Favorite Pictures From This Week

Here are just a few of my favorite pictures from this week. I love this first picture of Luke surrounded by the wilderness.  This is right out back doors.  Luke loves exploring.

I love how Isabel has her own style and has a lot of confidence in putting her outfits together.

Sheesh, the "little girls" as Joey and I call them.  The other day we went out for sushi as a family and I couldn't help but think about how peaceful the dining experience would have been had we not had the "little girls" with us.  But who wants peace and quiet...right?!

This picture I love because it shows how beautiful Tucson is (and Sylvia in her witch costume.)

This last picture was taken by Hazel.  It's of me taking a shower.  Thank goodness I had the foresight to never clean my shower door just in case such a situation should occur.

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Story Time at the Library

We try to go to pre-school story time at the library every Thursday.  Luke brings his book to read out in the main area while us girls enjoy some stories, along with the "Bean Bag" dance and singing about shaking our "sillies" out.  I love Meg our story time teacher.  She keeps story time pretty routine to help the children feel comfortable and familiar with it, at the same time she adds new songs and activities to keep their interest. Also, every Friday afternoon our library has "Read to a Dog."  About three docile trained dogs are there waiting for children to read them a story.  Isabel loves it.

This week we tried out toddler story time.  Pretty much the same as pre-school story time, except a little simpler.

There is always a craft at the end.  (well, in this case, it was coloring a clown.)

The other cute two year old is Hazel's friend, Ellen!

When it's time to leave, we pick up our order of books and try to get out of there before Hazel can steal too many squirts from the automatic hand sanitizer dispenser.

Rainy Day for a Picnic

With nothing to do this morning, we packed a lunch and headed out to have a picnic at our favorite park.

I always try to be a good example to my children, so a lot of times that means I have to fake it.  The biggest things that I fake are, loving dogs and going gaga over babies.  I really want my children to know that animals and babies are special.  Every dog we see we ask it's owner if it's a boy or a girl, what's it's name, and can we pet him.  My girls love dogs, Luke, not so much.

We read a few books on the blanket.  (I love the striped legs behind us.)

Luke feeding the ants.

Our picnic got rained on.  Isabel took this picture of me going back for Hazel's shoes.

Sylvia in the rain.