the week in review

Here's our little girl all dressed up in her heels ready to go with her purse! The girls love these shoes. Anna Kate even likes to wear them to the store and out . . . Lucy isn't there yet, but I'm not sure how much longer I have until they both are clicking around in plastic dress-up shoes.

This morning I thought I had such a great idea! Outdoor water play. So, I got everything ready and put the water box in the yard. The girls had a great time playing, only got a little wet, and, to my surprise, did not get in the box! So, this afternoon, after naps, I moved it to the deck because I needed to finish some work in the office (and the windows look out to the deck). We're off to a good start! Starting to put our feet in, happyily.
Totally sitting, and, now, calling it a pool! Uh-oh! We had a great time anyways, just were a little wet when we came inside!

Anna Kate asked for this picture of her and "Oliver" to be taken! She is sweet! Lucy is really funny these days! I discovered this week (thanks to big sis' Anna Kate) that Lucy can completely climb the changing table on her own. I wonder where she learned that from? Here she is on the move . . . and she has decided that she really likes the green oven mitt. It's hilarious. But, she will walk around doing her thing with the mitt on . . . tonight, she had it on for a long time while she was carrying her baby, busy, and even while climbing the changing table!

Home again, Home again

There's nothing like being home! Our neighbor, Joe, brough over some tomatoes from his garden. Anna Kate could hardly wait for one to be washed before she bit into it! She ate it just like an apple, which I can't imagine doing, but I've heard my mom and Gram did so!
It does look good, right?
Anna Kate was thrilled to find her tricycle and so many other toys waiting for her just as she left them. She has been giving her Boynton chicken a ride on the tricycle in the baby backpack. She even helped Lucy use the tricycle - all on her own! We were so proud of her, and we really see them developing into good friends. Anna Kate is a great big sister . . .
Anna Kate enjoying a mouthful of blueberries. Yep, we finally went "u-pick-it" on Saturday morning. It was good fun for everyone - outdoors, beautiful, peaceful, and yummy!

Here are a bunch of the girls. I don't know if you can see, but Lucy's basket is basically always empty. If you have ever read the book Blueberries for Sal, then you'll know what I mean when I say that Lucy was exactly like Little Sal - picking blueberries and eating every single one of them! Anna Kate was a diligent picker, and picked almost an entire quart basket herself!

From CO

Here are a couple of great pictures from our time in Colorado. Lucy is really starting to imitate Anna Kate's play, which is amazing. So, here she is feeding her baby. She would give the baby food and then say, "yummy!" Anna Kate is a great mom to her babies! Here she is reading to her baby! I'm amazed at how many stories she has memorized and can "read."
I can't resist taking pictures of the girls sleeping. Here's Anna Kate in her sleeping bag; as the summer moved along, we added more and more stuffed animals to the ones she slept with! Can you see the piggy (that's Wilbur from Charlotte's Web), the horsey (named Emeline after a good friend's new baby), bear, and a blankie! whew!

Lucy at White Acres Farm in Denver, which is a really fun place to take the kids and eat. There is a petting zoo, upstairs play area complete with "pig chute" slide (our girls still aren't big enough to ride), and yummy pies! Lucy is a real cowgirl riding that horse, right? Lucy's bear really does go everywhere with us. On this day, bear had gone along to Horsetooth Reservoir, where even bear had swam and played in the dirt, right alongside Lucy!!