Thursday, July 31, 2014

8 Months

 Brooke is practicing standing anywhere she can!

 She also had her first dip in the pool this month.

 
 She is an unbelievable eater!

 Looks like we will be needing a gate soon!  



 Big enough for the big tub!  She doesn't typically take her bath with her sisters, but it was a cute photo op : )

 She loves to sit in front of the open sliding door and watch her sisters play on the neighbor's playset.






Wednesday, July 16, 2014

 Running through a quick summer downpour while at the park with playgroup friends.

June 26....celebrating 5 1/2 with a gourmet cupcake!

Icees and homemade ice cream at the Powell Festival.

 Brooke and I made a quick trip up to Michigan for the wedding reception of one of my college roommates, Stephanie.

 While I was gone, Ellie was extra daring and spent hours at the pool with Daddy jumping off both the low AND the high dive!

Ellie participated in a week of "Junie B. Jones Camp" with the Columbus Children's Theatre.

 Splash Pad fun with Moms Club friends.



 No more training wheels!!!


 Cutie on a scooter after dance class.

 Yo, ho, ho, we're at the library!

 Later that day...posing as Elsa and Olaf at the learning store!

 Happy Birthday, America!

 Boom, boom- fireworks!




Hitting some balls before fireworks.

  
 Waiting for the Red, White and Blue Ash firework show to begin.  We parked on our old street, which surprisingly sparked no recognition from Ellie.


Brooke woke up just in time to see her first fireworks show.

 ooh...aah!

 Cheering on the Reds with Daddy, Grandma & Grandpa Lash, their aunts and cousins.

Brooke spent several days fighting a high fever and a summer virus.  She wasn't her happy self, which Clara took personally, but the camera brought out a smile!

  The girls helped make strawberry creamsicles.  Yum!

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

A Celebration

The whole family gathered together in South Bend to celebrate Grandpa and Grandma's 60th Anniversary.  Here they are looking pretty for the family photo shoot and celebration dinner!





Entertained by the mirror in the hotel room.

The other two were entertained by the phones in the hotel room.  How funny it was that they could pick up one of these crazy, attached phones and hear each other!


Sunday at the lake.






A little fishing on Father's Day.

Sharing random thoughts with great grandma : )





Ellie is still talking about how she got to stay up late fishing and making s'mores!




Their first time strawberry picking.

elbow dimples.



 Watching the action from the shade.


About 3 minutes into the ride home.