Smiley girls and a birthday party

Inga and Bea

I think Inga looks like she's kind of embarrassed for Bea in this picture. Compose yourself, Bea!

We celebrated Andrew's fourth birthday this afternoon, complete with a Thomas cake and pinata.

Bananas

Playing at the Eno

I love Thursdays. Thursdays mean that it's almost the weekend. It's also The Office night, which often means The Office and wine night with David, which is lovely. And during the school year, it's womens' Bible study morning, which translates to two and a half glorious hours of singing, learning, talking, eating breakfasty things, and drinking coffee, all without children. More than one mom started to panic as the year drew to an end; what would we do without our mornings together? And so began the summer playgroup idea. Each week, a mom 'hosts' a playgroup at a local park and sends out an email to let all the rest of us know where to meet. Today we met at the Eno River State Park to play in the shallow waters and chat. Graham loved playing in the water and dumping it down the bank. I enjoyed catching up with friends and getting out of the house. I can't wait until next Thursday!

We are rejoicing with Scott and Emily Childs in the birth of their new baby girl! Elisabeth Sarah was born this afternoon at 2:37. She weighs 7'11" and is 19.5" long. We praise God for a safe delivery and a healthy mama and baby! Visit their blog for some great pictures!

Trains, Cheerios, and Wii

Graham has enjoyed playing with 'Fink' this week!

Fruit puffs are no longer good enough for the girls - Bea (in the pink) and Inga (in the green) now much prefer cheerios. Our girls are growing so fast!

Daddy taught Graham how to bowl with the wii and it was a hit. Later, we had a rematch with Grandma. She is a champion bowler!

Pretty girls

Our little garden

We have a little garden,
A garden of our own,
And every day we water there
The seeds that we have sown.
We love our little garden,
And tend it with such care,
You will not find a faded leaf
Or blighted blossom there.
- Beatrix Potter

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Bea loves the tassles from the blanket in the living room! She can lay for hours at a time just playing with them.

And Bea is working SO hard to crawl, which scares me to death. I feel like I'm constantly running as it is. What is going to happen when they can move?!

Bea discovered the barrister bookcases this week, which have become an endless source of entertainment: open, close, open, close, open, close. So far, no fingers have been pinched. Inga thinks it's really funny.

Do you see Inga's lone tooth? It's so cute!

Hi!!

Here's Graham building another playground in our living room. I think that cushion had become a slide.

Or maybe a vault. I'm not sure.