Down by the Sea

John, Amy and Grace came for a visit earlier this week. We had fun hanging out with them and catching up. Tuesday morning before they had to go we took a quick trip to Seaside for Grace's first visit to the ocean. Alaina and Lila got to do some swinging on the beach. Thanks for coming for a visit J, A, and G! It was fun!

Mmmmm! Me want Brownies!

Rylan loves to pull himself up on the front of the oven and watch what is cooking!

Garden Beauties

Well, our garden is about at its end. We harvested a couple more veggies and lots of sunflowers. All that is still growing is our pumpkins. Here are some shots of the girls with some of the harvest.

Happy Birthday Rylan!

Rylan turned one today! This first picture shows his confused/shocked look when we all sang "Happy Birthday" to him. I don't think he moved the whole time. His dazed look was gone when he realized we were holding out a cake to him and he could touch it! Eating the cake and then ice cream was - from what we could tell - his favorite part. Opening and playing with the presents came a close second - even though most of the toys he received were quickly taken over by his big sisters.

First Day of First Grade!

Today was Emily's first day of school. She has been counting down the days for a while now and was quite excited to meet her new teacher and see her friends. She was excited to have her own desk, her own lunch box and get to ride the bus home for the first time!