Sweet home

Sam took a new job in Alabama, so this week we loaded up the cars and drove to our new (temporary) home...a furnished apartment until our house in Texas sells. The girls were very happy to be on an adventure and were wonderful on the drive over, coloring almost the entire 11 hours. Grace said it was the happiest day of her life, and after Madeline once asked me where we were and I told her, "in Mississippi", she looked around and said, "I LOVE IT!!!" Grace drew this picture of the family, including me with a large bun holding the the baby due in December, standing in front of our new home. We're all excited about so many changes!

Circus

We took the girls to see the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus this weekend and they each had their favorite parts. Grace liked the "ring ladies" (aerial acrobats), Madeline liked the "lady swingers" (trapeze performers), and Charlotte liked the "dog-dog" (the trick dog that ran around with the ponies).

Wet crayon

Charlotte, of the three girls, is definitely the one who would get a crayon wet and figure out how to make a mess with it.

Baby dolls

After several years of having them, the realistic dolls the girls have still make me double-take.

Art group

When Grace was two, she began meeting friends each week to do a new craft. Since then we've added and lost some participants, but the original group still meets. Siblings have also been doing a craft since they could hold their own paint brush or marker. Each of the 5 year-olds will be attending different Kindergartens next month and three of the Moms are expecting new babies this winter, so we met this week for our final craft.

Day with Gigi

It's been several months since everyone has been healthy enough for a visit, but last week we were finally able to go spend the afternoon with Gigi and Homer.

Splash park

Even if we could stand the the 100+ degree temperatures, the swings and slides at our park are WAY too hot to touch. The splash park by our house has been our alternative.