Dear Scarlet,

There is nothing better than a summer trip to Chick-fil-a. They have the best cold lemonade and you can even trade in your toy for ice cream. Mama loves it because it is clean and they are very friendly. I hope we can go back soon to play in the playplace. Scarlet, do you remember when we were only three years old? We were afraid to go in the playplace because it was so big! Isn't that funny? We have really grown up in the last year, now we are tall and brave and love the big slide. Leesia and Lilly loved it too! Yay Chick-fil-a!

XOXOXO,
Sophia

Dear Ahmama and Papa,

We had so much fun visiting you at your house. We love swimming in the pool, the temperature was perfect-not too hot and not too cold. We also loved taking walks with Papa and working the big yarn puzzle with you, Ahmama! But our very favorite part of our visit was going to the blueberry farm to pick fresh blueberries. They were so yummy that it was hard to remember to actually put some in the bucket. Delicious!

We hope to come back and swim again soon before it gets too cool. We love you!

XOXOXO,
Scarlet & Sophia

PS Here are some photos of us picking blueberries and when we pretended that Leesia and Lilly had won a race!

STROLLER BEFORE

Dear Mama,

Thank you so much for re-doing our doll strollers. They had gotten so old and worn out that they we couldn't really play with them anymore. It was so neat that you found a tutorial that showed how to recover them with fun fabric to make them like new again! If any of our "fans" are interested, here is a simple Doll Stroller Re-fashion Tutorial

Now Leesia and Lilly can ride around again and we can take them anywhere. We love the green and pink fabrics and we can tell whose is whose so easily too. Thanks Mama!

XOXOXO,
Scarlet & Sophia

PS Here is a picture of Sophia waiting for her stroller make-over. She decided to carry Leesia in a doll wrap in the meantime!

SOPHIA'S STROLLER AFTER

SCARLET'S STROLLER AFTER

Dear Sophia,

Mama found a really pretty sheet at Goodwill. She says some people think it is weird to buy old bedding, but she says you just need to think of it as "upcycling vintage finds"! The sheet she bought is super soft and comfy and will make great dresses! All we have to do is lay down to help her measure the length and then wait for her to sew them up. We can just show off our pink and purple toenail polish while we are waiting!


I guess we were too wiggly, because Mama says the dresses weren't supposed to be maxi length. Oh well, they will fit us for a looooong time! Of course, she also had time to make too little dresses for Leesia and Lilly, don't they look adorable?

XOXOXO,
Scarlet

PS Did you hear all the fireworks last night? They kept waking me up, but I couldn't see them out the window....I guess some people didn't realize that last night was only the 3rd....... Happy 4th of July!

 Dear Scarlet,

I keep trying to tell Mom and Dad that the zoo is always fun even when it is SUPER HOT! Today we got to see almost everything, even the koalas were awake today! But my favorite animals are the giraffes...I just love feeding them lettuce. They are so funny when they lean way down to eat it! They have really really long tongues too. Leesia and Lilly were a little afraid of them, but they are actually really gentle as long as you don't try to pet their noses.

Tomorrow is July 4th! Mama says that is when we celebrate our freedom and independence. Daddy gets to stay home from work an extra day and we are going to hang out with him all day! The summer is so much fun!

XOXOXO,
Sophia

Dear Sophia,

It sure was a busy day. First we went to yoga class and then we met our friends at the splash pad. It was so much fun to play in the water since it was a really hot day. I was so surprised when we found that little frog...he was so cute! When we got home, I was ready to take a nap, but we still had one more place to go. It's ok, because I love to go pick up our farm share at the nursery. Every week we take our empty box and trade it for one that is full of fresh vegetables. We took Leesia and Lilly this time and came home with corn, tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, eggplant and beets. Mama said she will make beet brownies for us this weekend....we love those! While we were there, we walked around and looked at the gorgeous foliage. (Fancy Nancy would say, that's a fancy word for leaves!)  Now I am SO exhausted....I have to go take a nap!

XOXOXO,
Scarlet

PS Don't forget, this weekend is our trip to the mountains! I can't wait.

Dear Scarlet,

We were off to the park this morning! June is getting pretty hot, so we went early in the morning. I was surprised the sprinklers were on at the park, I have never seen that before. Mama said they were there to water the grass and not to get any crazy ideas. It was hard not jump in them though!


We can go so fast on our trikes that Mama can't even keep up. She says one day we will learn how to ride big bikes but for now the tricycles are lots of fun. Leesia and Lilly love riding with us, too. They have to hang on tight when we go around the corners though! Then we all got to play on the slides...it was such a fun day!


XOXOXO,
Sophia


PS Did you know it isn't even summer yet? In a couple weeks it will really be summer and really be HOT! I hope we get to go to the beach!

Dear Sophia,

We have been soooo busy lately. What with being flower girls and traveling and seeing lots of our friends, we have hardly had time to relax. So today Mama took us to the movies. We saw the Pirates Who Don't Do Anything and Leesia and Lilly had so much fun. At first they thought it was really dark and loud, but then they got used to it. It was funny watching the movie because the Veggies swim and sail the boat but they don't have any hands, which makes no sense!

Mama's birthday is coming up pretty soon. Daddy said we are going to make a cheesecake for her! That's Mama's favorite dessert. She is going to love her present too. I can't wait to give it to her!

XOXOXO,
Scarlet

P.S. Did you see this picture of us at the wedding? I loved wearing those flower crowns...everyone said we looked like princesses!

Happy Easter!

Dear Scarlet,

Did you know that Easter is this weekend? We will get to wear our new dresses to church and maybe have an Easter Egg hunt! Mama says that Easter is not really about bunnies or eggs, though. She says that it is remembering Jesus' death and resurrection, which is when he came back to life three days later! It's hard to understand, but we read this in the Bible: "Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in me will live, even if he dies'..." (John 11:25)

Spring is my favorite time of year. I am so glad that the weather is finally getting warmer! We will even get to go swimming pretty soon. Leesia and Lilly love coming with us to the park and picking flowers. We even have sippy cups for them when they get thirsty....you have to stay hydrated when it is hot outside!

XOXOXO,
Sophia