one of our church members hosted a church-wide picnic on their property. it was a fun-filled afternoon of tree house, tractor rides and wiffle ball, and just right for getting to know some new people.
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| they were gone for quite awhile! |
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| practicing our new sport... |
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| synchronized hovering? |
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| reading Bernie in anticipation of g & g's visit |
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| starting to sit up! |
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| our backyard.. love all the green! |
I had been getting quite frustrated at how many times I had to ask the girls to do basic get ready or go to bed tasks, e.g. brush teeth, get dressed, etc.. So we made a 'Getting Ready' chart:
when all the squares were filled in, guess who picked this reward:
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| yup =) |
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| checking out the playground at buddy's school after orientation |
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| the girls helping me make dinner for a medical student bible study sponsored by our church |
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| more sitting up practice |
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| believe it or not, this is at a furniture store, where we later got their bunkbeds (stay tuned) |
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| late afternoon at the park across the street |
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| buddy photography |
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| gathering sand, rocks and weeds for our parable of the sower box |
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| the good soil |
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| sowing the seeds, aka rice |
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| she read 'The Boxcar Children' twice before school started =p |
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| our neighbors invited us to pick some of their abundant garden produce |
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| scooting over the check out c's school |
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| playground at the community education center where the kindergarten meets |
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| playing in the sand on the way home (who needs toys, really? =p) |
and that about wraps up the summer!
