I feel like I'm running at a sprint all the time to keep up with everything around here. Isn't summer supposed to be relaxing? Having the girls home all the time has been an adjustment and I feel like I'm not "playing" with them as much as I should be. Haddie is much fussier then I ever remember the big girls being and it takes a toll on my ability to get things done. We've had 2 REALLY good days this week, nights where she slept all night and days where she spent more time smiling then screaming....I made the mistake of thinking this was going to last forever. Hopefully it will slowly become our new normal. Last night and today have been back to more fussing and discomfort, but it doesn't seem quiet as bad as before. We made a quick trip the chiropractor and now she's sleeping comfortably. Hopefully that will last. I hate when she's hurting.
Gracie has been anxious to learn to ride her bike without training wheels, so Monday we took the bikes to the office. In true Gracie fashion once we got there, she wanted nothing to do with it. Arnie was working hard to get her to try. At the last minute I remembered that she had been begging for a trip to Hobby Lobby to buy herself a stuffed panda....I told her whenever she learned to ride her bike, we'd go. About 4 minutes later she had mastered riding without her training wheels and then she rode and rode..... Now she says she's ready to keep up with the big kids AND she has a little stuffed panda (I hate stuffed animals!) Here is a video......
I had a retirement party to throw last week so the girls all went to spend a couple of nights with Grandma and Grandpa. I missed them a lot but it was such a nice break and of course they had the best time ever!
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| Not a great picture, but I think she looks just like Papa in this picture, she just needs one of his goofy visors! |
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| I think the girls spent most of the 3 days at Grandma and Grandpas in the pool! It didn't take long before Gracie shed her life jacket and remembered that she's a swimmer now. |
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| Oh Wrigley! She managed to get the swing unplugged from the wall and tied around her waist and leg in less then 4 minutes! She wasn't amused that I went to get the camera before I untangled her. |
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| I'm pretty sure Breezy just realized she's never going to get to retire! |
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| This girl and her goals! We've decided we're going to train together for a 5k, since we can't do as much biking this summer with Haddie. Once she gets something in her head she is relentless :) She's been dragging me out of bed to run all week. Arnie's out of town tonight and she's already asking if I think we'll be able to go when he gets back to town tomorrow since we won't be able to go early. |
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| Gracie is SO FUNNY! |
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| Gracie was willing to share her panda, but only for a minute and with strict instructions about not spitting up on it. Gracie told Maggie her Panda only eats bamboo...Maggie asked, "where do you get bamboo?"....Gracie said "I can get it anywhere, it's imaginary!" hahahahahahaha! |
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| At 6 weeks old I'd venture a guess that she is among the youngest Global Entry and TSA Precheck approved "people" in the country. Now we just need to plan a trip, I'm itching to travel and can't wait to master it with all 3 girls. |
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| Story time with Gracie. I'm pretty sure she's reading Wrigley a story about a cat who wants to be a bunny. I hope Wrigley doesn't start hopping. |
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| Bless her heart, last night Maggie made us dinner. She made Potato Taco's, apparently they are her specialty (just ask her). She did great, even Gracie liked them (and she doesn't eat anything willingly!) |
After rain and more rain and more rain, today they FINALLY got to start framing the footings for our house. I haven't been back over there since this morning, but I've heard rumor there has even been some concrete poured!!! YAH!
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| I decided I better include a picture of Haddie screaming. I said she was fussy and then filled this post with pictures or her smiling.....there is lots of this too, but hopefully it's becoming less and less frequent. And I'm hopeful that in a few months time we'll block this image and remember all the happy smiles. |
