July School Holidays: Week 2

July school holidays continued as they started.  Lots of playing and relaxing.  On Sunday afternoon, we had an open house...so we stayed at the chapel for ages until it was over.  Lily and Ava and Will were putting on performances on the stage.  And Lily was able to recite her entire poem for her classes assembly item that they are performing this term, all from memory!  She's only read the poem a couple of times and she already has it memorized!  Photographic memory, that girl, I'm telling ya!

When we got home the girls wanted to play play dough and Lily said since it was Sunday, they were only going to sculpt spiritual items.  Here is Lily and Ava's play dough nativity scene.  :)  It's adorable!

 I was out hanging up the wash and when I came back Lily and Ava had put Sofie in her bumbo seat.  I just can't believe she's big enough for this!  She doesn't seem too impressed....but she'll grow to love it, right?

 There was a lot of time spent loom banding!  Loom band mania!!!!

 The first week was super cold, but this last week was beautiful!  Out on a bike ride.  Lily is so much faster than the others. Will needs a proper bike, then I think he could keep up!  :)

 When these girls are off school, there are lots of arts and crafts going on.  Ava is a very talented painter.  I love her concentration.

 We put on the girls fancy fake nails that grandma had brought with her but didn't have time to do with them before she left.  Lily loved them...Ava not so much. She put them on one hand then just peeled them all off!

 Ava's one hand.

 Lily loved how she could put these nails together and spell love!

 Sofie just hanging out,being cute while we played just dance.

 Double chins, yes please!

 This guy loves having his older sisters around!  He follows Lily every where and does exactly what she is doing with no shame at all.  He doesn't even try to hide that he is mimicking her.  It's adorable.

 Big sister time for little sister.  Sofie loves having them around also.  :)

 Making fairy toast for breakfast.  The girls made the American flag on their toast...maybe they're secretly telling us something.  :)

 Oh, only Ava could look so cute with such crooked bangs!  I love her.

 Ava butterfly!  With big eyes!!

 Cutest little butterfly I've ever seen!

 Tea parties with all their favorite friends!

 Of course, Lily and Ava didn't want to leave Sofie out!

 Is that not the chubbiest looking baby you ever did see??

 The last two days of school holidays we had play dates!  I didn't take any pictures, except for this one of the two sleeping babes.  On Monday, July 21, we had our favorite family the Gregor's over, Ali, Lachie, Annabelle, Isaac and Natalie and one on the way!!  The kids had so much fun playing while Ali and I had so much fun chatting!

Then the next day we had Nykell and her twin boys over one last time before she moved back to Utah.  So we had a few other friends over as well to say goodbye!  Candice and her four kids and Georgie and her two kids.  It was fun!

 These little sleeping angels were born one week apart!

 It seems like Sofie grew up quite a bit over the school holidays.  She is so much more alert now, and really seeing what she is looking around at.  She recognizes faces, especially the ones she sees frequently, like all her siblings.  :)

Then it was back to school...for a few weeks anyway.  Until we find out where we are moving to!