18 month stats

Miss Ella turned 18 months last Sunday and went in for her 18-month check-up this week.  She was healthy and growing just as she should be!  Here are her stats: length is 32.5" (75th percentile) and weight is 26 pounds (80th percentile).  The doc said she's a big girl!  But the biggest news of all is that she is cutting her FIRST teeth--finally!  And of course, since she's been doing things her own way since the beginning, it's not the bottom teeth, but the top!  

raindrops keep fallin' on my head...

Last evening, we finally got a good, soaking rain.  The girls had been outside playing before it rained, so we decided to let them stay out while the rain started coming down hard.  It's not often they get to do this...so we thought it would be fun to let them splash and get wet!

sparkly princesses

We certainly have our share of pink, purple, sparkles and anything girly in our house.  Here are Miriam and Abbie modeling some new crowns they made a few nights ago.  This kept them busy for almost an hour!  Miriam put hers together completely by herself while Abbie sat with me and we did it together.  They even had to match the colored jewel to the number on the crown.  A fun project for all!

splish splash

A few weeks back, I bought a slip 'n slide for the girls to use this summer.  They all love it!  It's nice because the kiddie pool is usually too cold to swim in....even on the hottest days.  I usually forget to fill it in the morning and have it sit out all day to warm up, so the slip 'n slide is a fun way for the girls to cool off without freezing.  Even Ella likes to splash in the little pools of water from it.  Miriam and Abbie have also been taking swimming lessons this week, so they are getting lots of time in the water!

lately

Sorry for the lack if blog posts lately, but we've been playing outside...doing all sorts of summer things!  I feel like I've been soaking in every moment possible this summer because it many ways (like all the way through May), I wasn't even sure if summer would get here!  But here it is...and here we are: