- Seven is SUPER! -

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Happy birthday to the biggest girl on [our] block!  This fun girl was not mad at that her friend Drew crashed her sister/cousin sleepover on her birthday eve... We let him share in the fun and festivities for a bit before feeding him ice cream and kicking him back next door where his parents were! ;) :)

Then, it was slummmmmmber party time for the girls!

The following morning was Saturday -- AKA party day! After donning their gymnastics leos, both girls fell asleep on the top bunk for a quick sleep sesh before the gymnastics-themed party.

3...2...1.............TIME TO PAR-TAY!!! :)

Truly hard to believe that this girl is SEVEN!

Sunday was Harper's REAL birthday, and our church friends did not forget her special day during the donut social after Mass!

We also hit up a little playplace in town with some of our favorite cousins to celebrate the special day!

Happy birthday, Harper Cecilia! You are loved beyond measure!!! :)

- Summer 2021 -

At the end of the school year in May, Fr. Michael and Fr. Jeff encouraged the kids to have a fun summer and play, relax, pray, and read...

...and that's just what we've been up to for the duration of June/July/August!  Between lots of reading, a few full days of playing and crafting with alllll the cousins at "Grammy Ann's daycare," and even a Lion's Choice picnic in the back of the van one day while we were out shopping for new puzzles...

...there were still plenty of lazy days for some splishin', splashin' fun in the sun!

In late June, Harper and Kate attended Totus Tuus at the parish and had a great week! Scarlett and I joined for a few of the daily masses and also for the water party on the last afternoon.

We made it to the splash pad for a grand total of: ...*drumroll*... ONE TIME this summer...

...but enjoyed several cruises around the lake on Grammy and Papa's new boat!

Other highlights = seeing Spirit Untamed at the drive-in...

...swimming with the world's best babysitter...

...learning to drive the Power Wheels...

...reciting/rewriting prayers/songs learned at Totus Tuus...

...helping create the parish's children's stewardship video...

...visiting the library...

...[multiple times!]...

...learning to SEW [!!!]...

...enjoying a treat at Strange Donuts... 

 

...and moving into the same bedroom [partially as a trial run for when baby comes and they'll have to share a bedroom, and partly because Scarlett likes to sleep next to someone every night and Brian and I got sick of our 3am visitor!].

Summer 2021, YOU WERE GOOD TO US!!!

 

 

And now?!  

 

...BACK TO SCHOOL time!