Riding a Bike

This week we took off the training wheels and after a few days of constant practice, Hannah can ride on her own!

I love that she asks to ride her bike all the time now! The other two are pretty good at staying out of her way and Emily really tries to keep Sarah 'safe'.

Flower Shop

While the weather's been nice and since Sarah has started walking, we've been outside as much as possible.

This year we took out the hostas that the were part of the deer buffet and planted herbs and flowers that are 'deer proof' and they have thrived. The girls love to pick them and since there are so many of them, I don't mind a bit. Emily likes to sort them and run a 'flower shop' or sing songs and throw flower petals all over the place.

Here's a shot of her shop:

Oh, you wanted a better picture of the outfit she selected for herself? She also chose Sarah's clothes that morning...yes, she has a very unique sense of style.

Picture Day

Picture day at school was today, so we snapped some pictures of our own since we don't intend on purchase any of course.

Here's a morning shot:

And just because, we took an afternoon one too:

And because they are so cute, these two got close ups too:

Saturdays

Saturday mornings the girls like to tag along with Dad to go fishing and today Sarah and I tagged along too.

They started out watching intently and wanting to touch every fish caught. Occasionally they wanted to try to fish, but most of the time they just ran around.

Sarah spent a lot of time exploring leaves and practicing her walking.

And I chased the girls around and tried to get them to hold still for some pictures.

We even hit some yard sales before and after so I think everyone went home happy!

A new little dancer

We have a new little dancer in our family and I finally caught a bit of it to share. Groovin' to the credits is the best part of movie night at our house!

Birds

We noticed lots of turkey vultures hanging around...a little creepy if you've seen the movie Birds

And when we finally went to collect eggs, we found out why.

Then the girls ran around pretending they were birds.

Yes, this one was impressed.

Birthday

Excuse our absence! We were without power for a week and then took an extended vacation across the country (more on that later).
While we were gone we celebrated a birthday! Baby Sarah turned 1.

We're so glad that we were able to celebrate it twice with lots of family each time!

We weren't going to light her on fire, it's just the angle :)
Yummy cake! The Too Much Chocolate Cake recipe really is the best.

We love baby Sarah and are so blessed to have her in our eternal family! Here are a few of the things we love about her:
- She pats my back when I pick her up
- She kicks her legs when she gets excited about something
- She loves music and has a cute little dance
- She's developed a unique little scoot and can really get around
- When she is getting into something she knows she shouldn't and I'm watching she shakes her head
- She clasps her hands when it's time to pray and says 'mamen'