9.06.2013

This August...

After a busy & wonderful trip in July,
August was low key & fabulous!

We enjoyed colorful lunches outside on the deck


We made mud pies, ate mud pies, swung on a rope & in a swing


went on many neighborhood walks


We discovered that Miss N likes the color blue 
(on her lips!)


And continued our adventures in Mr. N's backwards dressing style (in addition to BEGINNING his adventures in potty training!)





We helped Dad work on the fence pieces
and when he was done with them,
we designed our own projects.
(Safety first-green helmet)

We enjoyed a visit from Uncle Tyler 
(on his way back to school in UT!)




We ate lots of lunches outside.

And! The gate that Dad dreamed up? 
He made it our fence reality!
 


J earned money to buy a scooter


The boys spent hours playing in our backyard pool


The kids spent a fun week on this 200 piece outer space puzzle
(some demolition caused several set backs along the way, 
but we finally made it!)


We met some friends at the Mall of America
to MEET 
the CAT in the HAT!


We played outside.
And on our bikes.
And in the yard.
And in the driveway.
And in the awesome gated fence.

 We went to see our favorite comedians/clowns at a local library



We celebrated THREE years with Mr. N in our lives



We became artists on our new chalkboard



We acquired our first pet 
(beta fish named "Shiny")
 We sang lots of songs,
danced lots of dances,
and played the piano in our undies.


We started & finished many a project
 We worked together
joyfully!


We made preschool co-op plans 
and saw all of our friends with their first day of school photos!


We went to our first 'phase in' day of Montessori...
which was lovely



And we wondered if a summer
could be any better
than this very one
that we've travelled, hosted, discovered, played, built, & celebrated!

August was magical


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