Betsy is a lucky baby...

... not everybody has a bunch of sweet sisters to snoogle with.

Elizabeth Joy

We're in here somewhere...

Me and Meg

Mama made these dresses.

First Day of School

School started last week, and so far it's great! Mama took a bunch of pictures. Here are a couple:





































Last year's first day of school picture is here.

The Reading Spot, In Action

Bunk Beds!

Daddy made us some super bunk beds! He started with this:

And then he worked and worked and worked and turned that into this:






Isn't that great!? Meggy sleeps upstairs on the left, I sleep upstairs on the right, and Anna Kate sleeps downstairs beneath me.














Under Meg's bunk is a cozy reading spot with a curtain and some lights underneath. Sweet.






Our daddy rules.

Meg

It's hot, but she's cool.

This is what we do...

... when we're in an elevator without other people. Why? We don't know, it's just what we do.

Just the Facts, Ma'am

Anna Kate had her well-child doc visit yesterday. She's well.

• She's 34 1/2" tall, which lands in the 75th percentile for her age.

• She plus Ella the Elephant weigh 28 pounds, also in the 75th percentile.

• And Anna Kate's head is still bigger than the other heads on the growth chart.

Anna's doc said she doesn't have to come in for the 2.5 year check-up because she's already met all the developmental stuff they look at for that visit. Anna was glad to hear that, because she really doesn't enjoy the doctor's office.

AK

The Boot Cup

This is Anna Kate, drinking from the Boot Cup. The Boot Cup is
Mimi and Pa's, and we all take turns using it. It's really great.

Anna's Guys

Anna Kate *loves* Lego guys.

Anna Kate turned 2!

Honk! Honk!

Not to be deterred by not understanding the honkers, Anna Kate made her own sound effects.

104 degrees for the millionth day in a row.

Sweet Sisters

Diving Board Girls!

We've been jumping off the diving board! It's SO FUN.

Sprinkler

Sewing

Here's me, cutting out the pieces for a shirt! In a couple of days, I'll have an "after" picture, but Mama's working on the sewing-it part.

Picnic with Gram

While we were in Wisconsin, we had a picnic with our Gram and our cousins, Jacob and Josh. Meggy and I made the PB&Js.

Lost a Tooth!

I had a wiggly tooth, and now it's out! See where it was? It feels funny.

Tonight I'll put my tooth in this little bag, and
the tooth fairy will trade me for something!

Boating with Gramps

The Cake

We made a pineapple upside down cake for my birthday -- it was super!

Here I am with Aunt Hannah and Grandma Mary, making the cake.

Here's how it turned out!

And there were 6 candles!

Yum.

A Sweet Cuddle

The Farm

While we were on holiday, we toured a really neat farm.

They have a lot of cows. We wore rubber boots, but still didn't like stepping in the poo.


Most of the milk from their cows gets made into cheese, but these piggies eat the whey that's left.

They also had a dozen-ish little bitty kittens, and we got to pet them!

From the Wedding

Sweet Anna

Months of the Year Song

Swimmy Meg

Swimmy Grace

Swimmy Anna Kate

Well, Anna didn't actually swim, but she did sport her swimmy and have fun near the pool.

Lick a Pickle

This is Anna Kate, licking a pickle. She *loves* pickles, but never actually eats them, just licks.