Tuesday, September 30, 2014

our weekends: reflecting back to a year ago

Reflecting back on where we were a year ago--a lot has changed, especially on our time at home on the weekends.  At Copper ct. we were indoors a fair amount. Between having no real shade and traffic, we were out some, but not much. Here, I feel like we all LIVE to get outside. Whether it's talking about plans on the way home, or the way we all wake up.

Lots of time is spent in Daddy's hammock--and I feel like this fall we'll be out there even more and more.

The girls play dress up. More now than ever. They have a pretty good collection of dresses (Frozen of course) some princesses, and odds and ends. They go out to the playhouse and pretend or just in the playroom--depends on the day.

Amara was never all that into dressup, but Cora has really helped bring her out of her shell in that way.

We take time. Whether it's to sit in the girls rooms, or downstairs, we are together a lot--but we also get 1:1 time with the girls and each other. Cora and Amara love their rooms and I'm so thrilled that they want to spend time in there--whether it's watching a movie, coloring, playing, or looking at their treasures.

Ily is a different dog now too. The "Great Hunter," as i call her--has plenty of room to run, things to chase, and she just seems happy. Amara particularly has become super lovey with her lately--despite the fact she insists she is a puppy ;)  We're contemplating a 2nd dog, but the bond is just so great, we don't want to ruin the mojo.

The girls PLAY here, a lot. Might be the age, Eric and my attitude, or hopefully their love for each other, but when they are silly and giggling, nothing in the WORLD is a better sound. It's normally fleeting--before the next fight, and that's ok, I'll certainly take the good with the bad.

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