Auntie Jen Is Visiting!

We have been looking forward to seeing Auntie Jen again since our trip down to see her in Virginia. We met her Thursday at the airport (which is always a fun field trip) and are so excited she is here! Lots of playing and catching up.

Today, as a birthday present, Auntie Jen took the girls to get their nails done at the Glitter Nail Bar downtown. They've never been to a nail salon and while MiniM.E. was super excited, LittleL.G. was nervous at first. But they did great and had such a good time with Auntie Jen.

The Last Carousel Ride of the Season

Most of the time when MiniM.E. has Tae Kwon Do, we drop her off. It's a twice a week activity, and while LittleL.G. doesn't mind sitting and watching, BabySlimJim has recently decided he would also like to participate in Tae Kwon Do. Since I just can't keep him off the mats, we drop and Daddy picks up... most of the time. Today, we needed to pick up too. Our original plan was to hit up the library play room, but as we were driving downtown we noticed that the carousel was running.

So... we took a very chilly walk from the library parking lot over to the park to ride the carousel. We were lucky enough to know the operator, so we got a two for one ride. 

Then we played at the stump of the old big tree.

It was really chilly and I was suprised the kids wanted to stay and play so long- I practically had to drag them away from the park to be back to pick MiniM.E. up on time!

A Weekend With Uncle Billy and Aunt Donya

This weekend was cool, especially for Uncle Billy and Aunt Donya who live way down in tropical NYC, but we tried to make the best of the sun and spend a lot of time outside.

We spent the afternoon Saturday at Bowman Orchard picking apples and doing their fun fall activities.

The highlight (and by far the most expensive and shortest) activity of the day were the horse and pony rides.

We ended the weekend Sunday with a childrens' choir performance and lunch at Five Points Deli.

Thanks for visiting Uncle Billy and Aunt Donya!

Swimming, A Tae Kwon Do Halloween and A Playground

Swimming is still happening and both the girls are making great progress.

MiniM.E. had her first Halloween event at Tae Kwon Do on tonight, and was thrilled to dress up for class and the Halloween Party afterwards!

While she kicked and punched, these little guys played at the playground for a while.

 Tonight, Uncle Billy and Aunt Donya arrive for the weekend!

Happy Birthday MiniM.E.!

Today MiniM.E. turned seven!

Happy Birthday MiniM.E.! You are my sensitive, caring seven-going-on-thirty year old. You take on so many grown up tasks like caring for your brother and sister. You are smart and determined and throw your whole self into things you love, like Tae Kwon Do. I love your mix-of-teeth smile and laugh at how much you hate having loose teeth but love having them fall out and showing off the empty space. You have grown so much this year. I love the conversations we have and I am so proud to watch you grow into a responsible young lady.

A birthday isn't a birthday without presents...

 We spent the morning at the Tree Paad so MiniM.E. would have some fun activity on her birthday.

MiniM.E. and Daddy share a birthday so they went out for a special birthday dinner while LittleL.G. had dance class. Then after MiniM.E.'s dance class ended at 7:15, we went to Friendly's for special birthday ice cream and singing instead of birthday cake!

Happy Birthday MiniM.E.!

More Birthday Weekend at Liberty Ridge Farm

MiniM.E.'s birthday isn't until tomorrow, but since most activities are closed Mondays, we spent the day today with Gram and Grumpy at Liberty Ridge Farm. 

While the girls had a great time on some of the big kid activities with Gram and Grumpy and Daddy, BabySlimJim and I checked out the animals.

There were jumping pillows, hamster wheels, a corn bin, swings, tractors, slides and more!