Donuts

Grace and Madeline haven't had donuts since just after Charlotte was born, when Sam would take them out of the house so I could get a morning nap. This weekend, Grace chose chocolate glazed with sprinkles.

Madeline chose a chocolate glazed donut, but wanted another after just eating the chocolate off the top. Sam, being wrapped around her finger, was happy to get her another. This is her watching him buy her second donut and then giving him the smile that keeps him wrapped around her finger.

Splash park

We went to a splash park a few minutes from our house today since our regular park is too hot.

After hanging outside a group of boys, Grace was finally invited to play freeze tag. I was happy when she later met a little girl her age and was able to play with her.
Charlotte snacked in the stroller the entire time.

Peter Pan

I took this picture with my camera last month and forgot to blog about it...I took Grace to her first musical! Peter Pan was playing at the children's theater, and despite not quite being healed from a week with a high fever from Adeno virus, she enjoyed it. I thought she might be a little nervous being so close to Captain Hook, but it was the crocodile that she was worried about.

Sparkle power

Grace and Madeline were playing in their rooms together, but I went to check on them when I heard a lot of water running in their bathroom. They were each at a sink washing all their My Little Ponies. Grace told me they were making them clean to give them sparkle power.

Ice cream stop

I used to LOVE hearing the sound of the ice cream truck as a kid, but so far this summer it's been making me cringe. Because the girls are so young, and Sam and I need a few hours alone each day, they each go to bed by 7:30...which is exactly when the ice cream man cruises our neighborhood and chooses to stop at OUR HOUSE, where I've seen 20 people lined up for ice cream as the classic music plays. This picture was taken from Charlotte's bedroom window this week.

Daydreamer

Madeline is getting to the age where she is really thinking for herself. She knows exactly what she wants and doesn't have a problem going off and doing her own thing, even if it's separate from the rest of the family. I've been catching her daydreaming lately...of course, the moment passes quickly.

Padre Island

The beach is a few minutes across the causeway from Sam's parent's house, so we took the girls to Padre Island for a few hours one morning. It was a very calm day, and the water was clearer than I've ever seen it there. This was Charlotte's first time to the beach and she had a great time crawling and throwing sand. We did our best to keep it our of her mouth.