Oktoberfest

Luckily, the Oktoberfest took place right before our cold spell began. It offered pony rides, face painting, superslides, pumpkin decorating, and free lunch for everyone. Best of all, Mary and Katie got to spend the day with their friends Jasmine and Issabelle.

A Bad Hair Day

I have encouraged the girls to start brushing their own hair so I had no one to blame but myself when Kate walked out saying "it won't come out, Mommy." She was correct - it had to be cut out. I was proud of her for trying.

Our Favorite Family Fun

I wish that we could take all of our family and friends to fish and camp with us on the Poudre River in Colorado It is our favorite spot to visit and has a sense of peace and serenity that I haven't experienced elsewhere. I only hope the girls continue to love it as much as they do now.

Beautiful Fall Day

Uncle Bill came to St. Joe recently and spent a lot of time with the girls. They had a ball hanging out with their daddy's wombmate (for those who don't know - Tim & Bill are twins) and hated to see him go. We all hope that he will come back soon!

The merry-go-round

The local mall was recently renovated and added a merry-go-round to the center of the mall. Needless to say the girls run straight to it whenever we go shopping there. I have a hard time resisting their request when I see smiles like this.

Painting Fun

On Wednesday nights Tim teaches from 6:30 to 9:20 at the University so we consider it our "girls' night out". One of our favorite places to spend the evening is at a store called Mudders 'n Potters. This night Kate selected the letter "L" in memory of Lucky dog and her letter "K". Mary picked a rainbow because "seeing one in the sky makes her happy." After we are done painting we go for pizza at a restaurant next door. It doesn't get any better than this!

Spiderwoman

Kate has always loved spiderman and at times wears her spidey costume for the day. She definitely is a superhero in my book.

Dance, Dance, Dance

Gymnastics is on Mondays and Thursdays and we are at dance class on Wednesdays. It is amazing how quickly they learn at this age. Not that they are headed for Broadway tomorrow but they seem to remember their steps from week to week.

Gymnastics

The girls have begun taking gymnastics at a local gym. They absolutely love it - they will even ask as we are leaving "can we please come back tomorrow". This video is from their first class. It is a little shaky but I love watching them on the trampoline so I wanted to share it with everyone. As you will see, Kate marches to her own drum as usual and Miss Milly (the teacher) deserves a gold medal for patience in dealing with all of these rugrats.

Enjoying the last days of Summer

Mary & Katie took advantage of a warm, sunny afternoon by enjoying the simple pleasures of a sprinkler. I hope they always remember these moments. I know I will.

Shannon's Birthday Party

The girls attended a party of their friend, Shannon, from preschool. They played games, danced to music, and met new lots of new friends. Shannon has a puppy dog so they had great fun running after him.