Hattie's First Ponytail

Hattie's hair was finally long enough for her first ponytail in August.  I snapped a few pictures of the cuteness!  See you for yourself!  Look at those eyes!!

Now her hair is long enough for piggy tails!

We Rock the Spectrum

There's a new (ish) play place in Kansas City and it's owned by our friend Amy's brother and his family.  We Rock the Spectrum is a great place for all kids to play. Kids with sensory needs can play or have quiet time in their comfy room.  There's so much to do and our kids had a blast when we visited over the summer!

Another great afternoon nap!

VBS 2016

In July, Hattie experienced her first Vacation Bible School at church!  Gracie was so excited because she knows how much fun VBS is!  Fun, friends, and Jesus... it doesn't get much better than that!  Both girls had a great time, but Hattie was super tired by the end.  My little peanut has never been good at sleeping anywhere besides her bed... she's still that way!  

S'mores face for Natalie!

Kia reminds me of myself at her age in this picture!
We're both little ragamuffins!

Conked out after a morning of fun!

Buddies!

Cutie farmer!

Passed out cold!

My girls...

These two are sweet together!  These were taken in the summer!

A Fun Monday!

Sometimes Mondays can be long days around here.  I've usually got quite a bit on my To Do List and the little girls are usually sleepy from such a busy weekend.  But today, rather than focus on my never ending list of things to get done, I decided to play with Natalie and Hattie.  I made purple (ish) play dough for the girls.  It was Hattie's first time playing with play dough.  She only tried to eat it once... must've tasted horrible because she spit it out quickly!  I also made whole wheat chocolate chocolate chip muffins using this recipe, and let the girls help and taste a little, too!  Then Natalie dug out Gracie's Boba and Hattie just had to wear her baby, too!  So I made a quick Moby out of extra fleece.  Hattie was in heaven!  Here are a few pictures of our morning.

Chocolate baby!

Chocolate Natalie!

Babies wearing babies!

We also played outside and took a morning walk, but I didn't snap any pictures of that fun!  This weather makes it easy to enjoy a Monday!

Gracie Lost Her First Tooth!

On Saturday, the girls and I were eating lunch and Gracie was having one of her favorite fruits... a Granny Smith apple when she got her first loose tooth!  She prefers to eat apples whole, rather than sliced up.  So as she was taking a bite with her bottom teeth, the apple must've pulled her tooth outward.  It was bleeding and Gracie was pretty upset about the whole incident.  As the day progressed, she continued to talk about how nervous she was about losing a tooth.  It was kind of funny because she's been dying to loose a tooth for months now, but once it was upon her, she was freaking out.  Just a few short hours later, on Saturday night, Gracie was drinking a strawberry lemon smoothie through a straw and out came the tooth!  It didn't hurt at all when it came out and she was very proud of herself.  She was also excited to see what the tooth fairy might bring!  As it turns out, we left her tooth in a jar of water next to the sink and in the morning, the tooth fairy left a $20 bill under the jar and $2 in change inside the jar.  It was odd though, the water had turned blue and there was glitter mixed in... so fun!

Last baby teeth smile!
Makes Momma a little sad...

It's loose!

It's gone!

Happy and unsure... 

Hattie's First Wedding

Last summer, on a really hot day, Miss Rachel and Mr. Joe got married!  It was Hattie's first wedding and boy was she worn out by the end!  We were so glad to be able to be there while Rachel and Joe tied the knot!