Prize day

The first prize after day one of no finger sucking, the hardest,  came from the UD bookstore. The next prize threshold was today and came out of my closer stache.

Even Penelope is very interested! 

Penelope chowing down on plum slices while Leif spells his name out loud. 

We have talked about many things in the past few days, related to N starting school. Most recently, "But what if my teacher thinks I'm boring?" Between guffaws, I have assured her that Mrs. Neimeyer will not find her dull.

Sunday

This cutie stated home from church with me, developing her own Olympic sport of basket-emptying. 

Presenting Sunday lunch. 

Even P participated, eating bus of potato and cauliflower mixed together. Good thing she practiced before the pound cake came out. 

Caught red handed: little sis in big sister's room. Trouble and proud of it.

First time for this:

Shared bath. Penelope is not sure how she feels about what Leif is doing. She's on to him.

Whole shebang, trial run

And Naomi did all of it herself except tying the shoes, so I can see what my role will be on school mornings.  Very minimal.  T minus 5 days.  2 days until meet the teacher.

New experiences this week.

A new hole.

A new hold

A new hope

Dentist gave an ultimatum - stop sucking fingers now or face surgery in the future. So, day one went horribly for Leif, but here is night two. Much improved, the little sweetheart. 

Bonus: Don't know where I'm going, but you can tell where I've been.

Visit with Uncle Jonathan

We are almost to busy to take pics. But here are a handful from some of our escapades. Not photographed: Miyazaki, many more games, books, and lots more  eating!!

Rodeo Goat (though we ended up inside because of just how hot it was).

Followed by Steel City Pops which melted too fast to be thoroughly enjoyed. Crisis!

Knights! Or golf.

Splashing!

We his for Mommy. 

Sure beats the heat.

Plus picnic.

Sundays aren't just for the beach.

Leif learns to pump though Uncle Jonathan gets the job done more quickly. 

And a firetruck rounds out the experience.

Adventures of a Third Born

Exploration

Sure, go ahead and do some standing.

Tissues...

...are tasty.