Life Lately

We are gearing up to head back to school. I'm not happy at all that August has arrived. I need more summer. Anyone else?

Last Monday all of the girls had dentist appointments! Gretchen went back first and did great, and then it was Megan's turn. I had put Peace & Calming 2 essential oils on her before we left the house, and she ended up doing really well! She's terrified of the dentist, but they were so sweet and patient with her, and she was such a big girl! Adalyn even had her first appointment, and it didn't go as well. She let them brush her teeth and the dentist was able to look in her mouth, but that was about it. 

We've been playing lots of learning games. I'm always amazed at Megan's academic skills. She came such a long way this past year with her preschool teacher, and we will miss her so much as she moves on to Pre-K! 

The girls decided to put on a Build-A-Bear fashion show one morning. I had barely woken up, and Megan had already gotten dressed, Gretchen was in dress up, and they were ready to parade their toys around the living room. 

The girls have been living in either dress up or leotards this summer. I asked Gretchen the other day, "when are you going to put on real clothes?" and she replied with, "whenever we actually go somewhere!" Fair enough kid, fair enough. Remind me next year to not buy them a summer wardrobe.

We've spent a few days at the pool over the past week. We've packed a lunch, headed out mid-morning, and then made it home for naps. It's been heavenly. 

Love this girl. 

My Young Living oily order came in and I've been testing out my new oils. I'm using the Thieves cleaner in the dishwasher and in my all-purpose cleaner, and I've been using the orange oil to whiten my teeth. If you want to learn more about Young Living, shoot me an email or leave me a comment w/ your email. Don't worry, I won't publish it! I'm also working on a post, so you can see how I've incorporated oils into my beauty routine!

The big girls and I found Shrinky Dinks at the store the other day. It totally brought me back to my childhood! We colored them during nap time, baked them, and then made bracelets. 

Ha! Addy Pearl is a HAPPY girl in the mornings!

We've been potty training her over the past two weeks and she's doing very well! I'll update more on this later. We use the 4-day potty training method, and we've just started putting undies on her. She's getting so big!

Gretchen received a beautiful blanket from her Nana this week as her baptism present. She was opening that box like a madwoman, and kept telling me, "It came from Maryland!"

So, that's a bit of life lately! We're off to enjoy the last few weeks of summer!