After:
For her birthday we spent the weekend with Morgan and Cadence at the beach. We missed school on Friday to head to Richmond and Willow drove on the interstate for the longest she ever has! We had Moes for lunch and stopped to pick up some Crumbl cookies, which Willow had seen online, but we don't have a store near us. 
We cut all the cookies into quarters so we could each try them all. Genius idea!!
The girls couldn't resist the water! 
It wasn't necessarily an art weekend but we had all brought crafts that ended up being an unplanned butterfly theme!
Willow woke up at 5:45 both days to see the sunrise...then went back to bed :)
Willow wanted to bring something to bake, so the strawberries were a fun treat...and good practice for her bake sale the next weekend!
We took the kayaks out to enjoy exploring the coastline. It was good practice for the canoe experience on Willow's Belize trip!
We headed into town for lunch and walked around for a little shopping. The girls found matching sweatshirts and a few other things. 
They had some downtime in the afternoon to enjoy their books and the sound of the waves.
We watched a movie and played games in the evening. 
Willow woke me up the next morning saying that she'd gone out to watch the sunset and noticed the kayaks had moved. We'd thought it'd be fun to go for a sunset kayak so we hadn't put the kayaks away. After the movie, I mentioned getting them, but was reassured by the teenagers that it was dark and we could get them in the morning. Ha!! Two of the three were caught in the water in the cove of the house but the other had floated down the coast about 4-5 houses. Willow had tried to get it by herself but the kayak was full of water and heavy. We went down together to pull it up onto the rocks to drain (thankfully I knew about the plug from our kayaks) then carry back to the house. Lesson learned!! In the picture below, the other kayak had floated through the old pier posts and was caught by those a few houses down. 
We finished our projects!
Sweet friends!
Since our azalea in the backyard is pitiful, we opted for a picture at Nana's.
Here is her 20-questions video:
What is your favorite color? blue
What is your favorite activity? dance
What is your favorite fruit? strawberries
What is your favorite TV show? Doogie Kamealoha
What is your favorite thing to eat a lunch? bagel with pepperoni and cheese
What is your favorite type of clothes to wear? "this kind"
What is your favorite game to play? Murdle
What is your favorite snack? freeze-dried strawberries
What is your favorite animal? penguin
What is your favorite song? "Unashamed" by Matthew West
What is your favorite book? Shadow and Bones, Powerless trilogy
Who is your best friend? Kinsley, Aliyah
What is your favorite cereal? Cheerios
What is your favorite thing to do outside? trampoline, walk
What is your favorite drink? strawberry lemonade
What is your favorite holiday? Christmas
What do you take to bed at night? blankie, bear, water, stuffed animals, pillows
What is your favorite thing to eat at breakfast? Cheerios
What did you have for dinner on your birthday? Red Robin
What job do you want to have when you're older? missionary
August well-visit stats:
Weight: 154 (89%ile)
Height: 5'8" (94%ile) (sidenote: Owen measured the exact same height at 3 yrs younger and loves it!!)
BMI: 23.4 (77%ile)
