Evenings

One of the best things about house is probably our front porch. The coming of the fall and the cooler evenings remind us just how nice that porch really is. Here the older girls (and Frank) are watching the bats do their typical evening dance.

Little Girls!

I saw this video and for some odd reason thought of my own little girls...

Tarik

Slugfest

If you look at our blog while eating your breakfast, then I apologize.
Otherwise, enjoy...

Having Girls

We have little girls at our house and that fact never escapes us. This wolf is a typical thing we find lying around the house. We have no idea when some little hands put the "bow" and necklace on this poor guy, we just found him lying in a corner behind their toy box. Finding stuff like this is one of our favorite things about being a parent.

Funny Sign

Apparently, at this park near Joplin, people aren't supposed to swim and fish are not supposed to eat hooks.

Family Update

It doesn't seem like we have written much about Tarik lately. So here is a quick update...

She is definitely in that stage of constantly pushing boundaries and is often frustrated that she can't fully express herself. This is the third little girl we have gone through this with and we all agree that this is a really hard time of life for all of us. But in the midst of that she does things that are beyond wonderful - like when she randomly asks for a "hod" (hug).

Tarik's vocabulary is amazing. The pediatrician recently asked us how many words she knows and we couldn't even fathom a guess. She will sometimes hear a word used only once or twice and then start using it!

Potty training is going well. Everything will be perfect for three to four weeks and then she will have one really bad (and messy) couple of days.

All three girls could not be better friends. Tarik is independent enough that she isn't always messing up what her big sisters are doing and the big girls are really good at playing with her. Poor Frank gets the brunt of Tarik's attention. She often mistakes him for a body pillow, a horse, a trampoline, etc.

It is a busy time and our posting on the blog is slow, but know that our family could not be better. We could be more rested... but definitely not any happier.