“Grandpa, watch this!”

Exploring the dance studio during class is all fun and games, but when Teacher Anna says, “stickers,” dancing means business for Meryl!

(Thanks, Sasha, for the ‘washable’ nail polishes. Genius!)

And, apple picking. Afternoon snack, and baked for dessert tonight!

Also, our kitchen has turned into a homemade foam (ahem, pillow) pit.

Yup, we have that many of them, thanks to Xanna! Meryl loooves bandaids. Plus, the ‘treat’ of putting bandaids on her thumbs curbs her thumb-sucking. Stop on by for a bandaid if you’re in need of one, we got you covered…for years to come:)

We had a very impressive lightening storm last night!

Second week, and spending an hour investigating all corners of a dance studio, sometimes dancing, is still the most draining activity of her three year old life.

A three year old! Continuing the trend, Meryl checked-in to see the doctor and checked-out exceptionally normal. Only this time, the doctor checked her eyes…with an iPhone! Turns out there’s an app that takes a picture of kids’ eyes using the camera’s flash to bounce light off the back of the retina, then it detects the pupil location, runs an algorithm, and tests for common eye diseases. Crazy!

Holmes has been practicing sitting after standing, and Meryl jumped in as a guide!

No joke, Halibut Cove is five blocks from our house! We went on a family walk today, and while Frank and Meryl were at the playground, Holmes, Lummi, and I went for a stroll and stumbled upon a picture of Halibut Cove at the bus stop! I literally did a double take. We’ll be back for the view!

Meryl has short days this week at school, so Frank took her to the zoo this afternoon! And if Meryl goes to the zoo, she simply has to ride the horses on the merry-go-round:)

With glamour shots while eating…the whole thing.

When your family sends you Honey Bucket selfies for your daughter’s enjoyment. We’ll take ‘em! Its good clean fun, after all; highly sanitized with a scent of silliness:)