Thursday, October 29, 2009

All Things Paige

Paige Speak- 

Sweepheart=sweetheart 
Jungle=juggle 
Abigirl=Abigail 

This morning Paige was trying to juggle and said, "I'm not good at jungling. When I'm five I can jungle. Like Mommy and like Daddy. I'm free (3) right now. I can jungle reawy (really) well when I'm five. Yes!" 

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Mondays are for. . .


doing headstands,


and reading books upside down,

and being goofy,


and silly smiles,

and wearing pajamas all day,


and just being yourself!

Monday, October 26, 2009

Bloomsbury Farm


Last week we went to Bloomsbury Farm with MOPS.  It turned out to be a great morning to go.  The weather was nice and the kids really had a lot of fun. 

Doesn't she look like a natural?  I would so love for my girls to be little cowgirls. 

Zach and Alaina are so cute.  They want to do everything the big kids do.

Hmm. . .are cats made for riding?  I think she was a bit confused.


They have an enormous jumping pillow on the farm.  The girls thought it was great.  I think it would be fun to have at home.


Paige and Hannah getting some serious air time.

We got to go on a hayrack ride and through the kids corn maze.  It was a fun learning experience for them.

Can these two be any cuter?!

This child has no fear of the animals.  She tried to pet them all.

The girls also had fun climbing on all the tires.  They were huge!  I just couldn't think about how dirty they were getting. 

"Ta Da!"  is exactly what Paige exclaimed as she conquered getting into the tire.


Just to show exactly how big that tire really is.

I truly wish my girls were growing up in the country.  Both Mark and I did and would love that for our kids.  There's nothing like it, but I'm thankful for experiences like these that give the girls a chance to really get dirty and enjoy themselves in an environment that doesn't stress me out.  It was great to be able to let both girls walk and experience things for themselves.

Monday, October 19, 2009

Alaina's 18 month Pictures

We had Alaina's 18 month pictures taken today at Flash.  She did well for her age.  If you want to see the pics, just click HERE, enter our last name, and the password is alaina.  For family:  if you want us to order any of these for you, let me know.  We also will be taking our own pics soon and will get you some recent pictures, then.  Enjoy!

Gina's Visit!


I've been so blessed through the years by my friend Gina.  We were roommates through college and now have kids almost the exact same ages.  It's nice that we live halfway between her and her family, so we get to see them every now and again.  It's fun to see her now as a Mommy and only imagine what she was like as a toddler when I see her daughter Annika.

Aaron and Alaina


Our four kids together:  Annika, Aaron, Alaina, and Paige (surprising that this is the best pic I could get of these kiddos).