It's finally starting to cool down, although the mosquitoes are still around (as I am scratching my millionth bug bite this summer). In the mornings and evenings it cools down, but is still warm during the day... it's only a matter of time before the leaf changing is full swing. I love seasons in NJ!
Here's a few fun pictures of things we did that I never got around to posting...
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| Little Ladies and I at Drumthwacket (NJ governors residence... no, we didn't see Christie) |
At the beginning of summer we visited Drumthwacket, the NJ Governors residence down the street from Princeton. We have driven by it so many times, and wanted to tour it for three years! It was a gorgeous home filled with so much local history.
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| J in front of the Mansion |
I'm still pregnant (for around 2.5 more weeks at least!) and this summer we discovered an AMAZING Greek restaurant in Ewing...
Girls loved chicken strips and hummus with warm pita. J and I tried a sampler of things, and oh my, it was all divine!
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| The owner moonlights as a magician at kids birthday parties. |
Magic Show and not having to make dinner = Joy
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| Bubbles while we eat dinner?! Pure delight. |
The girls played a lot this summer together, and their friendship really is a sweet one. They were pretty excited as boxes began arriving for Baby Brother and a few for them too!
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| Summer of costume changes: We went through like 2 leotards and 3 outfits every.single.day. |
Who cares about what is inside the box, let's cut a window and make a playhouse!!
Our neighbors, Mr. Art and Miss Carol completely blessed our family a huge way this year by allowing us to come over to their pool any time we wanted! This was music to my ears... nothing like a dip in a cool pool for a huge, swollen pregnant lady with two kids climbing the walls!!
The girls gained so much confidence in the water this year by being in it almost every single day!
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| Bathing Beauty... i'm in trouble in 10 years! |
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| Sweet Smile... Our fearless Gracie Girl loved it!! |
In August we had a Lemonade Stand! The girls have been asking to do one since we read the book last year, "Pinkalicious and the Lemonade Stand." Jarrett helped the girls hang a poster on the street and they made around $5 to give to the local Back-to-School supplies fundraiser ;)
I think they ate cupcakes and drank their weight in lemonade.
Pretty Girls got haircuts a couple weeks before school started...
And my big kindergartner insisted Daddy take her picture by the Christmas tree at Hobby Lobby while looking for stuff for Brother's room.
I'm ready for summer to be over (no bugs and humidity) and CBS to begin, but I miss my Lulu at Kindergarten and not quite ready for the frosty cold mornings and never-ending raking of leaves. I am looking forward to holding Baby Andrew in my arms, going apple picking and making apple pie and our family visiting. Let the pumpkin-spice-salted-caramel-apple craze commence!!
