Playtime with Grammy and Grampy

We are having a great time playing with Grammy and Grampy King!  
Liv is learning to play UNO. 

Keeping with family tradition and homemade pizza!

Snacks at the picnic table.

Girl time!

Gooooooo! Team!

Mimi getting comfortable on her "running" bike.

Grammy teaching Liv to play Spider Solitaire.

New Work Bench

Grammy and Grampy had this workbench delivered to the house (it arrived the day before they did). 

Liv loved helping put it together and is enjoying using the tools!

Demonstrating one of her creations.

Fighting over putting the wrench back.

Grammy and Grampy Arrive

Giant, very loud train pulling into the station. 

We are all just too excited to have them here! 

Umbrellas, PJs & Rain Boots

When they asked can we go play in the rain... 

"Yes" was the answer.

Bikes with Buddies

Happily, we had a chance to play with our good friends Kate, Klaudia, and Maya. 

Liv and Klaudia took turns riding each other's bikes. 

Kate took Mikey for a spin on the scooter.

How typical is this??? 

whatcha got? whatch eatin'? can I have some? hunh? can I?

Visit to the Park

One evening a few days after we got Bella, we all took the "go-go" (golf cart) to the park. 

Check out the silly bow! hahaha - I love being the alpha. LOL

I think maybe she was wishing she'd never left the farm. 

Camila found a big kid's very cool nerf gun at the park (they were playing war games and had stashed caches of weapons). she chased them around for a few minutes - they were great sports! it was pretty funny.

FLYING!

Do you remember these pictures of Liv swinging and watching everyone else from last year (no wait,) almost two years ago!?  (holy flashback!)

Lauren's Birthday Party

We were honored to have been invited to a friend's 4th birthday party. It was a beautiful party for a lovely girl, and an absolutely delightful way to spend a Saturday afternoon. 

The three little girls (Lauren, Liv & Mimi) played together, while the grownups visited. 

Then when it was time for presents, Liv got the important job of helper (she helped pick the next present to be opened & she cleared the scraps of wrapping paper. 

She did very well - she was enthusiastic, helpful, and didn't get jealous or distracted or... at least not too much. :)

Lauren got some great new dress-up clothes!!

Liv the Fearsome Pirate!! 

Pretty birthday girl!