Summer growth spurts
The Shecklets served as my test subjects prior to taking couple and family photos at my parents’ house today. They all grew so much over the summer!
Tag: Shecklet #3
Light reading
Shecklet #3 planted herself out on the deck this morning and paged through her brother’s new books.
Opposite
“Mommy, I think the next movie is going to be “Melted.” Said to me by Shecklet #3 as she is looking at the “Frozen” movie case.
I love stuff like this about my kids. Their little brains work in such amazing ways.
8/19/14 – Edited to add: apparently #3 heard #2 talk about “Melted” as a sequel name to “Frozen” and it she remembered it the next day. 🙂
Superhero night
Larissa thought it would be fun to bring the kids to a Saints baseball game. It just so happened that tonight was superhero night. The kids donned their capes and masks and had a great time! (Unfortunately, Shecklet #2 couldn’t join us due to mom having to enforce a consequence for poor choices and behavior earlier in the day. Sometimes it’s hard to be a parent.)
At tonight’s Saints game, Shecklet #3 was using her Aunt Larissa’s phone. Larissa asked if she wanted her to turn the camera around so she could take a photo of herself. #3’s response was, “No, I don’t want to take a selfie!” I have no idea how she even knows what a selfie is. *sigh*
Ivory Soap Experiment
An experiment on Pinterest caught my eye a while back and we finally had a chance to give it a try.
I asked the kids what they thought would happen to the bar of Ivory soap when we put it in the microwave. Shecklets #2 and #3 said it would melt. Shecklet #1 said it would explode.
Turns out Shecklet #1 was correct.
After the experiment, we added a little water to the poofed up soap pile, pressed it flat and the kids used cookie cutters to make their own personal soap shapes. Good clean fun!
Saturday trip to The Range
Growing up, it always felt like I had two grandmas on my dad’s side. My Grandma Fran was a twin, which made us the recipients of double the love, homemade bread, and prayers.
We were able to make a trip up to see my Great Aunt Helen (and introduce her to Shecklet #4) today. Jake and I got to spend almost 2 hours with her, listening to stories about the early years of her marriage and motherhood. Meanwhile, my dad’s cousins, Mary & Helen, were kind enough to keep the Shecklets entertained – such a gift!
After visiting Auntie Helen, we called and left a message for my Aunt Ann and Uncle Gene to see if they wanted to meet us for dinner. After attempting to decode the message we left, (apparently the background noise of the wind made the message nearly impossible to understand) my uncle called back and invited us to their house for dinner. We had a great time catching up and eating together as a family!
I am so thankful for this day and the memories we made!
Just a trio
Shecklet #1 is learning about golf this week, so for three hours every day, I only have three Shecklets. Today we decided to take a bike ride. The girls were cozy in the trailer while Shecklet #2 and I rode around for an hour. The weather was perfect – sunny with a slight breeze. We stopped mid-way for a water break and I captured these smiles 🙂
Painting a chair
Four summers ago when I was pregnant with Shecklet #3, when the boys were 2 and 4, I sat in my Eddie Bauer captain’s chair in the driveway of our old house and watched them use their creativity to paint two chairs and a table that we had purchased from Ikea. It is one of the funnest projects I think they have done. Maybe I’m a bit biased, but I think they turned out awesome! And the set is still being used in a multitude of ways.
A few weeks ago, I braved Ikea with all four Shecklets and picked up two more chairs – this time for the girls to paint. Shecklet #3 had her turn today. (I’ll wait until next summer to give Shecklet #4 her opportunity 🙂 )
Crashed out
This is what happens when you’re up early and the play at the park for two hours!
I can’t imagine that her position was even remotely comfortable.
Mani/pedi
Shecklet #3 and I have matching manicures (and also pedicures :)) We did them at home this afternoon. She picked the color and sparkly top coat. (Ignore my dry hands!)
