Big Helper

Whether it's helping daddy wash the car, do yardwork (foogook) or wash the windows, Sadie is always Daddy's Big Helper. I think she got more water on her than on the window. At one point, she was standing IN the bucket, still washing the window. Wish I would have got that picture. She is always the first to offer her assistance, whether you want it or not. I see so many great qualities in her already. I know she is still young, but I hope the great qualities she is developing will stay with her as she gets older.

I'm Getting Older

Happy Birthday To Me!

the BIG 28

I can't beleive I just had another birthday. I'm just that much closer to 30, YIKES! Aaron's family celebrated my birthday along with his mother's the day before, on Sunday. We had cake and pie and they sent the leftover cake home with us. Hence the half eaten birthday cake. Sadie loves to blow out candles so much that we decided to light candles again on my birthday. I got to blow them out, and then we lit two for Sadie to blow out. Aaron took me out on Wednesday to Cheesecake Factory for my birthday dinner. YUMMY!

Poolside Pals

Sadie has been having a blast this summer in her big pool! She loves trying to blow bubbles in the water and plugging her nose and pretending to go under the water. She's become our little water girl! We love inviting over little friends as often as possible. Nothing better than putting the kids in the pool in 100+ degree weather. I just wish there was room for us moms. We cherish the little splashes of water.

Little Sadie on the Prairie

Who's the little lady under that bonnet?

Grandma & Grandpa Escher went on a curch history tour, and came upon this cute bonnet for pioneer day. The cutest thing about it, is it unbuttons and unfolds into an apron. Sadie loves it. She is so into dressing up whenever she gets the chance. We need to find her some dress up clothes.

Beach Bliss

We LOVE the beach! We've tried to go every other weekend this summer. We have a favorite little spot in Newport that we go to, and there always seems to be something swimming in the water. Last time we went, we saw about 10 dolphins playing and swimming around together. That same day, there was a cute seal swimming around and he came up onto the beach for just a minute. I am so grateful that we have the opportunity to go to the beach and experience things like that. It's so important to me that Sadie learn about different animals, their habitats and how important they are in our world. I hope she learns to love animals as much as I do. Sadie loves the sand and "building sandcatles" which consists of filling up her bucket, poring it out and filling it again. Occasionally she'll request water, to make the sand muddier. She's hilarious. Another of Sadie's fav beach activities is chasing the birds. She'll chase them all the way down the beach if you let her.