Grace and Brilyn in the Hamster Wheel

Oh, what fun this is!

It would even be more fun if we had

a huge yard or if we took it to

a golf course or somewhere.



Or.... if we had two!

Just imagine what fun

hamster wheel races could be!

(and this toy is not called a hamster wheel. It's a little tykes bumper wheel or something like that. It just looks like a hamster wheel to me, so that's what WE call it)



Brilyn and Olivia Feeding the Ducks

 Grandpa Took Brilyn and Olivia

to the pond on the Razor to

feed the ducks.

 Look how big those ducks have gotten!

They are careful not to get too

close to the girls.

But they come running to eat as

soon as the girls step away

from the food.

And finding the ducks and feeding

them is always a

brand new adventure.

Sometimes they are quite easy

to spot... and sometimes

they are hiding!

Remember this?

The playhouse they painted!

It's still here and it was still in good

shape when the girls were here.

 But - I think our playhouse days

may now be over.

It's sitting outside in the rain as I

type this. It's going to be mushy!

But - we really need our garage

space back, anyway!

 

Wildflowers

 I think I could turn these two

loose in a patch of wildflowers and they'd

be content all day!

 Grace especially loves to pick flowers!

 She's even careful to pick them with stems

all about the same length, so they

will fit a vase properly!

I love it that they are learning to appreciate

beauty at such a young age!

A BIGGER, Better Ball Pit!

 We've tried just about everything, but

I think we have finally found

the ideal ball pit!

It's an inflatable pool!

And it can easily hold 3 or 4 kids and

hundreds of balls!

AND - It's kid tested and approved!

(grown ups seem to think it takes up too much space and makes too many

messes, but then.... who cares what grown ups think?)

Two For Tea Plus Two More!

 These two wanted a tea party!

They sure did!

They told either Grace or Olivia.

And they told their sister.

So - both girls knew, but I

had no clue.

 But that's okay!

The girls got the tea party all set up.

They are tea party pros!

They know just how to do it.

And everything was just fine.

They even used Brilyn's blanket

as a tablecloth!

I grabbed some snacks and put some

tea and the tea pot and the

party was on!

Yes... that made those little

animals happy!

Of course, it did!

Smore's

It was too windy outside to

safely light a fire, so I let

Grace and Caelie make Smore's

indoors! Look how carefully

Grace is laying out her

supplies! I think she likes MAKING

them better than EATING them.



And... Caelie..... she likes

EATING them!