Nothing Like a Field Trip

To make you feel like an adult. Today Julia's class went to a local pumpkin patch and I went along to chaperone. Chaperone? That's what adults do! Seriously, am I old enough to be chaperoning anyone? Apparently so. The rule at school is that you must be potty trained to go on field trips, so Julia and I were thrilled to qualify, but a bit sad that Brendan couldn't join us. But, we all had a great time. The kids had a blast, there were no accidents, the weather was perfect, and the chaperones had a great time "de-briefing" at the restaurant/bar down the road after we returned.

Happy Birthday Ruby!

This past weekend "Baby Ruby" turned one! She celebrated with her friends at the soft playroom and enjoyed her first cupcake! Happy Birthday sweet Ruby!

In the Halloween Spirit

Brendan and Julia have had a good amount of fun Halloween clothes to wear this year in anticipation of all of the Halloween fun to come. Here's a photo of Julia in her Halloween dress with her favorite tights and sparkly shoes that are oh so much fun! Brendan is finally happy to wear the "Monster of Rock" shirt that for some reason he refused to wear for weeks. By refuse I mean, I'd get it on him and he'd kick and scream and tug at it until I took it off. No need to fight over clothes now, I'm sure we'll have plenty of disputes later on. :-)

Goalia's Season Begins!

Julia started playing soccer on a team this fall and is having a good time so far. With each practice and each game she gets more and more into it. Here she is before the game with Brendan, then warming up, then chasing the ball. We're trying to figure out how to get her to keep her tongue in her mouth while she runs.

Happy Belated Birthday Grant!

It seems as though I'm a month late in posting things that are happening with us. So, about a month later, here are some photos from Grant's second birthday party. Happy Birthday G!

Corolla 2007

We took our annual trip to Corolla, this time with Grammy and Grandad!! We were there in early September and had a great time. The weather couldn't have been better and the surf was perfect for the kids to get in and really have a great time playing. Each day was a great beach day. We swam, played in the sand, played Frisbee and Julia had a great time flying the kite that Grandad bought for her!