Macie's First Day of Preschool!

 Macie, mommy, and daddy went to "come and see" day at her preschool today.  It was super fun!  She had to bring Bob the Builder with her . . .

 She had fun exploring all the toys . . .

 and Jasper the bunny.

 Her teacher is so nice!

 Her school is so close, we can walk there!  On the way home we had to stop and smell the flowers :)

Labor Day Weekend At Holcombe

 A highlight of going to Holcombe is riding the golf cart!

 Victor and Aunt Michelle were with us!  We had so much fun!

 It was  a cold, rainy day - so Grandma Mary led us in a fun activity - making masks out of paper plates :)

 We also love climbing the big tree and going for boat rides.  What a fun day at the lake!

First Day of School

 Ethan started 4K at Eleva-Strum today!  He was so excited the whole way to school.  Every time I peeked in on him throughout the morning he had a huge smile on his face.  I was so proud of him!

 Macie was excited to get back into her routine of going to daycare at Candace's house!  These are two happy kiddos - especially since these pictures were taken at 7:00 AM!

 Once we got to school, Ethan got right to work reading a book.  Here he is with his teacher, Mr. Aaron.  I LOVE the expression on his face in this picture - like - "I'm not too sure about this." But like I said, he had a fantastic first day!

Happy Birthday, Grandma Mary!

 Grandma had her birthday party at a really fun park a couple weeks ago.  We played and celebrated with her!

Happy Birthday to a super wonderful Grandma!

Grandpa Mike's Birthday Party

 We had fun celebrating Grandpa Mike's birthday on Friday.  First, we had to test out the new golf cart.

 We had fun riding through the plum trees.

"It's time for dinner, everyone!"

 Ethan and Victor had lots of fun together - especially when they got to sing "Happy Birthday" to grandpa!

 Macie getting ready for night-night time.  She's got her favorite things - milk, blanket, and Jessie nightgown.

 A spontaneous game of "Ring Around the Rosy."

 Enjoying being outside.

 We went to the Minnesota Children's Museum a couple weeks ago.  It was so packed that we could barely stand it.  We made it an hour there, and then we got very lucky and ran into my good friend, Katherine, and her two kiddos!  We left the museum and ate together at McDonald's.  Very fun! 

Grant and Ethan enjoyed their chocolate milk together.

 While we were at the museum, the kids enjoyed playing guitars, dancing, and watching themselves on TV.

Puddle Jumping

Yesterday we had such inviting puddles in our driveway that I actually encouraged the kids to put on their rain boots and enjoy themselves. (I didn't realize at the time how muddy those mud puddles really were).  Macie was really enjoying herself, and was really workin' the camera, so I made the activity into a little photo shoot.

Ethan preferred getting some scooter time in over jumping in the muddy mess.  I'm so excited for more beautiful weather and chances to make memories with the kids outside!