Random

We always need a "Random" post every once in a while, right?

Basil did her own pony tail--and was pretty proud of it


She also put on June's clothes the other day and said, "I'm baby Junie! Now you can change my diaper. That would be great!" (She is potty trained, so she was really pretending she was June here!)


Cute vest at the store she tried on.


After we got our Christmas things out, the girls dressed Pyper up like the tree.


June--BUSTED!


This is what happens at an Elementary school playground the day after it snows:

Love this sweet face!


Pyper and Basil play so well together now that Pyper doesn't go to school and the older two are gone all day. Here is a picture of them making beds in the living room.

I always love seeing things like this:



Pyper reading to Junie.


Pyper and Basil getting set up to play . . .


Basil and June


Summer had a bottom tooth start to come in before her baby tooth came out. Needless to say, we began wiggling that baby tooth extra hard over the next few days before it fell out.

Claire and June

Pip and Basil

Basil and June

Halloween

This year for Halloween, Summer wanted to be a parrot:
(Claire helping me make the wings)





Claire wanted to be a peacock:


Pyper wanted to be the unicorn:
(This was taken after trick or treating when her tummy hurt from eating so much candy)


Basil wanted to be a cow:


And Junie was just happy to have the candy bag!


It was a little cold and rainy during the trick or treating, so we just made the small loop in our neighborhood and called it quits. The girls were happy with their candy, and it wasn't much, so I was happy too!


My cousin, Jessica, her husband Eric, and their little boy Junior joined us for trick or treating--as well as my aunt and uncle, and Jessica's brother and sister. It was so great to see everyone! Junior was hilarious and entertained us all night. The girls loved having him around. And it was great catching up with family. We had a wonderful time. Wish it could have lasted longer!

Summer's First Day of School Pictures, Junie Smiling, and Pyper's Art Studio

So Summer's been in school for over a month, now but here are her first day of school pictures:

And June is smiling. ALL THE TIME. We love it! She is so sweet.

So now that Claire and Summer are in school, it's just Pip, Basil, and June. This is a very different dynamic than we've had before. I think Pyper really likes this time where she is the oldest and doesn't have anyone bossing her around.

One day, she set out a whole bunch of pictures and markers for her art studio, and when the girls got home, they were able to request a picture and a marker to color their pictures.

Pyper and Junie

I really should post an actual post, but it's evening and the girls are all sleeping and I'd rather just sit here and watch this cute little lullaby on youtube. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiAzcWiwE5Y

But I do want to share this sweet picture of Pyper and Junie I took yesterday. I love it. Pyper was in the middle of saying something, which portrays her perfectly. She is such a talker. And then there's Junie with that rad hair and that sweet face. Love it.

Updates of the Girls

Basil giving Junie loves.

June at about three and half weeks old.

June at two weeks old.

Ready for Summer's birthday party.

Summer had her SEVEN year birthday party. This picture isn't a great one, but I love the look on Summer's face.

She got roller skates from Grandma Searle and was so excited. 

And the big thing this year was the offer of a birthday party with friends or getting her ears pierced (she's been begging for the past two years to get her ears pierced). Guess which she chose?

 

Summer was so brave. I could see here eyes well up with tears. She wanted to cry. She just looked me right in the face, took a big controlled breath, and smiled. WOW! I was so impressed.

Love this picture.

And this one too. 

My mom gave us a cd for Christmas with Primary songs on it. The girls love it and listen to it often. They have even memorized quite a few songs on it. One of them was a song written to the scripture "Alma 37:6-7." Summer asked Lilli Brunt (12 years old) to sing it with her in Sacrament meeting. So they did! I was so proud of Summer. She did excellent. She smiled through the whole thing. She was so excited to do it. The whole first verse was a solo by Summer. The second verse was half a solo by Lilli, then they joined together on the second half. It was beautiful. 

Produce from our garden . . . We've eaten a few not-yet-ripe vegetables because we are just too excited to wait. It's been so fun to see the girls get so excited over the fruits of our labors.

And our tomatoes are out of control. Our first red cherry tomato had to split five ways--I was not going to pass it up! It was totally worth it.

Summer made a seek and find picture for Claire. 

And Claire made a maze for Summer.

Pippy talking to baby Junie.

We got some hand-me-down dress-ups from a neighbor. The girls have spent hours getting dressed up--or dressing Basil up and sending her upstairs--to model them for me.

Little Junie sportin' the zebra print

This hair is out of control. We love it! We actually went to Claire's jewelry shop and tried different bows on her hair, but nothing tamed it. 

June--5 weeks old

Claire's been wearing Summer's fake glasses for the past few days. They actually look pretty great on her!

Love all these girls!