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:

They liked banging on this drum set more than golfing:

Pretending to play the arcade games kept them happy for awhile:

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:

47 Months Old!

Ruby at 47 months old:

Charlotte at 47 months old:

3 Years, 10 Months, 4 weeks, and 1 Day

Charlotte & Ruby are 3 years, 10 months, 4 weeks, and 1 day old today. The weather has cooled off a bit, and we have spent most of our time these days outside. Preschool starts in about 3 weeks, where they will attend on Tuesday & Thursday mornings. Coloring & drawing are the focus lately when we are inside, and they can spend a couple hours at a time on it. Enjoy the photos!

In front of Blackberry Farm:

Up close:

Wandering about in the pines:

It had rained the day before, so the little creek had running water much to their delight and we spent about an hour in this spot:

Sitting on the wall waiting for our friends to arrive:

Running off towards the carousel:

We started out in this area waiting for the wagon ride, but ended up spending the rest of our time there playing under and in this tree:

Climbing a tree for the 1st time:

Charlotte was very proud that she was able to climb it:

Ruby erred on the side of caution and chose to swing on a low branch instead:

Outside our home with Ava & Jacob, digging in the dirt:

Charlotte found that she could color on leaves with chalk:

Ruby concentrated on blowing bubbles:

On Sunday we walked to the elementary school playground for a picnic:

Charlotte's drawings as of late:

Ruby's drawings as of late: