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S turned 2 years old! He's such a big boy that I've been thinking he's 2 for almost 6 months. Haha! He was super excited about his birthday.
He really loved his "coe" cake. He did a great job helping me make it, and especially liked using his "coe's" to dig in the frosting!
We also really enjoyed going to the fair this summer. It was the first one in our new town. It's probably a lot different when covid isn't happening, but we enjoyed it just the same. The kids always love to see the animals. They also really enjoyed riding the little train.
We've really been enjoying our homeschool community here. (And we're mad at covid for making it shut down again. Boo.) This summer we did a Homeschool Olympics. The kids loved running in the races and doing some rhythmic gymnastics.
We also really loved doing Forrest School this summer. The kids love to be outside exploring the mountain, and I'm extremely grateful for the help all of the other moms give me. I couldn't do it without them as L is much slower than the other two, A needs help with tricky landscapes, and S doesn't have any concept of danger and tends to want to jump off of cliffs. 😱 We've explored some pretty great areas and love to bring Daddy back to them on the weekends.
Little A (who is not really so little anymore 😢) went to her first girls night. The painted nails, looked a friends rock collection, and played together. They really had a lot of fun!
We've been loving living close to Aunt SG and her family. The kids love her son, T. She and A had a blast doing nails together!
L has watched me get foot zoned several times and has seen how much it helps my pain decrease. The last few months every time I sit down to read to them she tells me to take off my shoes and proceeds to give me her version of a foot zone. It's so darling! She's just so happy to be helping mama!
We also really enjoyed visiting with S's birth family over the summer. His birth mom, birth dad, and birth grandma all came for a visit. It was so nice to catch up with them a little and see the kids light up!
We visited A's birth family as well and got to celebrate with them in blessing AG and her husbands first child together. A had such a wonderful time with them!
We've really enjoyed the beautiful fall weather, and took advantage of it by going on several hikes. One hike the ranchers were bringing the cows down. We got to stop and watch as the cows went by. The kids were SO excited to see all the cows. The REALLY love cows!
We've been able to start parent/child dates again, which has been SO nice! The kids have been having a blast getting some good one on one time with Mom and Dad again.
For S's date with me I took him to the park. We were having a blast and then a dad and his daughter arrived. When S and the girl crossed paths he stepped on her hand and pulled her hair. 😲 I made him apologize and then asked him why he did it. He says, "She pretty". Hahaha!!!! I gave him some better options for next time.
We also got to go to the zoo! They were all completely tired out by the end, but they loved seeing the animals. A was pretty bummed to see that the play area was all closed off. The loved the carousel and the train as usual!
Half of our yard is a HUGE garden area. We didn't have the time to plant this year and it quickly was overcome by weeds. Allan's family came down to help us clear it out. It was a lot of fun, and we're so grateful to have so much awesome family to help us!
L had her first dance concert with her new studio. She was still getting used to it and was so shy. She just stood there and watched. But she loved the attention of being up on the stage.
A is too shy to perform, but she's in dance as well. She is loving ballet. She loves to go to the concerts and cheer on L and then cheer on her class. We always make a sign for her to hold up. It's our way of making sure she's still involved.
L's favorite doll is a baby Ariel doll. She found it at a thrift store one day while we were looking at books and hasn't let go of it since. This doll has been through a lot. Recently L put it in the potty. Ug. I'm so grateful it can be washed, lol!
When we were visiting Grandma and Grandpa A and I went out to look at Grandpa's garden. She was carrying the doll that she always plays with there. When we got to some pokies in the grass she asked me to pick her up and spread her arms out wide. The doll flew up and hit me right in the eye. Got a nice shiner, and a scar on the corner of my eye.
