Pumpkin Festival

Last weekend we had a good time venturing out to the WV Pumpkin Festival with our good friends/neighbors Chris and Karri and their 2 boys. The festival actually got coverage in Southern Living magazine. It was fun to see lots of crafts and tradesman. We bought some sourghum and apple butter that was made right before our eyes and also brought home a yummy pumpkin roll. The weather was beautiful and it was nice to get out and enjoy this fun time of year! Anna, Audrey, Landon, Nicholas Anna had lots of fun with the sand art. The big boy! I can't imagine growing a pumpkin that big!

Mommy Audrey

New Socks

I found the girls these fun new socks in the Target $1 section (a place I like a little too much sometimes). Anna's sporting Tinker Bell and Audrey's wearing Elmo. They both had to put them on right away. Tinker Bell and purple high heels... Elmo with purple high heels... they both have a great sense of fashion!

Say Cheese!

Shootin' Hoops

We've been spending most evenings after dinner outside enjoying the cooler temps. It's a great way to wear the girls out before bed and it's just good family time. We play basketball, ride bikes, take walks, play on the swingset, color with chalk, or play in the sand but the favorite for all of us seems to be basketball. Anna especially enjoys it. Audrey likes to throw the ball or roll it back and forth to us. Of course she giggles lots when she throws it down the hill and we have to chase after it. :)

Big Girl!

Whatever Anna does, Audrey has to do which means she's doing lots of things earlier than I think she should or than what I remember Anna doing. We have lots of struggles at meal times because she wants exactly what Anna has... same food, same silverware, same plate, etc. This gets frustrating at times but on the bright side she is doing very well feeding herself with her own spoon and fork. And, this is proof that she will eat green beans now. She actually loves them which is wonderful. She went months refusing to eat any green veggies and it's so nice to have her eating them again!

Frig Art

Playin' at the Park

18 Months!

It's hard to believe that this little peanut is now 18 months old! My, how time flies! She is such a blessing adding lots of laughter to our home as well as a few gray hairs. :) 3 Months 6 Months 12 Months Here she is today - love my sweet, ornery, delightful Audrey!

Happy Grandparents' Day!

The girls are so blessed to have such wonderful grandparents! We love you!!

Success!

Audrey no longer needs her paci, Praise the Lord! It wasn't nearly as bad as we expected breaking her of the habit. For the first week she would cry when we put her down for a nap or to bed but not for long, anywhere from 5-15 minutes with the longest being the first 2 days. She would then fall asleep and slept fairly good most nights. She's now going to sleep without crying and doing well. Glad we've got that behind us!

1st Day of Preschool

The day finally arrived! Anna was beyond excited! I hope she's always that excited for school. She had her first day of preschool for the year yesterday and loved it. She's been counting down the days for awhile now. She was so excited she didn't even eat all of her lunch and wanted to finish it when we got home. Wish I could be a fly on the wall in her classroom. Daddy and I both wrote her special notes. I put one in her lunch bag and Daddy left his on her placement so she'd get it at breakfast. He reminded her to obey and listen to her teacher. I told her to remember that the teacher was in charge before we left the house for preschool. I'm sure she'd love to "teach" the class herself, especially enjoying telling the other boys and girls what to do. She's a natural born leader. :) Such a stinker! She cracked me up getting out of the van, putting her back pack on the ground, yanking up the handle, and marching towards the building. I was not prepared for her to be on a mission quite like that. It was obvious she knew how to use that back pack! Anna seems to like her teacher, Ms. Joy. She did tell me after school that Ms. Joy wasn't very nice because she told her "no" when Anna asked if she could sit on her lap when Ms. Joy was reading the story to the class. I had to hold back a chuckle and explain that it wasn't fair for Ms. Joy to hold her and not the other kids. Audrey cried when we left Anna. Mommy was fighting back tears too. I think Audrey wanted to stay and play. Thankfully Anna is very adaptable and has no problem with me leaving her anywhere. It would be awful if she cried when I left her. I'd be a wreck then too. When I went to pick her up, she was so excited to tell me about her day and I was so excited to see her!! 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. is a long time!

Labor Day Weekend

We had a great weekend with my parents, so glad they could come. On Saturday we had a full day of shopping (guys went fishing), a picnic lunch enjoying the beautiful weather, and then Sat. evening Michael and I went on a date just the two of us which was sooooo nice! Taking Anna's order... Where's Audrey's nose? Little Miss Poser Anna Audrey the Explorer...she did really good staying close to us while at the park and didn't head straight to the lake like I anticipated. The girls got Grandma and Grandpa on their feet dancing to the Wiggles. :) Grandma gives good horsey rides...it's more fun of course when wearing a tu-tu. Once we got the girls in bed, we had some adult fun playing a great boardgame - Settlers of Catan. Thanks Mom and Dad for coming! We love you and miss you already!

New Tunes

I've enjoyed listening to music on my friends' blogs so I thought I'd do the same on our's. Anna calls it "shake your booty music". Both girls start dancing whenever they hear a good song...so does their mommy! :) Scroll to the bottom if you'd like to change the song.