First a couple of pictures of the train that the kids made. They emptied out all the bins that we keep small toys in (yes, that made quite the mess) and turned the frame sideways. Meg then put Jack in it and pushed him around the house. Jack loved it and just sat back and enjoyed the free ride! Meg and Kylie loaded it up with books as well - apparently so Jack would have something to do :)

These are pictures of Megan in her birthday princess gear that Molly bought her. She wears at least some of it around the house almost every day!

Posing :)

This week things cooled off down here. It rained on and off for most of the day on Monday. We spent the morning playing at a friend's house then when we got home I let the kids go play outside in the back yard in the rain. Jack wasn't quite sure what to make of the wet grass and Beth came in after just a little bit (she got wet and didn't like that), but Kylie and Megan stayed outside for quite a while. They jumped on the trampoline and loved making the water bounce around on it. By the time they came in, they were soaked and happy :)

Last night for dinner, I made potato vegetable soup. This has become a family favorite as I season the broth with the makings of alfredo sauce. Usually the soup includes potatoes, carrots, celery, onions and kale. Last night we made a small change and added the beets we got in our last co-op order. Not surprisingly, iturned the whole soup very pink. Kylie was thrilled as pink is her favorite color :) The soup tasted fine, but man, the color really threw me off when I ate it! Beth and I also made homemade bread with organic whole wheat flour and oats and it turned out fantastic!