Rain, etc.

We had a nice rain shower one evening last week, and T took the girls out back to play in it. They had so much fun running around and splashing in the puddles. Even SJ got to experience it! She was fascinated with how it dripped off the roof!

"We're soaked!"


This photo is not rain-related, but it was taken later that night when I went in to peek at SJ. She was sound asleep when I found her like this!

Taking Another Spin...

Week before last we also had a visit from Gran and PopPop. On Saturday morning we took the girls to ride the carousel again, and of course they had a great time!

Nana-o-Rama

Last week Nana came for a short but fun-filled visit. She got here Tuesday afternoon in time for some good playtime with the girls.



Of course, in addition to lots of swinging and silliness from the girls, there was plenty of sweetness to go around!


The next morning we went to the last storytime of the summer at the library and then to pick up a few beach toys (only a few weeks to wait!) and have lunch at Chick-Fil-A, topped off by ice cream cones...


and showing Nana their sliding ability on the playscape there. AG mastered this one a while back, but LL just went down the slide for the first time a few weeks ago. However, she proudly declared, "I'm not scared of the slide!" and, as you can see, she and AG had a great time going down it over and over.



Thanks for coming, Nana! We all enjoyed having you here!

Playing Tag

I'd heard about babies who liked tags on their blankets before, but since neither of our first two seemed to notice tags at all, this was something I never gave much thought. Now, however, we have a serious "taggie" of our own. SJ finds every tag on every reachable item and claims it in her tight little grip or, if she's in the mood, carries out a tag taste test. Stuffed animals of all sizes seem to be the most common, but pretty much all toys (including her sisters' doll strollers) are fair game. Here she is last week, carrying out her usual playtime routine while Nana was here to observe!




*Thanks to Nana for the "catchy" title! :)

What she's been thinking...

Last night at bedtime, LL asked, "Why did Uncle David write "The Lord is my shepherd?""

Exuberance

If you look up the word "exuberant" in the dictionary, you will find it means "Joyously unrestrained and enthusiastic." Then you'll see this picture:



This is the word I think of all the time when I watch LL just being LL!

Yesterday was exactly 3 months until her 3rd birthday, and she's been talking about her party already for weeks. We spent the day with Nana doing lots of fun things (I'll post more about that later!).

A few cute LL stories from the last month:

One day she was putting on a dress-up dress (happens a few times daily...) and had it backwards, so I told her, "Take it off and spin it around." A second later I looked back and she was holding it up in front of her, twirling around! Then she was ready to put it back on!

One day, weeks ago, she asked me, "Who is Rocko Bama?" AG said, "L, it's Barak Obama!" (I had no idea they knew stuff like this...) Then LL asked, "What's Clinton's name?" Little ears pick up a lot from my morning news show!

She loves to play a little game by saying (really quickly, it's so automatic...)
"I'm not going to give you another big hug...FROWN!" Then when you look sad, she immediately jumps on you with a huge hug and screams, "SURPRISE!!!"

A Few New Views

The girls all dressed up in their ladybug dresses before church last Sunday (don't miss T's finished built-in cabinets in the background!)


A rare moment of SJ getting to sit on the couch with her big sisters


Cute choo choo!


Red, white (Mommy's, not pictured!), and blue!


Hope y'all have a great time celebrating this 4th of July!

Ready, Set, Swing!

The girls are still loving their swingset, and we moved SJ's swing onto it so they can all 3 swing side by side. Seeing how much fun they have makes it worth facing the heat and humidity!


Of course the slide is lots of fun, too. LL loves to raise up her arms and legs and see how fast she can go, and she also likes to slide like this...


AG has learned to not only get on the swing by herself, but now can also get herself going, and she's really proud of this accomplishment!


Our swinging sweetie!