Taking after her Daddy

J was getting ready for a fighter practice, so S had a round with his sticks.

Only 4 more years and she can have her own set!

New favorite pictures

S was having a calm(er) moment yesterday, staring out the back door and seeing...nothing. It was too hot for the kids to be outside, so I guess she was just enjoying the sunshine. I grabbed my camera and started snapping.

Scenes from a summer (so far)

Trying on Mommy's flip flops

"Those look nice"

First "popsicle" (diluted apple juice)

Fruit salad (yum!)

Booby cookies!

First cookies and milk

I made some cute little bite-sized chocolate chip cookies today, and decided it was time for S to give them a try. With milk, of course.

At first she was way more interested in her empty cup of applesauce

Then she discovered it held her cookie perfectly

Time to give this a try

Milk chaser--yum!

Now everything is covered in bits of chocolate!

House passed inspection!

The one we're buying, that is :)

Despite the setback of June where we had a very old house fail inspection, we jumped back into the water and inspected Choice #2. And it passed with only minor issues. The seller is already taking care of the one issue we wanted addressed, and we'll deal with everything else when we move in.

We're looking at a mid/late September settlement date. I'm already picking out paint colors.

Our house in PA was inspected yesterday, but we haven't heard anything yet. No news is good news, right?

Happy July!

Because I was lame and couldn't find the battery charger for the camera even close to July 4, here are some Independence Day pix, and then some:

Decked out for the 4th in her star onesie and rockin' red skirt

Let's go for a walk!

A blurry picture of my daughter modeling her new sweater

The blurry hand of my daughter trying to swipe her sweater as I attempt a close-up

Chillin' in her Super Seat

She has a perfectly full sippy cup of milk, but is insisting on...something on the counter

Our little one has had 2 straight days at the pool, and loved just about every minute. She has even attempted to jump off the top step straight into 3 feet of water, so Mommy is watching her like a hawk. Once we get settled we'll likely do some swimming lessons. I can't wait!

Finally, some pictures

Eating a saltine in her "Girls Rock" tshirt and wool skirtie

Starting off the day in her PJs with her new toy--a fabric basket. She spent the day carrying this around.

A rare picture with Mommy. This was on the way to play with Daddy before I started dinner.



Her latest trick is to climb, everywhere. She scurries under the table, finds a chair with a gap, and shimmies up onto the seat. Then she tries to find something, anything on the table to play with. Today it was the napkin holder.



S's new shoes! I couldn't resist



Modeling them with her summer outfit



All ready for her trike ride with Daddy. It didn't work as well as expected. She didn't know that she was supposed to keep her feet up!

We're starting to settle in here. Inspection on the house in MA is next week, so hopefully we'll be ready to proceed to next steps shortly. We're taking S to a children's 4th of July parade tomorrow. Should be fun!