Story Time

The girls sure do like their Daddy (and what's not to like?). He is perfecting the art of dual story time here.

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Saturday

This picture reminds me of Saturdays when I was little...time with Daddy outside "working". I think Caroline is actually getting more done than I ever did. She hasn't taken 18 breaks or tried to hide a book outside so she can read it when she is supposed to be working. :)

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VBS

This week was VBS week for our church. Caroline has had a blast. They have been learning all about God's promises, like He cares for us or He saves. The theme was an island one (Promise on Adventure Island). So I contributed by making the slightly off center life preservers at the top of this picture. (I thought of Scott because making them involved covering things with colored duct tape). I also helped iron the transfers onto the shirts. Caroline confirmed that they were "pretty." She has also learned that friends can lower people with Hirt legs down from a hole in the roof. That story required a little clarification at home that it is only appropriate when Jesus is on the first floor. (Baby dolls at our house have had some seriously hurt legs subsequently). She had a great week and is very upset to lean that fun "church school" won't happen every day.

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Olympics

Caroline and I decided to start our Olympic watching run by inviting over some friends. I got blankets out on the floor and the three little girls all laid out and watched. They didn't make it all the way through, but it was fun through the "C" countries. The next morning Caroline and I had a rather unorthodox breakfast of popcorn and mango pie while watching more Olympics. I think this is going to be a fun time!

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One month

Anna is now one month old and got her one month check up. She's grown from 6 lbs 10 oz to 8 lbs 6 oz. the kid knows how to eat! We got cupcakes to celebrate. Caroline kindly ate her sister's. :)

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Sisters

Caroline has proven very helpful and sweet with her sister. She was overjoyed to hold her this evening after she helped give Anna a bath. Her joy at helping and holding Anna was simply adorable.

Jack is out of town with friends from
high school this weekend so we girls spent the day together. You can see the after bath/pj picture first. But this morning we went to the Air and Space museum. Caroline is clearly her papa's granddaughter. She had a blast. She actually wanted to know all about how an engine worked, what the different dials on the dash of an airplane did (I did my best Papa), and why an airplane can go in the air. She insisted we go inside every plane we could. You an see her here "flying" a Cessna. Anna was less impressed, but was a good trooper. It was my first outing with the two of them together without Daddy. (It was raining all day so we HAD to do something out of the house). It was a blast. There were no tears and I didn't leave either of them anywhere accidentally. Overall a success. :)

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Story time

Technically Caroline is trying to get Anna to tell her what is different between the two pictures. When it became clear Anna wasn't going to play that game Caroline "read" her a story instead. It was pretty cute. Anna looked a little confused but entertained. :)

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The picture doesn't do it justice

Anna has a hilarious new habit. While laying on her play mat she tries to figure out her hands. She has been waving them but clearly hasn't gotten it down. I walk away for 2 seconds and hear blood curdling screams. I rush back and can't figure out why she is all of a sudden crying. Lo and behold I figure out she is pulling her own hair in the back of her head. She has done it a couple of times and every time he fights me as I try to disentangle her hand. Too funny.

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I do believe she is relaxed

Anna is proving to be our more relaxed, laid back kid so far. But this is a rather extreme picture of that. She was pretty happy here with Daddy holding her.

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Fun with Nana and Papa

For the week after Anna was born we were blessed to have my parents here. But the person who probably had the most fun was Caroline. Papa took her out to breakfast twice (one time letting her have carrot cake--which lets be honest has about the same nutritional value as a donut, so it seemed fair to me). They went to the zoo. They splashed in the pool. They got ice cream. Somewhere in there they also made dinner every night and did all my ironing and laundry. I miss Nana and Papa. :) We were so grateful to have them here.

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