Tuesday, September 30, 2014

September Update

We’ve been a bit slow (again) on posting updates. So here’s a whole month of activity at once…..

School

Ali is in the swing of things, with school 2 mornings per week. She loves going – we barely get a goodbye as she runs into her classroom. Here they are doing lego block painting.

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And looking for lizards at recess.

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The kids got a visit from the police talking about safety too.

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Over at Ava’s school, Ava and her classmates are having fun outside at recess…

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and the girls posed on pajama day.IMG_3033

Ava says she has fun with all her friends.

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Birthdays

Mo(m) celebrated her birthday this month. She got a birthday greeting from our friends the Baar’s in Australia.

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Ava and Mom in the kitchen.

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Ali with some birthday party cupcake …

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Water Fun

Both girls have fun with the water. Whether it is running through the splashpad.

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Or floating in the pool.

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And our (wetter than normal) weather has given Ali ample opportunity to run through the rain.

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Land Fun

Ali likes taking Pepper for walks.

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and running through the grass.IMG_4125

Sometimes the girls practice their bear crawls on the sidewalk.IMG_4133

Or even do a little mirror drawing while we are shopping.

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Doing the slides at the park

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Or playing in the little house.

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Soccer

Ava started her soccer team this month as well. Ava and her teammates have fun at practice.

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Ava looks serious!

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Ava in action…

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More to come next month…

Monday, September 1, 2014

Camping

Several of our neighbors were going camping over Labor Day weekend “up North” near Payson. Ava asked (and Dad agreed) to go for a night. Let’s just say it was an interesting 24 hour trip.

We left on Friday afternoon. Due to a major accident, it took us almost 4 hours to make the less than 2 hour trip. By the time we got to the campsite it was dark – nothing quite like setting up camp in dark, under al the stars. Luckily Ava and the other kids kept busy having fun.

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Pretty soon it was time for bed.

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The next morning Ava slept in a little bit.

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Still sleepily walking out…

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…with a killer view!

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Ava and her friend (also named Ava) took time to pose for photos.

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And played lacrosse with the boys.

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She got to shoot a BB gun.

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Later we went for a hike in the creek.

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Climbed across some rocks.

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and practiced our balance.

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then it was time for a group photo.

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before we drove home….Ava slept most of the way home…IMG_4100

It was a quick trip…