Summer days are almost over

 Lily has been attending Dance mini camp this week. The local high school precision team is putting it on. She is having a BLAST!! absolutely loves it. Tomorrow is her "show off" day from all that she's learned at camp.

I never thought she'd be so excited about dancing :)

 Finally keeping the barrette in her hair ... I think it makes her look older. My little baby is growing up. I've already started planning her 2nd birthday (less than 2 months away). Sleeping in a big girl bed, feeding herself, and soon to be potty training...eek!! It happens all too fast.

My precious baby boy! He helps me out around the house alot these days..and I love it. I'll be sad when he's off at school all day. He will definitely be missed. But he's excited to start 2nd grade!!

Moving on to Big things

 Little Chickie is getting the hang of the big girl bed. This week, we started bedtime for her on the bottom bunk. The 1st night was easy, the 2nd night was difficult. Given her sister is on the top bunk and they tend to annoy each other til one or the other falls asleep. 

I decided to use the big girl bed for nap time today. It took almost an hour and 3+ times of my telling her it was nap time. But, we did have success!!

Once the "baby" falls asleep (and if the big kids have obeyed during rest time), it's play time for the big kids. Dakota and Lily were slightly ecstatic to get to play Angry Birds on the Wii this afternoon. I'm not sure how long the sharing and playing together will last; but for now, I'll just bask in the sibling kindness happening in my living room.

19 days til school starts....

Early morning trips (well, today's was considered early morning-ish...we all slept in) to the park are making these dog days of summer coast by.

19 days til school starts for the big kids. I'm sure Leia will miss her "KoKo" and "Yilyann". I'll miss them, too. But the kids are eager to be with their friends and be at school.