August 19

Well, we managed to close out the summer months with a bang before heading into the start of a new school year!  Our Lake Erie vacation is documented in another entry, but it was wonderful.  And we had a lot of fun outside of that vacation too!

With summer vacation coming to a close, we knew we had a few things we wanted to cross off our To Do list and we got the extra bonus a few Little Sweetie-focused days as Big Brother started school first!

Enjoying the newly accessibility-renovated local playground with Big Brother and G!

     

Special days with our special girl!  First up, going to see Super Pets in the theater!

     

Ladies needed to get their nails done!

Enjoying some cheesecake with Daddy at lunchtime!

     

Special Daddy Little Sweetie time at Top Golf!

And, as always, more cooking!  We made some sweet treats and also managed to finish Little Sweetie's Eat2Explore boxes she was gifted for Christmas.

     

Chocolate chip cookies!

     

     

     

     

General Tso's Chicken with snow peas!

     

     

     

Mapo tofu with ground pork and Jasmine rice!

     

Some back-to-school cutout cookies for her teachers!

School kept looming...before we knew it, it was time to pick up some new uniform pieces and and head to Meet The Teacher!

Very excited for her new school shorts!

Time to meet the teachers!

     

Fun with friends and a science station!

     

Ready for 3rd grade and switching classes, eep!

     

And here she is...ready for school!  How did our baby get so big?

Height and Weight

Little Sweetie is at 63.4 lbs. this month and up to about 52 inches!

Love this face!

Personality

This beautiful girl is still so fun and innocent and amused by kid stuff.  I hope she's able to stay this way for as long as possible.  

Such joy over a still inflated balloon animal!

Developmental Milestones

Little Sweetie's brain and creativity continues to amaze me.  She's really thinking about things and we love seeing the projects she develops.  Third grade is going to be a big year for sure!

Working on alphabetizing book titles!

Designing and engineering her own town!

Play-Doh time is still a favorite!

Fun Tidbits

The school year is starting off big, with the first "normal" events since Fall 2019.  So hopeful that our dear girl gets a year of stability and growth and that she doesn't immediately wear herself out with Chess Club, Piano, and Choir!

Good night,

LSM

Little Sweetie's Momma