Remembering Summer: Part Three . . . The Final Installment!

It's lengthy, but it wraps up our summer and the "Remembering Summer" series of posts.


1.  We had fun with some summer painting projects:

 2.  We stopped to smell the . . . dandelions?

 

3.  Hannah read Magic Tree House books at warp speed
(occasionally reading an entire book in one day): 

She read 10 1/2 books to be exact (10 to completion and is half way through the eleventh book) . . . she burned out on 'ol Jack and Annie half way through her eleventh book.  She's taking a sabatical from Magic Tree House and currently reading On The Banks of Plum Creek.

4.  I shampooed all of our wall to wall carpet:

 

5. Target finally put these shoes on sale (just in time for a wedding I had to attend):

6.  I discovered my favorite flavor of Yoplait yogurt:

7. We didn't unload the dish washer immediately and the dishes piled up (it was kind of liberating):

 

8. I met with my friend Carol once a week in August for a Bible study on the Psalms-- wonderful!!! (Review of the Nancy Leigh DeMoss study to come):

9. We had a few tea parties:

10.  We ate some strawberries:

11.  And for our grand finale, Grammy came for a visit:

We had not seen my mom since we were at her house in early June, so she decided to fly up for a short little visit. We had a lot of fun during Grammy's stay. The girls finally got to ride the local little train they have been begging to ride for the last two years. During the intense heat of summer we continued to promise, "Maybe when Grammy comes in September." Thankfully, weather permitted; and, for a total of $5 the five of us (6 really-- Emerson didn't count) enjoyed a ride around the tracks (5 times) in the tiniest train I've ever squeezed into.

We also enjoyed some ice cream . . .

YUMMY!
Wait, one more . . .


OK, now I want a Sonic Blast!

"Hey put down that camera and give me some ice cream Mommy!"

Hannah received an early birthday present from Grammy . . . a soccer goal ( which she has been using to practice).

Saying, "Bye," at the airport.

And, here is what the "GRAMMY CAM" captured:

 

Our tiniest Gamecock.

 

A VERY serious family soccer game.

 

 

  

 

Mommy and Madeline sweaty faces-- post soccer game.

 

 On the train.

 

Finishing our Matisse collages.

 Reading with Grammy.

So long summer!!!  See you next year!

We Heart Fall!!!!

Hooray!!! Autumn is finally here!!! Aren't you so glad God decide to make the Earth spin and rotate and all that jazz so we can have season changes? I have always preferred fall over the other seasons (Spring is my second favorite). Cooler evenings, crisp breezes, blazing red and orange trees glowing in the morning sun, football, apple pie, pumpkins, hay rides, wonderful spicy smells, the sound of leaves dancing and whirling in the wind or crunching under my feet . . . just a few of my favorite things (feel free to go back and sing them like Julie Andrews). We celebrated first day of Fall with our annual Fall-a-palooza yesterday (in lieu of our traditional school day). While we did keep up with our history and math, the rest of the day was "all things Fall," which included crafts, poetry, baking and decorating Fall cookies; and, of course . . . pumpkin shaped sandwiches!

Happy Fall Ya'll!

Links for Fall Activities and resources:

DLTK Fall Activites

Finger print activities

Crayola coloring pages

abc teach

First-School activites

Pumpkin songs

Autumn Song

Scarecrow Song

Look Who's Crawling . . .

. . . "for real" crawling-- the fast kind (well, faster than I am ready for). Between Emerson's expert cruising (she's even brave enough to move between furniture now) and her recent decision to crawl I can hardly keep up with her. She is literally into everything. Thankfully the girls help me out a lot during the day-- moving Emerson out of harm's way, prying things from her hands and mouth, and serving as two extra sets of watchful eyes. Oh yeah, and they gasp every time she touches anything she's not supposed too--either she will develop a nervous twitch, or I will go gray from all the gasping!

It really is so much fun to have a baby on the move again. She keeps us on our toes, but it's entertaining!

And, just because we can't get enough of those "baby blues" . . .