The Smiths: Adios August

Here's a look at our random, fun stuff from August!

The progression of Cora eating malt-o-meal (not pictured, me spoon feeding her, because it didn't last long).

By the time she was done, it covered her whole body, so she ended up in the tub. And with 3 sisters who love baths, she rarely bathes alone.

How cute is this girl??? She wanted her picture taken too when I was taking Eve's brace pictures :)

Eve and I school supply shopping. This was right after she got her day braces, so her legs hurt too much to walk. Even riding in the cart, she was in tears before we were done and had to take her shoes off to relieve some of the pressure. But she found a notebook that she loved! That helped ;)

And Cora learned how to climb up on the water bottles stacked behind the couch by using the lincoln log tub as a stepping stone. The lincoln logs have since been relocated.....

Mastering the slide!

This girl is overflowing with adorableness for personality! Shopping with Mom and she wanted me to take her picture :)

Fort building!

Play group! The girls love going every week!

And Cora's now in that fun stage where she won't just sit in the stroller with snacks; she wants to get out and play too! But requires constant supervision. So the park has become a lot more stressful for me....and cute....

My friend Juhi gave the girls a couple of color-it-yourself purses when we were in Dallas in July and they had SO much fun coloring them! Eve and Halle both wanted to do the Shimmer and Shine, enough that they were willing to share the coloring of it, so Abigail got to do most of this other bag by herself. She was just fine with that! Stayed in the lines and everything! For a three year old, she is very precise in her coloring.

Cora decided she didn't object to the pool, as long as I let the water warm up before putting her in. She loves to be outside and always wants to join her sisters in the backyard. This creates problems since she can't be out there without adult supervision and I don't like "playing outside".

I try to take her outside, but there's not really much she can do and I get bored quickly.....don't judge me!

These girls decided they wanted snacks and reading outside, so did it all themselves.

The girls finished their summer soccer classes - Coach Wakefield did a great job! They've had several classes from him and always enjoy them.

Their classes were on Tuesday nights - Halle and Abigail at 6 and Eve at 7.

Some play time at the Science Spectrum - gotta get our money's worth out of those annual passes!

And, Cora learned how to climb the bunk bed ladder.....

So we had to start taking it off and laying it on the top bunk every morning. Just to be safe! Too many times hearing the girls yell, "Mom! Cora's on the top bunk again!"

With her night braces, and school starting, we let Eve sleep in our room every night. And this is how she did it. Mummy wrapped. Or, in Larsen terms "tight rolled!"

We finally bit the bullet and taught Eve to tie her shoes. I know, I know, she's almost 7, but how many shoes have laces these days??? Not many.....but the shoes we got to go with her day braces do, so she learned. Only took a few minutes before she had it down pat!

Every Thursday I take the girls to story time at the library and they love the little coloring page/craft after the singing/stories. Cora has started to love to color, too! She no longer tries to eat the crayon, but actually colors! So cute!!!

She has also developed an obsession for dollies, her favorite being Eve's "white dolly" from back in the day. The one in the picture is a different one (much too white to be "white dolly"), but she loves to take it in her bed with her now.