We know our summer is coming to an end. Our other parent friends had to get back to the grind almost three weeks ago, but in the words of Olivia "we are the lucky ones." I think her free spirit correlates to her attitude about attending school. Don't get me wrong, she likes school when she is in the throws of it, but not overly in to school in other terms. She would rather be outside catching frogs. Speaking of frogs, we have a brand new (just came out of tadpole phase) in our home. Thanks to our best neighbor EVER, Jill, who fed and loved him while we were at the lake, we have a new African Water Frog. Well, we are not quite sure if it is a he or she, but we'll figure that out soon enough and name him or her. We love the nameless creature.
In other news, Olivia lost her second tooth on August 14th. Being 5 and losing teeth is keeping Olivia a busy girl. She had her Aunt Kim by her side at the lake and mommy pulled it (as I did last time). She is so proud to show everyone her missing teeth. The first lost/new tooth has already grown in completely, so no real snaggle on that one. I'm sure the top teeth will give her the full effect. Zach is quietly biding his time with the tooth fairy. This fairy has been busy at our lake house this summer. We'll have to give her our Atlanta address for future reference.
With school being in for most kids (we start the day after Labor Day), we had the opportunity to enjoy the Georgia Aquarium with very few people there. It was one of the most relaxing days for me. Beautiful music, gorgeous tanks fill with fish, sharks, manta rays and oh, the Beluga whales! Olivia was chosen to feed the sting rays during feeding time (mmm, shrimp for lunch). She was so pleased and actually spoke up and raised her hand to feed them. Way to go, my little shy one. When it comes to animals, this girl is not shy. We know her weakness. Now, how do we correlate that to participating in gymnastics? Hmm. 
I have taken the kids on many errands this week in Atlanta. They have been troopers and I caputured a shot of them ourside Nordstrom's yesterday. Mommy needed a new phone case. Was it because Zach has taken over my iPhone and worn it out? Maybe, but the kids were great at the mall. This is someplace I rarely take them, so times were good. Of course, they sweet talked me into a little something . Olivia got necklace trinkets and Zach, a cool Swedish car from Hannah Andersen. Can you tell they are happy shoppers?
In other news, Olivia lost her second tooth on August 14th. Being 5 and losing teeth is keeping Olivia a busy girl. She had her Aunt Kim by her side at the lake and mommy pulled it (as I did last time). She is so proud to show everyone her missing teeth. The first lost/new tooth has already grown in completely, so no real snaggle on that one. I'm sure the top teeth will give her the full effect. Zach is quietly biding his time with the tooth fairy. This fairy has been busy at our lake house this summer. We'll have to give her our Atlanta address for future reference.With school being in for most kids (we start the day after Labor Day), we had the opportunity to enjoy the Georgia Aquarium with very few people there. It was one of the most relaxing days for me. Beautiful music, gorgeous tanks fill with fish, sharks, manta rays and oh, the Beluga whales! Olivia was chosen to feed the sting rays during feeding time (mmm, shrimp for lunch). She was so pleased and actually spoke up and raised her hand to feed them. Way to go, my little shy one. When it comes to animals, this girl is not shy. We know her weakness. Now, how do we correlate that to participating in gymnastics? Hmm. I have taken the kids on many errands this week in Atlanta. They have been troopers and I caputured a shot of them ourside Nordstrom's yesterday. Mommy needed a new phone case. Was it because Zach has taken over my iPhone and worn it out? Maybe, but the kids were great at the mall. This is someplace I rarely take them, so times were good. Of course, they sweet talked me into a little something . Olivia got necklace trinkets and Zach, a cool Swedish car from Hannah Andersen. Can you tell they are happy shoppers?
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