End of Summer

Dave gets to start off this post first. 

As usual, he has been busy with work. He worked an early shift this last week and that meant he was off by 4pm everyday. That made all of us happy.

Very happy. We were able to spend Friday at the pool since he worked 6-3 that day. We had two worn out girls!

It all started last weekend when we took our turns being sick and that meant he had off Monday. He took off the Monday the week before to spend time as a family and has Labor Day off. Three (possibly four) 4-day weeks in a row? Not bad! Basketball is still going on, so when he doesn’t have to be at church, he’s at basketball on Wednesdays. He has finished figuring out, ordering and setting up a new video system for the church. Plus building 2-3 (can’t remember how many) computers for the church in addition to all of that. So that is over! However, since our usual sound guy has pancreatic cancer,

Dave has been taking the bulk of that job. I’ve missed sitting with him in church for the last 3 months, but I’m proud of him for serving in that way with a joyful heart.

(Pretty sure he does not know this picture exists, for obvious reasons.)

Photo by Adelynn.

We went on a walk and I pushed Ava in the stroller and Dave pulled the wagon… just for fun  

 

Cake Batter Bars are on my list to make soon! I have leftover funfetti cake mix to use up from the cheesecakes I made for Ava’s dedication.

Accessory Swap is what I had for Women’s Ministry last week. We had so much fun making it girly and blinged up. We all brought old purses, jewelry, scarves, etc and left with new stuff!

Small group is starting up again very soon and we are looking forward to that – Adelynn especially :)

Starbucks will soon have their Pumpkin Spice back and I am dying for a Pumpkin Spice Frappuccino with extra pumpkin!

I’m keeping busy with my girls as always. I love the Summer but I am glad for the structure that Fall brings. We will have regular play groups again, library story times, dance, etc.

(I’m kind of glad my name doesn’t have an E on the end! I’m out of stuff to say. Are you now noticing my format?)

Adelynn is really enjoying the kittens right now. She asks about them multiple times each day and wants to go downstairs to pet them first thing in the morning.

Dance starts tomorrow! This year Adelynn starts with Tap and moves to Ballet. It’s hard to believe she is really big enough to tap dance!! Her recital will be May 16-17, I am not sure which day she will dance on yet. So add that date to your calendar if you think of it!

wE are at a new place called Poetry In Motion. I met the owner this summer (She does Parents As Teachers) and she hosted a class for us. I was so impressed with her and the way she handled the kids. Since we weren’t real enthused with the owner of The Pointe or their organization/communication skills, the move was a good choice.

Library Story Times will start in the next couple weeks. It’s hard to believe that Adelynn is old enough to sit through the story times by herself!

Yes, Adelynn helped me when I decorated for Fall last week. I’m trying to raise her right! She did an excellent job placing the leaves on the piano.

Not only that, but she admired the wreaths I put up. That made me feel good. She also traded out the chevron pillows on each couch because she “likes them better that way”.

Naps are becoming a thing of the past. So a few times each week we have a dance party in the living room in the afternoons after quiet time. Ava sometimes bounces in her bouncer or lets me hold her to dance to the 80s music! (Adelynn’s choice)

They love to sit in the chair or lay in the crib together to read (and chew).

Little diva even took her purse to the zoo.

We braved Dillons Marketplace on opening morning. We got so many comments while she pushed the cart that is just her size! She only ran over one of my toes and only hit me in the leg once. Not bad for her first time driving a cart!
Every day she wants me to put her hair in “one hair braid”. On this day she also wanted a picture.

Ava is such a chill baby. She is enjoying tummy time more and usually rolls right over to her stomach when she is laid down on the floor. She starts to sleep on her back, but she’s usually on her tummy before too long.

Very often she is relaxed just hanging out in her car seat. No one ever wants to leave her in there, but she is usually content there. When we went to Dillons, she just watched everything from her seat. Now, I wish I had worn her, but that’s just because her seat took up so much room in the cart. She will be sitting up before we know it though!

Adelynn is really her favorite source of entertainment. I’m trying to savor the moments when Ava and Adelynn give each other the giggles and it’s contagious. The car ride to church on Sunday was just constant giggling. It made Dave and me laugh too.

She fell asleep waiting on Mom to get ready to go.

Squishy face!

 

(Getting 3 kittens to hold still it nearly impossible! Let alone to all look at you all at the same time!) The one on the left with the spot on his nose is the sweetest little guy, if I could keep one, it would be him. The one on the top is the more rambunctious little boy. He’s ornery in the best way. The one on the bottom is our chubby little girl who is spoken for by my friend’s Mom. She has the prettiest face and we are pretty sure she is going to have long fur.

Our big cats are up to the same old things! (I don’t have one of Betty, she’s usually with her kittens in the basement.)

Bella on Dave’s dresser. (This is 5 feet tall. This picture is basically taken at eye level.) The good news is that I rarely have to dust it! Have you seen her tail?! It’s really just a giant duster.

Bella giving baths. (the torture was mutual, Ava pulled out a clump of fur, ouch!)

There was something really interesting about this roll of burlap… it was all rolled up when I left it on the floor.

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