We bought Olivia and Gretchen bikes on Tuesday night and promptly removed the training wheels and pedals so that they wouldn't know that their bikes were supposed to have training wheels and pedals. They picked out helmets on Wednesday but since then haven't been much interested in riding their new bikes. All the little boys we've had visiting lately have enjoyed them, though, so at least they're getting used.
The cousins stayed to visit for a day and a half before leaving after lunch on Thursday. We'll see them again at Aufdy camp in a few months.
Mom and James stayed until Saturday morning and plan to be back next week. Before leaving, Mom made new construction paper crowns for Olivia and Gretchen. The crowns were laminated in an attempt to give them a longer life than is typical for crowns in our house. Olivia wears her crown constantly (including to bed). Gretchen is less attached during the day, but has come out of her room two nights in a row looking for her Oma crown to take to bed with her.
Pictures (not in chronological order) and a video:
Vimeo video (password BarhorstBrewed)
Gretchen's Leggings
Ilyssa and the cousins:
The graduate with her nieces:
Dad kept putting Kaitlyn on my shoulder:
Our mid-schole scheduling huddle:
Opa put the cousins in the truck:
At Uncle Jacob's house:
A cousin line-up. That hole is for an uncooperative Edward:
We tried to get a stealth picture when Oma was showing the kids the video of our picture taking efforts, but Edward was on to us...
Daddy and Kaitlyn:
Oma made Olivia and Gretchen (and James and Gideon and Ephraim) new crowns:
Gretchen, in her Winnie-the-Pooh dress for Jillian, and in a sweater because she was cold (it was 80 out):
Gretchen likes to talk to Walter:
More pictures on Uncle Jacob's couch:
Opa and Kaitlyn:
Olivia looks uninspired:
Carrie's face in the schole picture is fantastic. Also, Bryan and Kaitlyn look like they're enjoying Kaitlyn's postnap time. She's so snuggly!
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