Early mornings

My early morning riser (miss Abrielle) helps us make the most of our mornings before I have to go in to work.

We went for an hour long walk this morning, and were back by 9:40am. I hardly ever had all three girlies ready for any outing before 10am before, and we were already BACK before 10am today. I was proud! Our walk took an hour because my big girls wanted to ride their trike and scooter on an already longer route. And, then we encountered the elementary school kids having their field day at the soccer fields by our house. This was fascinating to my three, so we sat and watched for a little while.

The heat was almost unbearable already by the time we got back to the house, so I got some juice boxes and a little snack and we decided to make a "fair" on the back driveway. My girls and their imaginations-- it's the coolest thing. I love the little things they come up with; a lot of times it reminds me of things that I used to love to imagine as well as a little girl, and it's deja vu. Abrie was as happy as a little clam with her array of bikes to sit on and push, and she loves to walk holding onto one of my hands. (She also took 2 unassisted steps today!!!-- 13 months old). Maddie and Faith were busy drawing different games, rides, and snack stands with their chalks. It was cute what they came up with on their own.

Needless to say, we stayed outside all morning right up until it was lunchtime and before I had to leave. It was really nice.

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Dan brought my girls in to the library today to get their own library cards. I loved it. Faith signed her name in enormous letters across all of the printed information on the back of her application card. And, Maddie signed 'Madison Caroline' as neatly as she could, but couldn't squeeze it all onto her line.