Candles on cupcakes today:
Opening their gifts from family:
Charlotte's reaction when she opened the toy that she wished for, a stuffed dog:
Ruby with her toy that squeaks (one of her wishes):
The aftermath of opening gifts:
Sunday, September 16, 2012
4th Birthday Photos
At their birthday party outside our home yesterday:
Candles on cupcakes today:
Opening their gifts from family:
Charlotte's reaction when she opened the toy that she wished for, a stuffed dog:
Ruby with her toy that squeaks (one of her wishes):
The aftermath of opening gifts:
Candles on cupcakes today:
Opening their gifts from family:
Charlotte's reaction when she opened the toy that she wished for, a stuffed dog:
Ruby with her toy that squeaks (one of her wishes):
The aftermath of opening gifts:
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
3 Years, 11 Months, 3 Weeks, and 5 Days
Ruby & Charlotte are 3 years, 11 months, 3 weeks, and 5 days old today. I am in the midst of preparing everything for their birthday party that will take place on Saturday afternoon. They are extremely excited and talk about it daily. We went to Valley Orchard near Rockford on Sunday, and while it was much smaller than the one we normally go to, we had a wonderful time. Enjoy the photos!
Sitting on bales of hay:
They discovered pumpkins growing, and were in awe of how big some of them were:
I chose this farm because it was the only one that had raspberries to pick since the drought ruined so many other patches:
Picking raspberries together:
Ruby:
Charlotte:
They watched this praying mantis eat a beetle, then named it "Sticko":
Sitting on bales of hay:
They discovered pumpkins growing, and were in awe of how big some of them were:
I chose this farm because it was the only one that had raspberries to pick since the drought ruined so many other patches:
Picking raspberries together:
Ruby:
Charlotte:
They watched this praying mantis eat a beetle, then named it "Sticko":
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
3 Years, 11 Months, 2 Weeks, and 5 Days
Ruby & Charlotte are 3 years, 11 months, 2 weeks, and 5 days old today. Preschool began this morning, and they are so excited to go. They are now in the 3s classroom, and will have another year of preschool after this before they can start kindergarten due to the cut off date here in Illinois. Enjoy the photos!
New socks & shoes for school made them quite happy:
Ready to leave for preschool outside our home:
They needed to dress in their current favorite colors for the first day, Ruby's being yellow & blue (she later changed it to rainbow stripes like her socks) and Charlotte's being pink & blue:
We arrived a bit early, so they wandered over to the river and looked for dragonflies:
New socks & shoes for school made them quite happy:
Ready to leave for preschool outside our home:
They needed to dress in their current favorite colors for the first day, Ruby's being yellow & blue (she later changed it to rainbow stripes like her socks) and Charlotte's being pink & blue:
We arrived a bit early, so they wandered over to the river and looked for dragonflies:
Ruby's 1st project this year (unbeknownst to us, she likes to play basketball and we have no idea what apple sticks are):
Charlotte's 1st project this year (we did know these things about her):
Ruby after school:
Charlotte after school:
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
3 Years, 11 Months, 1 Week, and 5 Days
Ruby & Charlotte are 3 years, 11 months, 1 week, and 5 days old today. Building with Magnatiles and drawing pictures are how most of our time inside is spent. We go outside for about 30-45 minutes most mornings so I can water the plants and they dig in the dirt before it gets too hot. Enjoy the photos!
One morning:
Examining a roly poly with the magnifying glass:
They went bowling for the first time:
Ruby's first game ended with 59 points:
Charlotte's first game ended with 60 points:
After bowling with Ava:
They tried miniature golf with a glow in the dark theme:
Pretending to play the arcade games kept them happy for awhile:
One morning:
Examining a roly poly with the magnifying glass:
They went bowling for the first time:
Ruby's first game ended with 59 points:
Charlotte's first game ended with 60 points:
After bowling with Ava:
They tried miniature golf with a glow in the dark theme:
They liked banging on this drum set more than golfing:
Pretending to play the arcade games kept them happy for awhile:
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
3 Years, 11 Months, and 5 Days
Ruby & Charlotte are 3 years, 11 months, and 5 days old today. We had a very busy week with family visiting. We made sure to show them a few of the great places we have discovered since living here. Enjoy the photos!
We went to Morton Arboretum the first full day they were here:
This tree was well loved and climbed for almost an hour:
Ruby was impressed with Uncle Connor's climbing skills:
Charlotte pointed out mushrooms to Uncle Jonathan before stomping on them:
Ruby was excited to find such a large mushroom (she did not stomp on it):
A squirrel came up to Charlotte and sniffed the bundle of sticks and leaves that she was carrying, much to her delight (photo courtesy of Uncle Connor):
Ruby dragged a branch along the path while she walked with Grandma Doreen:
Charlotte sang "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" while climbing on these logs:
Charlotte did some minor rock climbing near the Secret Stream:
Ruby & Charlotte directed Uncle Jonathan and Uncle Connor to gather rocks for the dam they wanted to build:
They discovered a small log, and did their best to get it to the dam:
It did not take long for them to realize that they could not do it by themsleves, so Uncle Jonathan came to their rescue:
Uncle Connor chased them as they laughed:
The next day we went to Fabyan Park after a thunderstorm, where they discovered the joys of jumping in a mud puddle:
Playing with Uncle Connor & Uncle Jonathan was a lot of fun:
They explored some stone ruins:
Ruby was excited to find a clover:
Charlotte wandered down to what was left of a reflecting pool:
The last day of the visit we spent at Royal Oak Orchard for apple picking:
We managed to pick quite a few delicious apples despite this year's crop being mostly destroyed by the early spring warm up and subsequent frosts:
Ruby:
Charlotte:
Everyone enjoyed eating a freshly picked apple (and quite a few more were had by Charlotte):
Leaving the orchard:
On the other side of the farm, they were able to pet some alpacas for awhile:
Ruby wanted to pick raspberries but they were not ripe yet:
They tried their best to follow Uncle Jonathan around the campfire circle of rocks without falling just before we headed home for the day:
They were invited to a birthday party for a friend from their pre-preschool class, and had a wonderful time:
We went to Morton Arboretum the first full day they were here:
This tree was well loved and climbed for almost an hour:
Ruby was impressed with Uncle Connor's climbing skills:
Charlotte pointed out mushrooms to Uncle Jonathan before stomping on them:
Ruby was excited to find such a large mushroom (she did not stomp on it):
A squirrel came up to Charlotte and sniffed the bundle of sticks and leaves that she was carrying, much to her delight (photo courtesy of Uncle Connor):
Ruby dragged a branch along the path while she walked with Grandma Doreen:
Charlotte sang "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" while climbing on these logs:
Charlotte did some minor rock climbing near the Secret Stream:
Ruby & Charlotte directed Uncle Jonathan and Uncle Connor to gather rocks for the dam they wanted to build:
They discovered a small log, and did their best to get it to the dam:
It did not take long for them to realize that they could not do it by themsleves, so Uncle Jonathan came to their rescue:
Uncle Connor chased them as they laughed:
The next day we went to Fabyan Park after a thunderstorm, where they discovered the joys of jumping in a mud puddle:
Playing with Uncle Connor & Uncle Jonathan was a lot of fun:
They explored some stone ruins:
Ruby was excited to find a clover:
Charlotte wandered down to what was left of a reflecting pool:
The last day of the visit we spent at Royal Oak Orchard for apple picking:
We managed to pick quite a few delicious apples despite this year's crop being mostly destroyed by the early spring warm up and subsequent frosts:
Ruby:
Charlotte:
Everyone enjoyed eating a freshly picked apple (and quite a few more were had by Charlotte):
Leaving the orchard:
On the other side of the farm, they were able to pet some alpacas for awhile:
Ruby wanted to pick raspberries but they were not ripe yet:
They tried their best to follow Uncle Jonathan around the campfire circle of rocks without falling just before we headed home for the day:
They were invited to a birthday party for a friend from their pre-preschool class, and had a wonderful time:
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