I always love Katie’s school plays. It’s so great to watch them get all dressed up and show themselves off. This one showed how thanksgiving was started and became a tradition. Too cute!
Thanksgiving School Play
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Hannah’s 6th Birthday!
Fairies have become HUGE at our house with the discovery of a little fairy named Bella that visits us regularly. So Hannah of course HAD to have a fairy party! And Bella even brought tiny fairy items to have a scavenger hunt and all the girls dressed in fairy costumes. Too cute.
Just a little fun!
I am not even sure what to say… All I can say is Hannah is SO funny and has all of her Daddy’s wit and she shows it in different ways on a daily basis. If she could get over some of her shyness she could rule any room!
Halloween is FINALLY here!
Halloween is by far my favorite holiday. It used to be Christmas but for some reason I guess you get all the fun of decorating and making it special without all the stress of traveling and trying to be 100 places at one time. As is tradition we had our good friends the Stones over for the fun. And one of our neighbor friends from swim team. The more the merrier! Or would that be ‘scarier’! 😉
Pumpkin Carving!
Another one of my favorite Halloween activities. A pretty warm day so it made it a no mess activity which is even better and Cousin Lacey was home to join in too!
She just couldn’t wait!
Hannah just couldn’t stand to wait to carve her pumpkin after we left the farmer’s market with our huge hall. So I let her carve just a little one to get her by till a little closer to Halloween. 🙂
Playing Dress Up… my pretty little princess
Neighborhood Halloween Party!
The State Fair!
One of my absolute favorites. I just get so tickled at the girls riding the rides and playing the games. Oh and the snacks aren’t bad either. We were bad and checked the girls out a little early from school so we didn’t have to fight the crowds. 🙂 Lacey joined us this year for the fun!
Katie-ism’s
“Sunni! Give me my homework! I don’t want to have to tell the teacher the dog ate my homework!” K age 8
Diabetes Fun Run
Hannah’s First School Field Trip!
Hannah’s first kindergarten field trip. And who knew but to our favorite place! And and even bigger surprise Lacey’s roommate’s pig Hamlet was there as well. Fun for all!
Let the Halloween Decorating begin!
Ocean Isle with the Gang
Kicking off October RIGHT at the Pumpkin Patch!
Sweet girl…
My sweet baby gave me this after I went out of town for the weekend to help a friend. Katie truly has the biggest heart.
Chicago Day Four: Museum of Science & Industry and Sky Deck
Chicago Day Three: Shed Aquarium
Chicago Day Two Continued: The ONLY two people in Lake Michigan
SO my children. The only two people in the millions in Chicago crazy enough to go swimming in Lake Michigan in September!
Chicago Day Two: Lincoln Park Zoo
I LOVE this zoo. It’s literally right in the middle of the park so it’s always open (at least in the day), no entrance fee and people just jogging, walking their babies or just having a lunch in the park among the wild life. We were lucky enough to be there when the new baby rhino who was just born was being shown for the first time, although he was a little shy.
Chicago The City & The Hotel
Just had to put one in here on the hotel and the view. Daddy picked it because he knew the girls would go crazy on how ‘fancy’ it was… hanging chandeliers, velvet arm railings and the topper seats in the elevator. Hilarious!
Chicago Day One: American Girl Doll Store!
I wasn’t quite sure WHAT to expect at the American Girl Doll store but I think ALL of us loved it. Well, maybe Daddy loved watching the girls love it. We got off the plane dropped our bags at the hotel and high tailed it strait to the american girl doll store. Hannah was SO focused finding her doll she didn’t want to go to brunch. The waiter calmed her down immediately. He asked her who she was looking for and said “Oh I know her! She’s fabulous. Don’t you worry, she’s down in the historic section. I have them hold her for you.” WOW! We actually got to have a peaceful and fun lunch with out current dolls. And shockingly the food was AMAZING. I kept craving the pasta all week. Then the girls were off to pick out their dolls and then off course have their hair done and ears pierced. A full day of beauty!
Lemonade anyone?
She might need a little more dedicated partner this time. I think Z is more interested in the caterpillar than the lemonade sales. 😉
Funny things to remember
Well it was a nice car ride to school with Charlie. That would be our pet fly. Yes you heard me right… a fly. They won’t let me kill it or shoo it out the window or anything like that… It must drive alongside us all the way to school. I’m sure you can guess what I did after they left.
Flippin’ over Gymnastics!
Here we come!!!
We have a TON more… I will have to look for them. Both girls got new bikes this year and Katie even learned to ride without training wheels!
Funny Things to Remember
H informed that She only likes fascinating books now. So now I should only buy her fascinating books. She cracks me up.
Lacey Teaches Us to Ice Skate!
My Little Artists!
More to come! I haven’t even come close to taking pictures of all they have done this year!
Swim Team Banquet: Highlight? Pie in the face! YES!
