Here's a big advantage to having a big kid - when she wakes up super early from jet lag, she bakes an apple pie!
Yep, Cora had this baby in the oven by 6 a.m. Friday morning after we returned home late Thursday night. It was yummy, too!
Meanwhile, Violet made her own tin-can telephone, out of red Solo cups and ribbon.
To thank Cora for the pie, Stace made her mow the back meadow! Just kidding, she was paid a fair wage for a big job. Three weeks away leads to a long lawn!
We had lost a couple of fish in recent months, and now that we're home for a while, we replenished our tank with three new platys.
The four of us took off to the beach on Sunday, and Cora was happy to take her surfboard out.
On Tuesday, the girls needed bloodwork and Cora had an orthodontist appointment. We then made everything better by returning to the beach, joining some of our friends.
Cora had a bit of an adventure when she swam out to the dock with friends. We know stingrays are in the water this summer, and signs advise beachgoers to walk with a shuffle to warn the shy creatures to swim away.
Cora saw one swimming in the water when she was on the dock; her friends swam back, but she froze in fear. She was out there by herself for a long time, before an adult joined her and informed her that stingrays are safe in the water. It's when you step on them that they sting.
She then swam back, and later went back out again with her friends.
Violet had fun in the water, and making sand balls to threaten her mother with.
Cora always has fun with Trent.
We had a big group! This was the last beach trip for the big kids, who started junior high later this week.
We ended our day at Padaro Beach Grill, a favorite dinner spot that's perfect for big groups with lots of kids.
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