Princess Baby, bubbles, Lexi's volleyball

 Ava took Princess Baby for a ride today.  She is so happy to have her baby back, she had been missing for a long time, but recently found by Mom in a wayward  backpack.  They rode to the playfort and then Harper got to ride along and they went to visit Alan and Vera. 

 

Harper was doing some serious bubble blowing this afternoon.

Ava was using the one-eyed method.

We went to watch Lexi's team play at Mountain View tonight.  Union won 25-11, 22-25, 15-12.  It was a fun match to watch, they have a good team and came from way behind a couple of times. 

4-wheeling cuties

Ava and Harper had a good day at school, they started learning sign language and remembered all the signs they worked on in class.  After lunch, they couldn't wait to get outside and play.  They did some pretty realistic 4-wheeling in their Jeep this afternoon.  We took  them over to Gabe and Des's to the little hill that Papa rides them up and down on the lawnmower.  They loved it and would scream so loud when they went down!

They just kept going, around and around...

until they were getting so tired and goofy that they weren't steering very well.  Then it was time to pose for a picture and park that puppy.

In the evening, Parker and I went to watch James play in Kelso.  Good game but they lost 13-12.

Cycle ride

Parker called this morning to see if Papa was interested in going for a cycle ride again, they went for one yesterday to Rose Valley and around Longview.   Papa said sure, they rode up to the South Fork of the river and around Toutle.  They are hoping to take a longer trip one day.  Last night Des and the kids came over and we watched the live stream of the Gonzaga Invitational, Macee didn't play but it was a good match and fun to see her cheering for the team on the sidelines.  Auna was over, too, she entertained Rielee while we were watching volleyball, playing restaurant with her. 

Our new school year routine

 We have a backseat full of girls as we first drop off Rielee and then take the twins to pre-school.  It was kind of  a noisy ride, I only had to say "inside voices please" about a half dozen times as they would squeal happily about one funny thing after another...

Quick hugs and kisses, drop-off is a strict and orderly affair at her school and you don't dawdle.

Parker's 1st day, Ava's pj's

Yesterday was Parker's 1st day at Coweeman.  He said it went well and he wasn't that  nervous. 

Ava was so excited to show me the Barbie pajamas she got from Grandma Barb, she did a slow unzip of her jacket and a "TA-DAH!" 

1st day of school for Rielee, Ava, Harper

 Such excited girls!  Rielee was ready for her 1st day at Butler Acres and the twins were ready for pre-school.  In fact, they could hardly wait, they kept asking if it was time to go.

 They went right to the kitchen and Harper set the table with cake, the other set of twins showed up, that's them on the left, but there wasn't any socializing yet.

Saying good-bye to Dad after he gave them a little pep talk.  They were fine when we left, no tears, except a few from Mom.

When we picked them up, they came running out, so excited, Harper said "it is SO fun there!"

Rielee had a great day, too, she loves her new school.

Auna's 1st day, Rielee's meet the teacher night

 Auna came over this morning before school and her 1st day of 8th grade, she looked so cute!  Ava posed with her but Harper didn't feel like it.

This evening we went to see Rielee's new school so we would know where to drop her off and pick her up if need be.  She looks a little apprehensive in the picture but she was excited, they had lots of computers in the room and her teacher was very nice.