More Fall Fun!

More cider mills! More apple pies! More trick-or-treating! More GG visits!

Yes please!!! (or as Evi would say, Uh Huh PEAS!!!)

Girl's Night Out!!! Woot!!!

Bet you didn't guess it included dancing princesses & cotton candy. Oh, but it did. It did. And might I say, it was still quite fabulous.

Apples, Pumpkins & Cider Oh My!

We've spent the last few weeks hitting all our our favorite fall haunts : ) Number one was a trip with the Fishers to the cider mill for apple and pumpkin picking. The following day the girls whipped together a couple of their world-famous tough-crusted apple pies : ) It was unseasonably warm and the first time we've ever worn shorts to the cider mill!

Nanny Jessi's Wedding!

We had a wonderful time celebrating Jessi & Randy's wedding earlier this month. Jessi babysits the girls, several of their friends and is Luke & Wyatt's full time nanny. She's amazing and the kids LOVE her to pieces! Unfortunately I forgot my camera for the ceremony and don't have photos of Luke as the ringbearer but still managed to snag a few photos from the reception.

Our 18 Monther

Dear Evi,

I'm sorry mommy is not keeping up as well as I did with your sister. Believe me, I feel guilty about it almost daily. Will that admission keep you from harassing me for it when you are a teenager? Probably not, but it was worth a try : ) Love you little bean!

Weight- 22lbs, 13oz

Height - 32 1/4"

So get this, she weighs less and is taller then Sophia at 18 months. How? I do not know because I could have sworn that Soph was still tiny at that age. I think my swiss cheese brain not only looses memories through the holes but it also alters them, skews them and then flips them

around. See, now this is why I have a blog. Not for anyone but my tired old self.

Evi's vocabulary is expanding by the day. It's still a little tough to understand but she has some favorites...like "CHEESE" when she is having her photo taken or taking one with the play camera. She's also a huge fan of "NO". Her yes is actually a "Uh, huh" and when she poops she comes to you and whispers gibberish while pulling at her pants. Darling. She also loves to mock me. I can't tell if it's love and admiration by way of copying, or just plain mean pre-teen like tendencies : ) Let's see, what else...she is still perfecting her scowl (see below) but has the cheesy grin down pat. She loves to dress up in Sophia's dress up clothes and do anything her big sis is doing. She is still quite determined and hard headed but also hysterical and silly too. I'm excited to see what's up next for our little bean.

Here We Go Again!

Much to our surprise (after the fatefull, non dancing recital), Sophia decided she wanted to take ballet again this year. Thus far, she is WAY more into it this year and enjoying every second. We passed all of her old leotards on to Kelsey and she is sporting a whole new "line". Perhaps she's more excited about the dancewear then the actual dancing...hmmmm....

Preschool

1st day of 4 year old preschool....sniff, sniff

Our 4 Year Old

Well technically Sophia has been 4 for nearly 2 months and while I know I'm way behind, I'm actually happy that I'm doing this post late as we've had a couple months to soak it all in. I wouldn't believe it if I hadn't experienced it firsthand but our little big girl seems to have grown leaps and bounds overnight. A virtual switch went off on her birthday and let me say, thus far, age 4 might be my favorite! She truly is my mommy helper (most of the time!) and SUCH a great big sister. She is trying new things every day. She's still sweet as ever, but has lost a little of that 3 year old need to test us. She's so eager to learn new things and loves telling everyone about it. Yes, this includes the check-out person at each and every store we go to, random people in elevators, fellow patrons in public bathrooms...indeed it can be a bit awkward at times, but I just love her zest for life and have a tough time discouraging it. That said, we do need to keep on her about when it is and is not okay to speak to strangers (yikes). Gosh, there are no words to express my love for this little girl!

Stats:

Height- 40"

Weight- 351/2 lbs.

Current favorites:

Favorite Color- Blue ("because it's daddy's favorite")

Favorite Activities- anything crafty, swimming, dancing, swinging, reading books

Favorite Book- Mouse and the Motorcycle

Favorite Toy/thing- Fisher Price iXL, anything mermaid, barbies

Favorite Food-Cupcakes, Cake, Ice Cream, Pizza, Mac & Cheese...you know, good-for-you stuff

New try & likes- Chicken noodle soup, bacon, white fish, hamburger

Wacky Evi

This girl is SO wacky. She makes us laugh every day with her bizarre acts and faces...

"O" on the ends and "HI" in the middle

O HI O

Shortly after returning from our trip to Greece, we headed down to Dayton & Cincinnati for a couple weeks. Sadly, the first leg of our trip was to Dayton for our dear friends' father's funeral. Though bittersweet, it was wonderful to spend some time with friends we rarely see.

Cincinnati was full of fun and family as we picked veggies at uncle Tom & aunt Kathy's Harvest party...

Took a trip to Parky's farm complete with a pony ride...

And celebrated cousin Janna & Josh's wedding...

Best of all, we love spending time with family. It's such a treat and we are SO blessed to have not just one, but two places we can call home!