Saturday, September 22, 2012

Summer recap #2: Symantha

When I think back on this summer, there are certain things that stand out about each of our girls. Things I want to remember. Things that were uniquely THEM. That’s what my next few posts will be about, small but important details about each of these girls. Starting with Symantha …

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♥ She is one social girl. Sometimes I think she may die if I say she cannot play with a friend. At least she acts that way. She asks constantly, and is not happy being alone. Unless she grabs a book, which could keep her occupied for hours.

♥Her summer was filled with camps and activities. Some through church and some she was invited to by friends, but she is at the age where she is able to do anything, and she really wants to do everything. We have to reign it in a bit for her.

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Living history Day Camp

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Junior camp at Pleasant Valley Christian Camp – she was gone for a week! (she loved every second)

♥She turned 10 in July. She wants to know when she can wear make-up and dye her hair. I have not decided times for these things yet! Are you kidding me?

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♥She continues to be very dramatic and full of personality

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♥She loves babies. LOVES them. Especially “Baby Molly”. I think Molly may be called “Baby Molly” for the rest of her life:) She is actually really good with babies and little kids. She can’t wait to babysit.

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♥She loves to dance, sing, or perform. She always has. Both her and Hailey are still very into their group “The Girly Girls”, and they love to plan things for the group. With the Olympics this summer, she has also gotten back into loving gymnastics.

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♥She loves to scheme and plan adventures, but she can also be very nervous about carrying them out. She scares easily, still hates anything slightly scary on tv, and is not a big fan of rides. She wants to be brave, but she admits she is usually not. It took her a bit to be comfortable on the new zipline.

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♥We continue to explore all new territory with our oldest girl. It’s a constant process of figuring out when she can do what and what is appropriate for her age. But we continue to be so proud of the big kid she is becoming and her loving heart.

Summer recap #1: Our friends

Not a lot of blogging happened this summer. There were too many other fun things to do. This was our first summer in our new house and I LOVED it. We didn’t go on any big trips, but we kind of felt like we were on a vacation every day. We got the playground finished, had a ton of barbecues and events at our house, loved running around barefoot in the grass, loved having a nice patio to hang out on, and played with friends almost every day. That is what this first recap post is about – our friends.

Due to living in a trailer for three years before our house, we didn’t get to have many friends over. And there were no friends by us. Now, there are neighborhood friends or cousins over practically every day and the girls are loving it. They all play for hours, and it made for a really fun summer. And we did go on some adventures away from home with these friends, too. Here are a few of my favorite shots:

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Birthday parties

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Trampolines

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Berry picking

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Sprinkler games

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Tea parties

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Posing

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Our own trampoline

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Water, soap and suds

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Family fun center with grown up friends:)

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Preschool friends

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Little Gym Camp

We love our friends. Stay tuned for another summer recap. I promise.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Instagram Summer

Oh how I love instagram. In case you aren’t seeing these (pretty much only my mom:)), here is a glimpse of our summer, thanks to my camera phone. It was a pretty great summer, and I am sad to see it go.

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Friday, August 10, 2012

Ten on Ten: summer fun

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{1}mary olsen farm  {2} living history camp  {3}sym and best friends {4}coulon lunch

{5}sandy beach  {6}ready for water  {7}more water  {8}trampoline games

{9}walk to the pool   {10}can’t get enough water

more ten on ten fun HERE