We are without our two oldest kids for nearly 2 weeks. I suspect there will be all sorts of fun with our youngest…
…and me reminding myself that this separation from my sweet kids is good, they WANTED to go and it makes me let go (just a little).
Oh, a summer afternoon for a girl… wiggling a front tooth.
Determined to join the ranks of the other kids and their funky teeth.
(too bad her 4th grade class have lost most and are wearing braces!)
A morning walk is always good when one wants to deny the inevitable…
the sea of laundry. I guess this is what happens when one spends the weekend working…you play catch up.
Good thing this little one likes to draw *suns*. They keep me going.
The merits of going about the day without your “sippy cup” explained by Ellie.
I swear this was not staged.
I know I live in the suburbs when graffiti looks like this…not that I am complaining, especially since my 2 older kids can read!
Who would have guessed that my “family values” were fed to me on a recent walk along the river.
P.S. My family actually does eat together on a regular basis, quite an accomplishment in today’s world.
Last week, there was a lot of commotion in our neighborhood. Loud chainsaws, branches breaking, shouting…you get the idea.
At first I thought the man in the branches was making a heroic effort of trimming an old, beautiful tree. Imagine my surprise when we saw this majestic piece of nature get hacked down to a sad looking 15ft. stump. So sad.
Obviously my neighbor paid a lot for this service and there was a huge concern that the diseased tree would collapse onto his house…definitely a possibility with the storms we get in the Spring.
But still…I am still so sad. And yeah, the guy in the tree WAS incredible. I have never seen a person dangle from branch to branch with a chainsaw. Yikes.
Better go- I am spending most of the week trying to keep the peace between Peppy and Lulu.
See you all next week.
We are all settling into having Lulu with us quite well. Here is a conversation I overheard from Penelope and Lulu:
Penelope: My sister
Lulu: No, MY sister
Penelope: NO, Lulu, MY SISTER
Lulu: NO
Ellie must love this heightened popularity. I know I would.
Can you stand how sweet and cuddly she is?
If you are reading this Susan, she is doing just fine. She proudly proclaims you are in China and she is Chinese!
