Sunday, October 29, 2017

Maeve Turns Two!

It's hard to believe, but our baby girl is two years old! We celebrated with a low-key weekend of Maeve's favorites: Moana, babies, and cake. Thrilled with her new birthday gifts, we could hardly get her out of the basement play room all weekend. She was super busy making us coffee and breakfast in her new kitchen and taking her babies to the "park." We sure love our sweet, sassy, and independent little girl!


She did her own hair, then crawled up in Jack's bed to read books. 
What a handsome little dude.


We attended a pajama and pizza party at Ella's school to donate books to schools hit by hurricanes.

Making bookmarks.


Family reading was also part of the event.

Practicing his zombie faces for Halloween.



Ella had a field trip with her eighth grade buddy, Hannah, to a forest preserve. It was pretty neat, except that it was freezing!!

We got a new play kitchen for Maeve's birthday. She loves it, and spent every possible minute playing downstairs over the weekend.


Our baby girl is two!


Maeve picked out a Moana party theme. She loves the movie and soundtrack and knows all of the character names. 
She makes the funniest faces!






Ella inherited Ava's old roller skates and has been busy practicing. 

Jack the trash man wanted to collect leaves.

She can roller skate, and rake leaves!





Carving pumpkins.





Monday, October 23, 2017

Busy Week

It was a busy week, with Jack's school field trip to the pumpkin patch and Ella's walk-a-thon at school. The end of the week brought Jeritt's birthday and a 24-hour trip to Iowa to attend a friend's wedding reception. The kids had a blast spending the night with Ava and Reid, and we had fun catching up with old friends. 







The annual preschool field trip to the horse farm/pumpkin patch. 

Picking out his pumpkin.


Examining a drain pipe on the farm.

Jack and I put together a new kitchen for Maeve's upcoming birthday.

The walk-a-thon at Ella's school. Maeve made three trips around the track with her big sister!



Snacks after the walk-a-thon.

Happy birthday to Jeritt!

Family night of pizza and cake.

A quick drive to Iowa to visit Jill, Adam, Ava, and Reid and attend a wedding reception.


Playing in the leaves at a pumpkin patch in Iowa.









Jack the Hulk!

Aunt Jill took Maeve shopping to pick out her own birthday present. She chose a baby, of course.

Jeritt, Daric, Nic, and Tyler - friends for life.