Stay-at-home girls

Now that Clara has started first grade, I get to stay at home with these cuties everyday! Savannah has started a little preschool a couple days a week, which she loves. She dutifully carries her little backpack to and from school. She feels like such a big girl. Caroline has a sweet little personality and is so smiley. She stares at Clara when she gets home at school, and just watches her.

 

Savannah is never without her "stuff:" her Winnie the Pooh doll and her twinkle blanket. I love that she loves Pooh.

Jackson Pollucks in training

Clara has decided that Jackson Polluck is her favorite artist, and has been begging me to try a painting like his, using random things to fling paint onto the canvas. It was harder than we thought it would be! They had a good time, and I think they turned out pretty cool!

Clara's

Savannah's

Myrtle Beach

In August I took the girls to visit my family. Jason had to work, so it felt like a lot of work to me, but we had a good time. The girls all loved the pool. Caroline didn't think much of it, but she enjoyed the water. She was focused on practicing her standing up.

 

Clara and her cousin Sarah had a lot of fun together. Clara even spent her first night away from home, sleeping at Sarah's house.

We went to the local amusement park, where we stayed for hours and hours. The weather wasn't too hot/humid (wow!), and Savannah was just tall enough to ride lots of the rides. She liked the swings, the best. Clara was too tall to ride them, so she watched with me. She kept saying, "Savannah looks so proud of herself!" She did think it was so fun. Her cousin Tate was so sweet to her. He's 5, but he went around with her and held her hand. So gentlemanly.

We spent time at my sister's house on the waterway, too, which we love. The water is freshwater, and so fun. Savannah became a little daredevil and loved being tossed up in the air by her aunt Ashley. 

Clara has ridden jet skis before, but this time my dad was more adventurous with her and actually got them knocked off a few times. Apparently she thought he was doing it on purpose. She was having a fun time, but then finally asked if he'd stop throwing them off. I'm surprised she liked it so much! I love the view from the house. Isn't it beautiful? Notice the rider-less jet ski?

July

I can never get pictures to upload to our blog, so it's been a while. But by some miracle, it's been working today! 

We played outside a lot, at the neighbors' play sets and around town. Caroline was around 2 1/2 months old and just starting to smile. She would watch the girls swing towards her on the swing, and she would just smile and laugh. So fun to watch.

 I love going to Coopers Rock. I think it's the most beautiful place around.

For the ward Fourth of July party the girls made flags to put on their bikes for the parade. Savannah was the very last one in the parade, and was pushing herself along as fast as she could. Needless to say she never caught up, but told everyone very happily that she was at the end of the parade. 

Jason started his transitional year...doesn't he look handsome? Residency, here we come!