princesses

This week is VBS, and both girls are having a great time.  Today was dress like a princess day.  Although Rachel isn't quite as into princesses and playing dress up as she used to be, she still dresses up more days than not at some point during the day.  So she couldn't WAIT to wear her princess dress to VBS today.

Rebecca is suddenly really into purple, so she was excited when we found a purple dress up dress in our collection that fit her.  She didn't want a crown to wear, she wanted to wear the purple hat. 

Yesterday Rebecca was pretty nervous about going--except for grandma's house, the nursery at church, or an occasional friend's house, she hasn't been left anywhere before.  But she knew two of the other kids in her class, and had a great time yesterday, so she was really excited to go back today.

And I'm enjoying mornings to myself!  What a treat!  It's too far away for me to drive home, so I've been running errands, enjoying a kid-free trip to browse around Target, and things like that.  Heaven!

And this is a picture from a few weeks ago, waiting to watch the fireworks on July 4th.  It was Rebecca's first fireworks (except for when she was about 6 weeks old and we took her and laid her on a blanket, and she was oblivious to the fireworks).  She loved them, and for several nights afterwards whenever she got her PJs on, she asked if it was time to go to the fireworks again (because we took her in her PJs, so she'd be able to get right in bed when we got home).

And just to update those who care, we have our truck back, but now our van is in the shop, and I'm enjoying being able to drive my dad's car until we get the van back.  Our new AC is wonderful and I've never been more thankful for it, as it's been in the 90s for days.  This week is infinitely better than the last few have been.