Cake Pops

Meghan and I made cake pops for the first time today.

I purchased a box with all the supplies needed, but I had to go out and buy more melts (over melting causes it to mess up).   We will try again and I think I will make them much smaller next time.  They tasted great but I think  they are a little too sweet (I'm a chip/salty kinda girl).

They were easy to make and a fun activity to do with my big girl.

Picture time

I asked Sarah if I could take her picture before Church this morning and she said sure!

She wanted a picture of blankie first.

 This is her serious look!

CHEEEESSSSEEE

And a close up. Baby girl has a sore in her nose, one on one of her big toes and is just having a rough weekend.

She still doesn't like going to bed on her own, which means she is tired and a little more bossy/moody.

She is still lovable and hungry!

She is wearing an outfit that was Jenna's from way back (and maybe even Meghan's).

Tea Party

A tea party was held in the Florida room last weekend. 

Meghan is too tall to sit at the picnic table so she hung out on the side.

The picnic table's first owners are both in college this year....wow, hard to believe.

It has traveled around the world with us and the girls have some great memories around it.

Sarah LOVED having a picnic with her big sistesr and I think they had a great time too!  

Wegerzyn Gardens MetroPark

We had a really fun day out today. This area has some pretty awesome MetroParks. They are free and have so much to offer. Wegerzyn Gardens has a Children's Discovery area and the girls played in water, watered plants, played in sand, and checked out all the beautiful plants and gardens.

I caught someone smiling!

Very cool tree.

Pumping water to help water the flowers.

I love this photo.

  

Baby girl did great walking the trail today. 

Meghan took a few pictures of us. She is a pretty good photographer.

I was so excited when I saw this photo came out with the bumble bee so clear!

 I really had to zoom in to see him.

We had a great day out and hope to check out all the MetroParks. 

Cuddle Time

Haha  I was caught taking his picture!

We all cuddle up before bed and watch a little TV. 

Sarah crawled into Jenna's lap the other night and cuddled right up to her. It was so sweet and I think Sarah was getting some extra love because the big girls were heading back to school the next day.

All is going well and Sarah and I are enjoying our time during the day. I just need to get over a nasty cough and cold and we will be doing much much better.

First day of school

Lunches all packed and ready to go!

Meghan is a 4th grader.

Jenna is a 3rd grader.

We didn't plan the butterfly theme for today, but I think it's super cute.

They were both pretty excited this morning.

They asked me to walk them in to the school (and help Jenna carry in her supplies).

We dropped Jenna off first, then Meghan headed down to her class. She didn't say goodbye, so I went into her classroom and she acted like she didn't know me!hahaha    I told her bye and I'll see her this afternoon, I only got a nod!  If only she had said goodbye in the hall.   

Jenna had the same teacher Meghan had for 3rd grade and we are super excited about that.

Meghan has two teachers this year. One will teach language arts and the other will teach Math, Science and Social Studies.

We are looking forward to a great school!

Big girl

I decided I wanted to transition Sarah to a "big girl" bed before school starts. I didn't have a side rail for the bed the first week, so I stacked pillows beside it and she rolled out every single night. One morning I found her curled up between her big teddy and the pillows that were stacked by her bed. I purchased her rail and she has slept so much better. She still won't just go to bed, but we will get there again. She loves being able to climb on and off of her bed. She doesn't roam around and get into anything when she wakes up, she just looks for me.

She is a week shy of 32 months old (aka 2 years 8 months). She is pretty much potty trained. She still wears  training pants most days, but stays dry almost all day. Some days no accidents, other days she might have one or two. Thankfully she is still in the training pants...aka pullups, so no messy messes to clean up.

She wants to only drink out of big girl cups and likes to dress herself....and pick out her own clothes and shoes.

We have been going swimming one or two days a week and she has been working hard on swimming. She wears a swim helper but she sticks her head under, can hold her breath and swims all over the pool!

Baby girl will always be our baby...but she sure isn't a baby anymore.