{Hodgepodge of pictures}

Here are some things that have happened in July - 

My dear friend Megan that I've known since high school was in the area and the girls and I got to spend some time with her! So fun to see her! (check out the faces on my girls! HA!)

Quiet Time = reading quietly to herself on the couch when she's too tired, worked up, or gets hurt and needs to "reset". Yes, she initiates quiet time. Smart girl learning to take a breather when life gets hard. I should take notes.

  

Evette and I went on a mommy-daughter date! It was awesome! We went to the "dragon movie"! Evette has seen posters for "How to Train Your Dragon II" all over the city and has been begging to see it. After we rented  the first HTTYD and watched it at home, we went to go see the second in theaters. It was a great. It was so fun to be able to spend some one on one time with my big girl.

We also had my aunt and uncle and their two girls drop in for a quick visit! They were nearby visiting family and spent a day touring the city and were able to spend the night with us! Evette always loves an adoring audience and it was fun to see them, it'd been about 2 years since the last visit!

At our church building there is usually a "free" pile in the kitchen. The other week there was this board game. Of course, being the gamers we are, Sean picked it up. It's Evette's favorite game. She calls it "the jungle game" it's adorable. It's about the story in the Book of Mormon and how the people are trying to get to the temple - basically a shoots and ladders type of game. Evette wants to play it all the time. And she does! We roll the dice, count the spaces, draw the cards - the works. And she wins. Every. Time. seriously. 

Miriam has 2 little baby teeth! Maybe you can see them a little bit in this picture.

Playdough

concerts in the park

Practicing her ABCs!! She loves it! She loves "school" and learning. She asks to do it all the time. She said she wanted to learn how to write her name. so we did.

I wrote her name on top, she traced it, and then free handed it. AMAZING! She's not even 3 yet! Smart girl. She loves loves loves to read and to learn and at this rate she'll be reading Shakespeare on her own before Kindergarten.

Park dates!

 I love this girl.

My dear friend from Dallas, Emily, came into town with her husband for a Dr conference thing and we were able to see them! Emily and I spent the afternoon together with our babies and we went out to eat with them one night as well. Love those guys and their sweet baby!