Back to school

Lauren and Teddy started school this week. Mama and I go next week. It is a good thing!

Here we are enjoying our back to school yay! cake. Teddy did not want to cut the face.



Teddy and I rode bikes in the afternoon.




The gang after the bus dropped Lauren off.
She objected to getting her picture taken any more at that point.

The best shot Mama could get

Another cake picture

Waiting for Lauren to get off the bus....it was really late

The big moment!!!!

Dog days of summer

It's the last days before school starts so I have been spending a lot of time with Lauren, Teddy, and my Aunts Elizabeth (Boppy) and Rebecca (Baba). We have been doing summer stuff....going to the pool, hanging out, eating ice cream. All in all, it has been a real fun time. Here are the pictures, in no particular order.

I told Daddy I want a Teddy bike.....

I decided I'm going to skip a regular tricycle.

Teddy and me at the pool on Baba's phone. Mama forgot her camera and missed some great shots of Lauren and me on the waterslide.

Hanging out in a lawn chair

Teddy and Rebecca made this whole series of funny faces.....

So then I had to take a turn too of course!

This is a video of Lauren screaming .
Should you decide to watch it, consider yourself warned.

Rebecca trimmed the bushes and the trees at Liz's house. Mama made us all sit down in chairs to watch and then took a bunch of pictures of us.

Mama thought this was a really interesting picture.

This one too.

Lauren kind-of objected when Boppy took over the trimming.

She also kept falling over in her chair

Teddy made a funny face here!

We had to reorganize. Check out Lauren's expression!

We also went out for ice cream at Dairy Queen--sprinkle dip top, my favorite!
As I was changing into my PJs, I made a freedom run, so Teddy decided to strip and make a freedom run too!


The chase

Boppy and Lauren tried to corral us both. We thought we were hilarious!

Lauren saying sheesh!

Here's a picture of Lauren doing Teddy's hair after his haircut
She decided that she finally wants one too, but we'll have to see.

I'm not so sure he actually liked getting it done

Just before Mama took this video Teddy said, "We are hugging!"

Here is a still shot of us.

Best of all, I got an actual dog ride!!!!!!

Our trip to Michigan

This year, Mom took Mama, me, and all my Aunts and cousins on a big trip to a cabin in Michigan. Lauren called it a cabinet, so we all called it that. We had SO much fun. There was horseback riding, hayrides, swimming, a petting zoo, blueberry picking, and lots and lots of fun stuff to see and do.


We said it before, but here it is again: THANK YOU MOM FOR THE GREAT TRIP!!!! Here are the pictures and videos, with more to come from Aunt Regina. For even more, see my daily blog from July 27-August 1!


Also, FYI, this was when the camera broke, so the pictures won't look so good.

Lauren at her riding lesson with Obsession, who was her favorite horse. My favorite was named Strawberry.

Teddy riding his horse. I refused to go on a horse at all until the LAST day. Regina needs to send Mama the picture so we can upload it.

Teddy and Boppy (Auntie Elizabeth) on a hayride (with the broken camera)



Here's a video of me swimming in the outdoor pool...I was quite the little fish!





The resort had this indoor water park that Mama wanted to go to....you know she always liked that idea years and years ago because she likes water parks but hates the sun.
Indoor water parks started popping up in the last few years, but we never went. Now Mama has finally been to see one!

Swimming on the raft together


a repeat from my daily blog






A picture of Regina that would have been really cute if the camera worked


Another one that would have been great---of Rebecca and Lauren



Slightly more colorized version of Regina




Teddy and I like to dig holes on the beach, but Mom doesn't like it so much.

Teddy saying cheese!

And here I am in the sand!

Sidewalk sale

Last month we went to the BIG sidewalk sale in Highland Park with my Aunts and my cousins. It was lots of fun. Boppy got me a pair of cozy crocs (thank you!)
Mama snapped a few pictures.

Here's Lauren showing of her cool butterfly tattoo

Me and my crocs and my tattoo

We got to see Teddy' artwork hanging in the bank

Here he is checking it out

Isn't he so cute!

Lauren, Teddy, and I all got free toothbrushes with our tattoos. It was a fun day!

Pool Party at Grace's House

Last month we went to my friend Grace's house in Libertyville for a pool party to celebrate her Mommy's birthday. We had lots of fun and ended up playing for a long time and staying up real late! Here are the pictures!

Sorry they are so late, but we left for Michigan the next day, and well, you know the rest....

This was the only picture Da could get of all three of us, Kaitlyn, me, and Grace

Grace and me in the pool

sand and water table action

Cool action shot 1 of Kaitlyn

Cool action shot 2 of Kaitlyn

Action pool!

Kaitlyn and me in the water

A rare shot with adults--Lisa, Scott, Paul, and Amy (Kaitlyn's parents)

a cute shot of Grace

Playing in the pool

Lisa blowing out her candle

ice cream cake...yum!

Playing with Mommy and Grace