August: Come and (almost!) Gone

August what happened to you?  Summer happens in a flash... here's what we've been up to!

Impromptu gatherings with old friends:

Gina, Sophia and Henry Shoemaker

Alex, Brady and Baby to be Kearns

Amelia, Audrey and Michelle 

Climbing tables at Menlo CC Friday night dinners

This is Amelia before her signature chocolate sundae

with Ellie and Papa

Amelia Checking out the Bubble Bath Car at Menlo's Connoisseur Marketplace

And of course a pink ice cream cone to go with her party dress

Baby Audrey being silly in her jammies with Vegas...

Spontaneous dinner with Aunt Kelly at Milagros/ DT RWC Jazz Festival

Peek a boo Audrey

Night Night Audrey

Day at SF Crissy Field with the "Whole Family" (aka Vegas comes too!)

Audrey wearing Sissy's swim cap

Amelia and best bud Conor playing impromptu soccer.  Getting ready for AYSO this fall!

Keeping warm on the cement at Menlo Pool

Bringing home art projects at "under the sea" summer camp (I have a whole underwater forest of friends at home!)

Playdates with girlie friends

Enjoying the bounty of our garden. Amelia actually loves tomatoes and basil and mint.  (we actually grow mint for aunt kelly's mojitos!)

Checking off "making our first apple pie" from Amelia's bucket list.  Surprisingly, it actually turned out pretty good!  Thanks to a combination of the Pioneer Woman's Pastry Crust, and The Barefoot Contessa's apple filling and crisp topping recipes!

Daughters wearing their momma's vintage dresses.  Thanks for saving these Mimi!

Sweet Audrey

A little voluntarism with the Junior League - Junior Giants Day....

Teaching Kiddos how to make healthy snacks.  Fruit and Granola Parfait.

Learning the Art of Make Up Application - no adult supervision requested.

Lots of veggies and fruit with smoothies.

Girls attending their first horse show - menlo charity horse show at the Circus Club.

Tiring the girls out at Bumble

Strolling through downtown Menlo Park - stopping for a treat at Susie Cakes.

Oh and getting tan in Hawaii!  Pictures coming soon....

We have a swimmer!

After many weeks of swim practice, Amelia swam an entire lap across the pool!  I had tears in my eyes when I saw her reach the other end.  Coach Morgan asked her to rest before she turned to swim back but she wanted to go right away.  I am so incredibly proud of her!  What a huge milestone!

Primping

As I was getting dressed one evening for a date night, Audrey wandered into the bathroom and kept trying to put the rollers in her hair.  My set has a ton of tiny rollers, so I went with it, and she enjoyed every minute!  she kept wanting more and more set in her hair.  Audrey is too much!

Audreys and Amelias

Amelia has been practicing with Menlo's swim team this summer.  Although we weren't planning to enter her into a swim meet this year, I thought it would be fun for her to see all the chaos of an actual meet.  We attended part of the last meet before the finals - and ran into many of the other children that she practices with during the week!

We ran into her friend Audrey, who's cousin Amelia happened to be visiting and at the pool too!  Amelia and Audrey and Amelia and Audrey forgot all about the swim meet and had fun playing on the grass, building bird nests out of all the pine needles and enjoying popsicles.  quite a day!

Mommy and Little A

While Amelia had a week of summer camp, Audrey and I enjoyed some great one on one time.  We spent a morning at CuriOddessy - a local nature and animal/ children's museum.  Audrey thoroughly enjoyed exploring at her whim, without big sister hovering around!