These pictures will not portray an ounce of glamour, but wow, did we ever have a fun week! Hope you enjoy: I’ll just make a brief caption at the bottom of each picture.
The boxcar kids. They lined up all the boxes, called it a car, and went to McDonald’s.This carseat box was golden entertainment for a day and a half. During this picture, Hope, Sophia, and Gracie were in the box hiding from a storm.Yummy impromptu orange chicken dinner made for Paul after the girls were in bed. Perhaps my summer-long lack of cooking mojo is coming to an end. (fingers crossed)Almost too much for this safety nut to handle. Hopey stirred a pot on the stove for the first time for her bread-making history project.These pictures rather melt my heart.Gracie’s sweet hands having a chance to work with the dough. Picture by Hope.Best shot of Mckayla helping (taken by Sophia)She did so good!Mommy and Hope got to bake homemade bread for the first time together.Mckayla was no help at all, made it quite an adventure, and should be very, very thankful that she is so cute.I think Sophia’s been wanting to use a real rolling pin for at least two years.We really made bread! After a whole day of work on it, it was so yummy! Crusty on the outside, soft on the inside. Hooray!Finished my first wreath on Saturday afternoon, just in time to celebrate the first day of fall. I was very, very happy.The girlies always want me to take a picture when they pile on to Daddy. They were trying to act like they were asleep.This is one loved Daddy.How is it possible that this little girl is heading off to Cubbies? (she loved it!)
small steps, big picture 
Aw, love it! You said the bread-making was for history? What are you studying? Very nice wreath! Great job.