I love the way toddlers speak.  I don't ever want to forget the way Claire pronounces some of her words.  I just love it.

Granola bars = Gorilla bars or sometimes she calls them monkey bars
Sprinklers = Sprinkles
Hand sanitizer = Hanitizer
Bridge = Fridge, she sings the Dora song, "I'm the grumpy old troll who lives under the fridge".

I'm keeping Connor busy during his summer break ;)

Today was officially the first day of summer break and it was HOT! I turned on the sprinklers for them to cool off.

Another school year has come to an end.  Where did the year go?  I remember someone telling me once the kids start school time goes even faster.  They were right!  We officially have a 3rd grader and 5th grader in our house, not to mention an almost preschooler too!  This coming year is Connor's final year in elementary school.  That's a little hard for me to accept but I'm excited for him and what the next school year has in store.  But for now we will enjoy their two and a half months off. 

We had Charlotte's third and last birthday celebration last weekend at my mom's house.  We also celebrated Amanda's 21st birthday as well (their birthdays are a week apart). 

My girl loves a dress!!

In our family a birthday is usually not just one day, it's typically celebrated over several days.  So far we have celebrated Charlotte's day two days and there's another celebration coming up this weekend.

The celebrating so far...

Charlotte's party with her friends.  We took everyone to the movie then back to our house for cake and presents.