There's Lucy . . . with a piece of paper. Isn't she excited about it? You'll see why . . .
There she is looking cute (and innocent) as ever! She is standing up between the fireplace and the cedar chest. What's going on over there?
She's peeking at us, too, from behind the cedar chest.

Aha! That's what it is . . . She is shredding the entire insert magazine from Sunday's paper. Quite happily, I might add.

Brrr . . .

David thinks it is refreshing to still swim. I just think it is cold. Anna Kate always wants to join him in the pool - sometimes she even initiates the dip herself. But, David always outlasts her! I think her bathing suit describes it well: "Chillin'" . . .

Daddy and Daughter Time

That's Anna Kate and cousin Margaret before the high school pep rally. We were all there to see cousin Madeline sing the school's fight song (Maddy goes to preschool at the high school.) - Anna Kate was in awe of the cheerleaders. But as things got going, Anna Kate and Margaret quickly became quite overwhelmed by the spectacle.

Helping with the Dishes

Look at Lucy already helping unload the dishwasher! (Yes, that was a clean spoon . . . not anymore!)

She had been using that tupperware like a drum - just banging on it over and over with the palm of one hand. I was just a second to late to capture that in action. Instead, she is moving on to the magnets on the fridge . . . she is so gentle when she sits down these days!

Sisters

Anna Kate is such a great big sister! She was letting Lucy crawl on her and even push on her tummy to stand up!
This is Anna Kate's smiley face! I love it!

Isn't she beautiful?

She's a beauty, too . . . not that I'm biased or anything! She is an expert crawler these days and really making progress on the pulling up - she is into absolutely everything.