little tidbits

hazel's final project for her gifted program was a report on stegosaurus

she worked really hard on it and despite being really uncomfortable presenting to all of the parents

she did a great job

 a pepper and a ballerina

 the marshmallow matey's minus the marshmallows...thanks to eleanor

 we love meeting michael for lunch

 third place winner of the pinewood derby! an extra big victory after a rough year last year

 olive is getting really good at her bob books

we are so happy with the progress she's made

 eleanor gave her first talk in primary

 hand-stitching his diary of a wimpy kid puppet for his final book report

 michael keeps ripping all his shirts! they're all turning into short sleeved shirts

we should probably invest in elbow patches

 monday was crazy busy

i taught an older lady that the missionaries set me up with how to sew

hosted a playdate for a friend

and went to a friend's house to help with her computer

i watched the kids at the park while michael helped

 i love this girl's morning stretches

 my favorite shopping buddies

 michael came home for lunch yesterday

 he brought "taste of chicago"

 we bought eleanor the sunglasses that match her swimsuit yesterday

she loves them

 i love these divas

 i made this dress for hazel yesterday

i've been saving this fabric for something special

i think i'll give it to her as a birthday present tomorrow

 noah mowed the grass for the first time since we've lived here

the backyard is huge and hard to mow but he did the whole thing himself!

so proud of him

i like his cute assistant, too

 olive is pretty dreamy

she is her own person

she picked me this bouquet from the backyard

i love these kiddies