A New School Year

First Day of School.

H is a first grader this year and V is now in fourth grade.

They were both excited to go to school this morning.

As always, pictures by the front door…

But the following pictures show what they were doing before I convinced them to stand straight and smile (to compare their growth from year to year). It's pretty clear what they were particularly pleased with…

H is showing you her new blue tennis shoes. They SPARKLE!

V wanted a picture of her backpack. It only has one strap—which makes it much cooler.

End of Summer

It's been such a happy summer. Here's a few little peaks at the last bit of the girls' summer…

We hiked in to Marion Lake. It was H's first hike in and her strong little legs led the way the entire five miles. V had fun showing us all her favorite spots from her last hike in.

There was a weekend at the beach with the obligatory marine science center, sand castles, light house, and s'mores.

Summer would not have been complete without a "Surprise! It's banana split ice cream sundaes for dinner" night. A favorite tradition at our house.

I think we had chicken quesadillas for dessert.

Dessert is optional on ice cream dinner night, of course.