Happy Birthday Babe!

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Purple dress with flowers

I'm not quite sure how it happened, but somewhere along the way Kyra fell in love with dresses. Then they had to be purple dresses. Now it is purple dresses with flowers. She has one favorite. If you are observant you will have noticed that she is wearing this dress in almost all the pictures of her on this blog.

What makes me smile is how she acts when she wears her special dress. She doesn't walk, she prances about. She doesn't talk, she whispers delicately. She doesn't dance, she twirls with grace. Something about it makes her feel just like a princess. And isn't that what being a little girl is all about?

Sand Castle Builder

I always knew my Mother could do many things. I did not know however, that she is an expert sand castle builder.




My Mom came out for a quick visit and we are having a great time. We picked her up at the airport and headed straight for the beach. She was born and raised 5 minutes from the ocean so I should not be surprised at her skills.



We went to Huntington Beach this time. It was very windy and the waves were strong and fast. She jumped right in and taught us all her ocean tricks. What a fun time. Except for the moment when Kyle tried to strangle me with his boogie board. Fortunately, I was able to escape.

The Joys of being a Veterinarian's Wife

How brave are you? Warning: If you click on this picture you will think my husband may have murdered someone in the woods instead of just saving a gentle mule from an untimely death.

First Days

Breckyn started preschool



And dance class.

We also started our Library baby class for Ryder and Story Time for everyone.

This stage in life is wonderful. I treasure each day we have to explore, play and imagine together. One by one my babies will start leaving me when Miss Breckyn starts kindergarten next year. Tear!

Adventure of the Day {5}

With school and other activities beginning for us this past week, we have started reading and doing activities from these great books.

I really like them and the girls have been LOVING it. They beg for "school time" each day. We will still manage to fit in crafty and tasty adventures here and there, but mostly we are working out of these books and playing our no-prep, go-to games: hide n seek, various types of races, kick the can, blinds man bluff and red light green light. Here are the latest creative adventuring we have done:

Rock painting - they've been keeping them under their pillows to help them remember to say prayers.

Making and playing with Sponge Balls

Edible Playdough (peanut butter, honey, powdered milk)