Another Summer Comes to an End

We crammed some end-of-summer fun in with Grandma and Grandpa - one morning we met them at the Boulder County Fair and another we met up at the Broomfield Bay water park.

The Fair day was quite hot (you can tell by Emily's picture...), but both girls enjoyed seeing the farm animals, and even saw their first clown show!  Emily was a little apprehensive, but quickly started to enjoy herself.  And Kara was cracking up!  Kara also got to enjoy some carnival rides with Grandma and Grandpa while Emily went home for a nap.

We only got to Broomfield Bay (small local pool/water park) one day this summer (same as last summer) and both girls had a blast!  It was a bit chilly for the adults, but we powered through.  Kara couldn't get enough of the big water slides, and Emily made Dad go down the medium slide over and over and over....

August also brought lots of bounty from our little garden.  We got several rounds of beans, lots and lots....and lots of zucchini, and yummy tomatoes!  Our carrots were very sad and the watermelons were a complete no-show (maybe we should have weeded?!), but we plan to garden again next year.  The girls really enjoyed watching everything grow.

Emily went with Mom and Kara to the hair salon one day and got her first salon experience.  Ms. Rose was very nice and shampooed Emily's hair and gave her a good blow dry.  Emily just thought it was the coolest thing.

Emily is going through an independent phase.  She wants to do everything herself (including getting dressed, getting into the bath, reading books) and gets very irritated if someone tried to do something for her or makes her do something before she's ready. It has been a little tricky to get her to do things sometimes...

Kid quotes:
Emily: "No thank you, I'm playing toys" when we asked her to come to dinner one night.

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A Month of Firsts

Our July and August have blurred together in several fun outings and lots of home improvement.

Mommy and Kara went to the Boulder County Fair with some friends at the beginning of August.  It was Kara's first visit to a county fair.  Everyone had a great time visiting all the different farm animals.  The cows were especially docile for the little girls.  Kara also had her first pony ride!  Check out the video to see how she did. :)

Kara also had her first haircut and her first visit to the dentist!  She watched Mommy get her haircut first, then was very excited to get it done herself.  She even insisted on getting a shampoo just like Mommy.  Kara did equally well at the dentist's office.  She loved the chair and the cherry toothpaste, but her favorite part was the video they showed her of dogs going to the dentist before her visit.  She told Daddy all about it that evening.

On the home front, we had new windows installed.  So far we're very happy with them, and they'll definitely be a great addition this winter.  Daddy and Grandpa S. also tore down a wall and an attached deck.  Good times!

Kara will be starting her first classes without parent participation in September.  We'll let you know how that goes!

Some recent Kara Quotes:

"Daddy, you have Kara in your eyes" - looking at her reflection in Daddy's eyes one morning.

"I dreamed about eating cookies today.... Dreams about cookies are good!"

"I am going to draw a picture of you and me!"

"I love you, Mommy" (Mom: "I love you too, Kara")  "I know.  I am in your heart."

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And here's a video of Kara's first pony ride: