If by chance...

If by chance you happen to be feeling a bit under the weather (grandpa Newt...we love you), this WILL make you feel better.  Doctor's orders.

1st grade...

August 22, 2011

First Grade

And so it begins...

As spoken by Elliot....

"...so mom, um I know that Audra will be at school all day at big girl school, and mom, I know that I am a sweet girl and so I know that I will be here to love Dot because I know that she will miss her girls, and mom I will be at short school so I know that I can really, really love Dot and she won't miss her so bad because I am  a really nice girl, and mom I know that Audra is going to die first because she came out of your tummy first and I don't know why she did that, but she will be old first, so mom I have to go potty a teeny tiny bit, and mom is it snack time yet?"

And that my friends is just ONE sentence spoken non-stop in one long breath.  

 I have no idea how she comes up with this stuff.  How that little mind works.

She just never stops talking.  When she wakes up she talks about sleeping.  When she goes to sleep she talks about being awake.  This kid is something else.  Don't know what we did to deserve her.

A new dress...

Every girl loves a new dress....thanks Great Grands!!

splash...

There's just something about being chased by the waves.  It never gets old, it's always a blast.

Elliot had so much fun she just had to take her pants off. 

Now that's when you know you're having a good time!

So excited...

Amelia was so excited to see the ocean, she plum fell asleep.  What a great place for a nap I tell you.

The mighty hunter...

Audra was quite the mighty sea shell hunter.  This beach did not disappoint.  She made it home with many, many treasures.

Seabrook, Washington...

Elliot sand storms

sea art

sea shells

mist from the ocean

sunshine and salty air

beach girls

beach dudes

sand castle building

beach baby

Salty air...

This past week found us at the beach...

we had sunshine every day...

we collected seashells...

played in the water...

and built sand castles.