Thursday, July 26, 2012

Summer Highlights

We have had a fun filled summer so far. Can’t believe we start school again in 4 weeks! Here are some pictures of what we’ve been up to.

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Audrey, our gymnast wanna be, practiced doing front flips in our pool. She did this over and over.

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Lori made her own puppet theater and put on a puppet show for my family. She is quite the story teller!

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Here is Natalie modeling her button she made at the Des Moines Art Festival.

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It was a very hot day for a July 4 parade, but we went anyways. We drank lots of ice water!

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We had the privilege of seeing my good friend Anissa, her husband Mark and their adorable son Nolan. The girls had a blast playing with and entertaining Nolan.

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Audrey and Lori took semi private swimming lessons this year. They had a blast and learned how to tread water, jump in deep water and come back up, back float, and various other swim strokes. Now they are swimming machines!

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And last, but not least, Lori has been wanting to learn how to sew on my sewing machine. Since it has been so darn hot here, I decided there was no better time than the present. Lori made a few pillows for their dolls and stuffed animals. We ordered a book called Sewing School and Lori is excited to learn how to make her own skirt as well as one for her doll.

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We’ve had a great summer! We hope you are enjoying yours too!