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When we were home this summer...

Jack learned how to tie his shoes.

We have a debate in the hubby's family about tying shoes-apparently they all do it a different way than my family & so we argue about who is "right". I'm not saying who's right...but I do know that when I tie my shoes they don't come undone!! HA!! Soooo...that being said, I was nominated to be designated shoe-tie teacher in our family. I'm 2 for 2 so far.

Lily learned to pretend play by herself. She decided to have a picnic with her animals & set it all up herself.

This is how I found her after a nap...

I've included this picture to prove to her new teacher that she DOES know how to read & yes, she did do it over the summer-there will be doubt in the coming weeks. Oie, did we take a break from all things learning this summer.

And, though all 3 of my blog readers have already heard this story, I have to include it for posterity. Macy has a hard time with her teeth...they either don't get loose or they don't get loose enough to pull. She's lost 6 now-5 of them at the hands of our very dear dentist. So, at the beginning of summer I had to take her in with a tooth that just wouldn't come out. I also had the other kids, so I waited in the waiting room & she bravely went back there by herself. After about 30 minutes, she comes out with a mouth FULL of gauze & a grin. The nurse tells me that after they got her numb & pulled the first one, she said to the dentist "Well, I have another loose one beside it-wanna pull it too?" So, he obliged & then looked around & decided a third one was going to give her trouble & he might as well get it too while she was there & numb. She couldn't have been happier. I was cracking up-what kid loves to go to the dentist AND asks him to pull extra teeth??? And the tooth fairy was broke that night after visiting our house.