Daddy''s little girl!

What a girl we have! She said to me this morning "Look at the geese mommy". So I look out the window and there are a ton of them in the empty lot behind us. We head out back to get a closer look and the first thing Frances says is..."can we shoot em'?"

I stopped counting at 50!

Imagination...

The reason for the title of this post is that you will have to use your imagination. It has come time for me to update my blog and I don't have any, no not any, current pictures to post!

So...Here is what is going on at our house. We put the boat in the water last night and, despite the low water levels, we had a wonderful time! The water temp was great (even I got in!) and there were very few other boats to ripple up the mirror smooth water. We had some fun swimming as a family before we were joined by another family for watersports. As soon as our friends got in the boat Mitch was ready to get out! When Mitch got in to get his wakeboard on, Frances jumped in to swim. There was no getting her back in the boat! So...she went wakeboarding, again! She is really enjoying that sport! Mitch has just held her both times but this time she actually got to "hold" the rope and they went outside the wake! What a big girl!

Once it was Mitch's turn...he had some really great runs. He jumped so high and did some neat tricks that he has been trying to improve on. He also landed a flip that looked great! Despite all the fun he had he is one sore guy this morning! He had one wipeout that gave him whiplash. Do you think it knocked any sense into him? We will see, as of right now our plan is to go out again tonight!

A new friend

Today Frances was playing with one of her many stuffed animals. This particular dog often goes by the name of Chief (from the Fox and the Hound). For whatever reason she has been calling him Kreeffy. I have no idea where that name came from but it is pretty creative. I love watching her be imaginative! Here she is playing with Kreeffy and some others in the doll pack and play!

Stormy Night

Well, we finally got some rain tonight! Mitch and I were in the kitchen after dinner making salsa. We have so many tomatoes that it is hard to keep up as we only make it fresh (no canning). Meanwhile...Frances was playing in the living room and decided to open the sliding door out to the back. It was lightning and thundering in the distance and Mya saw this as an opportunity to seek refuge (she is not normally allowed in the house). Frances thought it was really fun that Mya came into the house. She had a playmate! Mya seemed to think we hadn't noticed and tried to sit really still so we wouldn't see her. She even stayed on the rug in front of the door.

Frances told Mya "I will read you a story". Of course, now I can say that even my dog loves Usborne Books! :)

Then Frances took her stuffed doggie named Copper and the three of them watched the storm. They also shared a snack of pretzels. I think Frances has made a friend for life, shelter from the rain, stories, good company and snacks!

Needless to say, we got our salsa made with very few interuptions!

Finally!

Well, we tried something new last night. I told Mitch I was going to put a baby gate in Frances' room just inside the door. That way she couldn't open the door and holler down the hallway "whacha wachin"? Bedtime has been quite a challenge since she moved to a big girl bed. Funny thing is...she never even said anything about the sudden appearance of the gate! Mitch thought he heard her say something after I put her to bed but she never cried or hollered for anything! We actually got to enjoy the evening! I sure hope it works again tonight!

Go Colts!

Well, Frances is all geared up for the Colts to play the Bears tonight. We realize that the preseason is not the Colts' best playing platform but hopefully it will be a good game! We had a church picnic last night with face painting! Frances got a horseshoe with a ladybug in the middle. Sweet but tough! She has wanted to wear her jersey a lot lately too! What a girl!

Frances Visits the Dentist!

Today was Frances' first dentist appointment! It went really well. When we checked in they told us that the dentist would just look at her teeth and brush them right there in the little office we were in, kind of like a triage office. I told them how we have been reading "Going to the Dentist" and preparing for this trip for a couple of weeks. They said we could give the big chair a try then.

She hopped right up there! They had her wear sunglasses so the light wasn't so bright. There was a flat screen tv right above her playing "Finding Nemo". They brushed her teeth with flouride and some other vitamin stuff. She didn't like the second one as well, it was marshmallow flavor! Yuck! Then the dentist came in and counted her teeth. She has all 20 baby teeth and no cavities! Yeah! That was it! What a success!