August

So, what have we been up to?  August was busy and fun for us all!  Erin started back to school on the 2nd at her same school, but with a different teacher and classroom.  She adjusted well and is happy to be back at school, learning lots and having fun!  We had fun with Grandma A. visiting at the beginning of the month to help with Dale and Maria's move.  We went to a party at Oliver's house and had lots of fun!  Anna and Mommy went to a puppet show at our library with our neighbor friends on the 7th and really enjoyed it...once Anna got comfortable with it, that is!  We went to another party at Erin's ex-classmate's house on the 11th and enjoyed that a lot too.  Daddy had yet one more trip to California the week of the 12th, but hopefully that will be it for awhile.  The following weekend, we went to the beach!  Our little beach bums were right at home:

They loved the playground nearby too, even though it was SUPER HOT:

Mommy has been trying to plan more activities for Anna lately.  She is really artistic and was all over our homemade sidewalk paint.  Bella liked it too...I guess dogs like corn starch...?

We got to visit with Aunt Pam and Jimmy in Monroe on the 25th, and had a great time at the park and at Chick-Fila!

That evening, we went to a fun cookout at Uncle Chris and Aunt Leslie's house.  Erin demonstrated her daredevil ways:

And Anna had fun in her own way:

Speaking of Anna, our sweet tiny little baby has successfully talked us into getting her a big girl bed.  She spent a week on her new twin mattress on the floor, and her bed from JC Penney arrived this morning (and induced a successful nap today!).  She loves it and is doing very well!

Ahh, yes, the potty saga continues.  We have resorted to dueling potties, thanks to Ansley for sharing hers!  Bob and Erin participated in Potty Boot Camp this past weekend with great success!  Can't wait to hear how Erin does at school today!

My little baker hard at work:

We have had lots of fun this past month watching Cole...he is so cute and happy all the time!



So, that's the run-down from here.  We've had lots of fun playing outside, though our pool time has dwindled due to Mommy being lazy, basically.  We are all ready for some cooler weather and Wolfpack football!  Anna comments on our new flag every chance she gets.  We hope you are all doing well!  (I apologize for my formatting problems - technology eludes me very often!)