their Mommy by their side every second of every day and their daddy wasn't far off that mark.  Of course, grandparents and cousins were there too to fill them with love and laughter.  It must feel good to be surrounded by people who adore you for three weeks of playtime!

I can't possibly sit down and write about all the places we went or things we did.  Here are a few, more like A LOT, of highlights so get ready to scroll!

The Columbia River

 Rocky Reach Dam

 My beautiful and sweet girls

 Trying to get a picture with the iconic apple but not very successful

 We spent hours on our scooters.

 Cars and Chalk

 More river time. . .

 Ice Cream truck

 Feeding the fish

The Quincy folks

 Desert trip

 At the river again. . .

 Golfing with Papa and her turtle

 Bike time

 Fun with Uncle Adam

 The twins' first desert trip

 Her Papa

 Snoqualmie Falls

 Tacoma Folks

 Puget Sound

 Point Defiance Zoo

 Swimming with Grandpa

 Cousins make the best friends

After a 12:00 a.m. arrival, the bleary eyed girls were offered a seat in the cockpit. It was dark and cellphones don't quite cut the mustard but I, at the very least, documented the moment.

We are glad to be home!