FIRST DAYS OF SCHOOL

We actually did the entire alphabet in pancake batter.



Our first science project - Wormery. It is now the centerpiece on our table.




Floating paper boats.

Part of our letter town. We had a ton of kleenex boxes that we have been able to make houses, a church, fire station, office buildings, etc. Brother decided the soup cans would be trash cans.

PUMPKIN CARVING IN AUGUST

We truly did carve a pumpkin in August. Many of our pumpkins are ready to harvest and this one came extra early so we carved the sun.

OUR ENERGETIC 5-YEAR OLD

Brother is soon to be six and is full of energy. He is enjoying learning and meeting new friends. He is definitely his Daddy's best buddy as you often find the two of them "working" on Daddy's truck in the garage. He is a huge help with Sister and loves to play with her.

Great action shot off Great Grandma's couch!

Brother learned to "swim" this year - we were so proud of him as he faced his fear of submerging his head and took courage. Now he loves the water and dives under to pick things up.

We had a great time camping a couple of times this summer and spending time with close friends!



Brother loves going boating!


One of 2 teeth lost this summer - both were swallowed...no kidding!

Brother loves playing doctor...and patient.

OUR PRECIOUS BABY GIRL

Sister is now 10 months old. Amazing how much they change over that period of time. She is very near to walking and has two bottom teeth and one top front tooth that came in yesterday. She is learning some signs and has really found her "voice" and her personality continues to show.

This is just a small collection of photos of Sister from the past few months. She is changing and moving constantly. She keeps us on the move and smiles on our faces.


Sister has a ton of hair - this is a post-nap picture from a few days ago.

She is climber.


Again, climbing...climbing...

Hello!!

Independent eater - refused all forms of "baby food" has to be able to pick it up or won't eat it.





Can you say...too cute! She is a ham and loves having her picture taken.

We have never heard Kaila laugh so hard. This lasted about 2 minutes in total.

Full of Smiles - Cutey Pie

Sister is now 3 months old - or zero as I often say since she isn't one yet. She loves to smile and talk to us and her animals. Isn't she cute!

Burning off Energy

We went on a field trip yesterday to Triad to burn off some energy - boy did it work. I had a ton of fun jumping in the foam blocks, testing out my balance on the balance beam, jumping on the trampoline, and hanging and flipping over on bars. Hope we can go back again soon! Although I love to play in the snow - it is often too cold to really stay out very long.

The Big One - Yep I Am Now 5

I had such a fun birthday! I had a dinosaur birthday and got to play with my cousins. I wished for a flying house when I blew out my candles...not sure where I will get all those balloons though.


This is my dinosaur cake that mommy made. She kept telling people not to eat the red frosting - I helped put food coloring in the frosting - lots of food coloring. I also helped her put the dinosaurs and rocks on the cake. We even had flying dinosaurs hanging above the cake - that was daddy's idea.

I got a lot of fun gifts - every time I opened up something I would shout - "this is exactly what I wanted".

We played lots of games - here we are throwing balls into a dinosaurs head that mommy and I put together. It is amazing what you can make with a diaper box, toilet paper rolls, tissue paper, and glue.



We also got to set off volcanos. We made quite the mess, but it was a ton of fun.


Mom and I had fun doing dinosaur crafts the whole week prior to my birthday. Mommy would draw and I got to help paint.