September at-a-glance

Between having Grandpa and Grandma here a few weeks ago and some friends from California this past weekend, we haven't had a lot of downtime. I've been trying to take it as easy as possible with 3 kids and soak in this time at home. I could easily spend hours sitting on the couch snuggling with Lydia and just watching the cute faces that she makes as she sleeps. It's also been quite handy that Annaliese and Haleigh adore her...they are very willing to sit on the couch and hold her while I prep dinner or clean up the house a bit!

Giving their babies a bath

Enjoying a pumpkin scone at Woods Coffee after dance class

"Mom, my pants don't fit!" as they fall to her knees...this little lady needs a belt to keep her pants up!

I found a few selfies on my phone:)

One day the girls were building bird's nests outside...I went to look at them and found this bit of hair in the pile. I asked where it came from and Haleigh said, "From me. I cut it." And yes indeed...Haleigh had cut a piece of her own hair to put in their birds nest!

My pretty princess

Such a big yawn!

Sisters!

 Annaliese has sucked her thumb since the very beginning. We have tried a few different things to make her quit, but were never successful. This time, we asked her what it would take to stop and she said she wanted light-up shoes. So we agreed that if she could go for seven days without sucking her thumb, we would go shopping for light-up shoes. This was clearly the motivation she needed because she did it!! Every once in a while, especially when she is tired, we catch her but those times are few and far between! (She loses the shoes for a day if we catch her!) 

Showing off the light-up shoes! 

At the mall shopping for those special shoes:) It took us a long time to find ones that both Annaliese and I liked! 

Our first family walk