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I made a chicken pot pie last week for dinner, and whenever I make a pie crust, the girls BEG to be able to play with the left-over scraps. Seriously, they could entertain themselves for hours with the dough.
While Samantha seems to prefer flattening her pieces out every single time, Sophia would rather make little balls with the dough.
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Jack has the most fun pushing his walkers around lately. In fact, I have started throwing one in the van whenever we go somewhere because it sure beats the alternative -- him crawling around on the floor or in the dirt. He uses one outside all the time now too.
The problem is that he is FAST with his walkers. And, he has discovered the joy of taking off down the driveway with one.
So, this week, we set up a barrier with some old boxes in an attempt to keep him somewhat confined (and away from the road). It took him all of about 20 seconds to figure out that he can crawl around the boxes (the walker doesn't work well in the grass), and then scoot down the driveway.
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One of the girls' chores (on their Chore Chart) is to dust. They get the biggest kick out of doing this! They put on their aprons and set to work, one room at a time. It's a win-win for everyone!
Samantha works with the dust cloth covered in Pledge and Sophia works with the dry one. I have to say ... they make a really good team. And Jack just does his own thing.
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On August 26th, Sophia turned 3 1/2.
Last year, I celebrated her half birthday with a lot of fun things because it was a really big deal to her. This year, we sang happy birthday to her at breakfast and she got to blow out a candle (boy, was she excited).
The night before, Sam spent a few minutes and made a special card for her (it was her own idea). She then presented it to her that morning.
This card will be going in Sophia's Keepsake Box; I hope that they will always be the best of friends ...
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The lake ...
We are winding down to our last few trips to the beach this season. It has been a great summer down there.
While the weather is starting to cool off a bit, we will continue to travel down there as much as we can on bike rides and for walks. There is something so soothing about staring off into the water.
Sam was absolutely mesmerized. I was too.
Sophia prefers to get a closer look.
Looking for minnows:
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