Yesterday was a great day. We tried to enjoy one of the last nice days this year and we went to Wheeler Farm as soon as kindergarten and preschool ended. We packed a lunch and enjoyed the farm.
Eating Lunch.
Feeding the Geese.
Loving the Tree House!
Can you say CHEESE!
And then my camera battery died so I didn't get to take pictures of any of the animals :( We enjoyed looking at the pigs, cows, goats, sheep, chicken and rabbits. We also got to go on the tractor ride.
When we got home it was time to clean out the garden to get it ready for winter. Skylar and I worked hard to get all the vegetables.
Here are the fruits (or veggies!) of our labor.
I was really proud of our garden this year. This is our third year having a garden and I do NOT have a green thumb. This is the best year we have had and it makes me excited for next year. We have enjoyed tons of zucchini and lots more tomatoes. We have also had some corn and I had lettuce grow also. Hurray for the garden!
Some of our green tomatoes sitting in our window seal to ripen.
A close up.
Holland was done for the day! He came in and fell asleep on my kitchen floor while I was washing all the food. His sisters made sure to add the blanket over the top of him!
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
All the Colors of the Rainbow
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Good bye Summer, Hello Fall!
5 Things me and my girls will miss about summer...
- Swimming
- Playing outside
- Sleeping in
- Long Days
- Flip Flops
5 Things me and my girls are excited for this fall...
- Leaves changing
- Sweaters
- Baking
- Halloween
- Canning Apples
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Cake!
For Kortnie's birthday I attempted to decorate her cake. I usually don't try to get too fancy when I make a cake, but I was feeling creative this year I guess. I borrowed a really cute cake pan from my friend (thanks Christina!) and with tips from her made this cake.
Before....
After!
I had to get all the angels. I was pretty happy with the way it turned out. I might even try and do something creative for Skylar's party this year!
All Kortnie wanted to do for her Birthday was to go to McDonald's for dinner. We kept asking if she wanted to do something else also and she said "I just want McDonald's" I finally talked her into going to see a movie too. So we went and saw "Up" at the dollar movies then went to the new McDonald's by our house. They have a cool part of the playland that is all music. The girls LOVED it.
Here she is with her cake. She ended up not even eating any. She just wanted ice cream - who knew!
Opening presents.
In her new dress up. This morning the girls had to try out the new dress up stuff that Kortnie got. When I went to take a picture, Holland saw the camera and RAN to get into the picture. I just know it will only be a matter of time before his sisters start putting him into their dress-up stuff!
The Princess!
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Happy Birthday Kortnie!
It was 4 years ago today that Koko joined our family. I love her so much. I love watching her grow and change and develop her own personality. She is girly, fun, loving and intelligent. Her favorite things include dress-up, dress-up, and dress-up! She also loves being with her sister and brother and any friends she can find. She can be shy and quiet one minute and loud and crazy the next. Her weaknesses include shoes and lipstick.
Happy Birthday Kortnie! We love you and hope you have a great day!
Friday, September 18, 2009
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Tumbling!
My girls finished up their tumbling classes a couple weeks ago and have now started the fall season of dance classes. They are in different classes this year and I am so glad that I am NOT their teacher this year! Not that I don't love them, but it is hard to teach your own kids (at least in my case). Either way they are loving their new classes.
At the end of class they have "show and tell" time. Here is a little video of each of them.