When the kids woke up from nap time, we celebrated Schäfer’s last day of Xiao Ban with homemade lemonade and popcorn.

Everybody loves lemonade.

I forgot how good a freshly squeezed lemon + sugar + water really is.

I first saw this airplane on Pinterest and knew Schäfer would lurve to make it.  (I’m trying to stop pinning

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07.19.11
Now that Selah can crawl, I have to contain her when I’m in the kitchen. Playing with a toy in the high chair is a good option because she can also watch me in the kitchen.

This afternoon, Schäfer asked to take the golf set outside so he could practice his swing.

Apparently, Selah is a big

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Sianna loves to hold Schäfer’s hand. And every once in a while, he’ll forgo riding his bike just to be with his sister.

Because he knows how much it means to her.

When he runs, she wants to run too.

But she’ll do it with shoes on, of course.

They like to be together.

When he finds a fish, she’ll

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Selah’s desire to move caused Hubs to get out the walker. She loved being upright.

This takes baby proofing to a new level.

Hubs and Schäfer built a large train track.

It was a little challenging for Schäfer to play with his trains while one sister moved the trains and another sister ate them.

Eventually, everyone was busy with

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06.02.11
After four of our five fish died, I told Schäfer that his fish didn’t like swimming in such a small box. He agreed that the one remaining fish needed to go to the pond. Sianna grabbed this red fish on the way out the door. It was almost as if she had a little ceremony

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