As it typically does, August goes by so fast! With the last bit of summer left, the girls were bittersweet about it coming to an end. They were excited to get back to school and see friends, but they love the freedom and relaxed nature of summer, so it’s always hard to see it come to an end.
Every time we go to my parents’ house, the girls love to get in the hammock. This last time we were there, Poppy (a.k.a “the Popinator” as they named him) took over swinging duties. Thanks to the Popinator, the girls were flying high and hanging on for dear life – loving every minute of it!
We brought Cayenne out with us so she and Magnolia could get in some more play time. They are quickly becoming good buddies. Maggie is no longer as intimidated by Cayenne, and Cayenne has toned down her behavior a bit around Maggie. So now they’re comfortable to play with each other, wrestle, and chase. I think they are going to love the years ahead of being playmates!
In the last week before school started, we also held our annual bake sale to benefit a charity. This year, like last year, all the money went to International Justice Mission – one of the only reasons worth baking pans of cookie bars, brownies, and dozens of cupcakes for!
We rounded out our summer with an activity that I’ve been waiting to do for awhile. We live within a short drive to the W&OD trail, so we drove our bikes to the trail, rode about five miles down the trail to our favorite pizza place, Fireworks, then rode back after dinner. It was a good test to see how much the girls would bike. We’ve biked this distance before to head the other direction for ice cream, but it was Nina’s first longish bike ride since coming out of the cast, and she did great. So, we’ll definitely have to do this again, and maybe even try taking them longer.
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