Getting So Big!!

Baby sister is now pulling herself up to standing against everything.

She is also feeding herself with a grown-up spoon : )

Backyard Camping

Daddy, Big Brother, and Big Sister did some backyard camping a couple of weekends ago. Baby Sister and Mommy spent the night indoors. Baby Sister was fighting a bad cough so we skipped this fun family event. We did join them for dinner and breakfast around the campfire.

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We are in the process of digging out an area for a brick patio and fire pit, but in the meantime, a hole in the ground with rocks around it works just fine for a nice fire.

Grillin' hotdogs! We also made some fun dessert packets in foil. Tortillas with various fillings such as: marshallmallow, strawberry, and chocolate chips; bananas, chocolate chips, and marshmallows; blueberries, marshmallows, and chocolate; were a few of the ones we tried.

Bacon and eggs on the fire in the a.m.

Back to School!!

Brother and Big Sister sitting outside the "schoolhouse" on their first day back. We started back on August 27th! This is Big Sister's first year to participate with us during our school time. We have some great preschool activities ready and a wonderful Fruit of the Spirit curriculum that a friend of mine and I pulled together using various resources online and a little of our own creativity.

Outside the schoolroom, aka, the basement door : )

Big Brother did a bit of decorating for our first day back.

Big Brother is really enjoying having Big Sister participate during our school time. Here he is explaining how his math manipulatives work. She was enjoying building with them when they were not in use.

Made some funfetti cupcakes and dinosaurs to create our "2nd" grade snack.

Fun At Great Grandma's House

We always enjoy our times playing at Great Grandma's farm. These are a few pictures from a few weeks ago when Aunt Leah and Andy were back from AZ. Love these action shots that Andy was able to capture.

Big Sister throwing leaves at Aunt Leah.

Always love the golf cart rides.

Everyone knows that Big Sister has a ton of naturally curly hair...

Or does she...

Homemade ice cream!!! Yummy! Grandpa makes the best!

Family Pictures 2012

We had the opportunity to spend the day at Ledges State Park recently with Aunt Leah and Andy! We had so much fun having a picnic and building dams in the water. We were also very blessed to have Andy (and Leah) take our family pictures. They turned out so great! These are just some of my favorites.

We had the opportunity to spend the day at Ledges State Park recently with Aunt Leah and Andy! We had so much fun having a picnic and building dams in the water. We were also very blessed to have Andy (and Leah) take our family pictures. They turned out so great!