Random summer pictures

The girls LOVED sweet corn this year!

What passes for summertime "fashion"...

Crazy kids!

first day of new preschool/daycare!

To our ~two readers that are still out there after we haven't posted for a month: thanks for still reading!! (and maybe you should really work on getting a hobby!)


Claire and Lise were very excited last week in the morning before their first day of going to a new preschool (for Claire) and daycare (for Lise) - they are in the same building, but different rooms.



Here they are on the playground there right before we left... maybe not quite as bubbly, but so far they are adjusting pretty well. And we are very happy with our choice!

Hopefully we'll post again soon... the pictures have moved to my computer, which might make things easier!

Is July really almost over?

Can't believe July is close to over already. Here are a few pictures of (in no particular order) visit to MN to see cousins and friends (and dogs, the Mississippi river, and a great swing set), a hike through the woods before the hot spell hit, and blueberry yogurt popsicles.

Summer Fun Lately

Here's a video of what the girls have been up to the last couple of days - including the girls reading a book and toward the end: a few minutes of video Claire took of Lise when just the two of them were in the room! The camera work is a little bouncy - beware! But it's pretty funny to see how the two sisters interact when no one is looking. Claire is maybe just a little bit of a bossy older sister, but Lise isn't afraid to say "Mo, CUR!" (or translated: "No, Claire!") Hope you like it!

A May trip to Des Moines

Somehow in the craziness of finals time and getting ready for teaching a summer school class we did not post on our mid-May trip to Des Moines: a wedding, a zoo trip, and time playing with an aunt and uncle... among other thing! Here are two pictures I like from the trip:

Visitors!

We love when visitors stop by! It was good to chat with my aunt and uncle while they were in the area for a wedding on the other side of the family. Claire and Lise enjoyed playing 'tent' and 'bears' with Aunt Barb under the dining room table.

Aunt Barb: Are there any nice girls' toes in here? This bear is hungry for girls' toes!
Claire: Why don't you go find Mama's!


The girls watch for our next visitors... will it be you??