Hippopotamus

Lauren, Chloe and Hannah watching a sister team play

Look at the curls in Allie's hair!

Boo!

Allie wanted to be an elf for Halloween. She didn't want to be a cutsie Christmas type elf, she wanted to be a Lord of the Rings Elf. We settled on this ensemble - colors picked out by Allie. She is so happy with her outfit! I am so glad. For the record, I am calling this her "forest child" outfit.

 

Hannah was going to be a greek goddess for Halloween. Unfortunately their has been a big drop in temperature and she decided that she is too cold. She is wearing her graduate outfit. It was part of her school project. They have a fall festival at school today (dress up) and then two more events over the weekend. It's interesting how Halloween has turned into such an event! I don't remember wearing my costume 3-4 times.

 

They love the horses

 
 
 
 

The Shadow Smiles

A poem by Allie

 

The dark clouds roll in overhead.

While thunder booms, when lightning says,

the lonely child in his bed starts crying

with fear and dread.

And in the darkest corner in his room

the shadow smiles.

 

The rain's now pounding on the walls

and it sounds like little rats feet,

Now the child's mouth can't help but scream

for he's now afraid to die.

And underneath the child's dresser

the shadow smiles.

 

The mother's running to his room

rushing to her child,

through scary rooms,

and dim dark stairs,

she came without a mutter.

But in the candle's flickering shadow,

the shadow smiles.

 

When the childs eyes meet his mother,

she smiles and he cries.

She comes over to her child,

and calms him down a bit.

But he cries some more when thunder crashes,

And underneath the child's bed

the shadow smiles.

 

So when you are scared and start to cry,

please remember this,

somewhere in your haunted house

the shadow smiles.

 

The cat does not miss the dog

Since the dog went back, my cat has been very affectionate. If your pet suddenly loses interest in family members, I highly recommend bringing home some competition.

 

We may have an addition to our family

Meet Prince. Prince is 2. He is a Golden Retriever mix that we aquired from a local rescue. He is very laid back and good with the girls. He has super manners and a good personality. If we could just get him to sleep at night everything would be golden (ha ha). I have very mixed feelings right now - but the girls are certain - HE IS THE ONE.

 

The summer of cousins

First we visited New England and saw cousin Alana (age 10) and cousing Jeremy (age 3).

 

Then we had a visit from cousin David (age 7)

 

Allie's float wins local contest!

The girls spent all weekend on the design and execution of their wagon parade float. Here are some cute pictures. (Remember, if you click on them they get larger!) Allie won a ribbon for best overall float!!

 
 
 

Happy Fourth of July!