...and we haven't updated the blog since May!! Whew, time sure does fly by.
The adventures of a 3 year old are just that: ADVENTURES! Wow, Lauryn sure does have an independent personality and is very directive in wanting things her way! She is always such a gem, but she definately has a "I know what I want and I'm going to get it" personality. We all scratch our heads and wonder where that came from :-)
This summer, we've been keeping ourselves extremely busy! We can't even begin to summarize the summer, so we will just talk about a few things we have done, if we can remember. Campfires, time at the beach, bike rides on her princess bike and in the pull-behind, time at the splash pad, numerous play dates with neighbors and friends, Vacation Bible School (mom was teaching preschoolers from 9am-2:30pm...what was she thinking?!?!?), watching the weather with daddy, trips to the library for storytime, reading with dogs, reading with princesses, seeing the magician and more, running her first "race", a week at a cabin north of Grand Rapids, a visit to Waterpark of America, camping near St. Cloud, trips to the arborteum, and trips to see family or have family come to our house.
Yes, indeed it has been a busy, but FUN summer. Lauryn has enjoyed every minute of it and has not had too many meltdown with lack of sleep and/or no naps. She has managed to stay away from daycare all summer, so we will see how the transition back to daycare and then to preschool goes. She will have a lot of adjusting to do while learning to "follow the rules" that are not her own!
We hope everyone has been enjoying the sunshine and recent cooler weather - it has been a blessing but has limited our time at the pool/beach!
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| Making "sand angels" |
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| Play time with the neighbor girls |
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| Campfire with Emmett & Clara |
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| Relaxing at the Splash Pad |
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| Vacation Bible School Program |
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| Listening for the thunderstorms with daddy |
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| Learning how to perfect the roasted marshmallow |
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| Called up to help out the magician. She made bunnies appear! |
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| Why can't I go play in the flooded field? |
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| Practicing her running AFTER the race (the race was "too scary" & didn't go well!) |
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| Looking for fish on Dora Lake |
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| The "BIG BEAR" |
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| Hugging her water toy as she catches up on sleep |
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| Marshmallows are a favorite! |
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| Grandma Pat brought sparklers for the 4th of July! |
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| Riding the 4-wheeler with Uncle Buster |
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| Hugging all the cartoon statues at Waterpark of America |
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| Learning to fish with her Dora fishing pole |
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| Taking a snack and water break from so much swimming! |
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| Campfire at "Grandma Trudy's" camper with Marshall & Weston |
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| Fun at the park with former neighbor girls |
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| Postmaster Lauryn delivering mail at the library |
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| Catching fish at the library |
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| "Tails for Reading" - reading to the dogs at the library |
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| A ride in Great Uncle Layton's tractor |
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| Fun visit with Great-Grandma Sylvia |
