Basket Girls

Last month we had a professional photographer come to the house to take pictures on the 22nd. Before then, I was trying to come up with cute props and poses to use and found out that this big basket worked wonderfully for Emily our sitter and Addison our stander. We did a practice shoot, which I'm very happy about since the girls didn't want to smile nearly as wide for Jermaine when he came to take pictures of them with the basket.

What's in there?

Emily loves on bear

Now it's Addie's turn!

Bathtime After Playing in the Dirt

After going to the pumpkin patch and having fun in the dirt, it was time for a bath!

Pumpkin Patch Fun

We braved the crowds to take the girls to the Rock Creek pumpkin patch so they could pick out their very own pumpkins for Halloween. We found a spot with some nice looking pumpkins to set them down for a few pictures.

Chris cleared a small area of pickers and goat heads, but when we sat the girls down, we realized we had underestimated their ability and motivation for reaching towards poky objects. Chris continually moved the prickers out of the way, but we couldn't move all the dirt, and lots of it ended up getting ingested.

yes, that is dirt on Addie's fingers and around her mouth, and it's dirt going into Emily's mouth, too

The dirt, sticks, vines, pumpkins, and prickers were very new and exciting, and looking towards Mom and the camera was not what these girls felt like doing at all!

Emily: This bit of vine tastes devine
Addison: I want to put this stem in my mouth

Oh, you're going to try to block me from the dirt with a wall of pumpkins? Watch me scale your wall and get the dirt

Finally, I got what I came for

I think this is the pumpkin I'd like to bring home

Yes, definitely this one

Really, Mom? You want me to look at you?

While I got the girls back in their car seats, Chris went to pick pumpkins.  He chose the one with long "hair" for me. 

Back in the car after dirt eating, pumpkin picking fun!

So happy! (and showing off her two bottom teeth!)

Backyard Fun

We don't always have big weekend adventures that take us far away from the house, sometimes the farthest we make it is out to the backyard. But on a beautiful fall day, the backyard can be a wonderful place!

Chris soaks up some sun while the girls chill in the shade

Addison stands in the grass

Emily chats with Dad

Exploring the grass...it's mesmerizing

Kitchen Playground

Playing in the kitchen while Mom's making dinner can be lots of fun!

With Addison pulling up on pretty much anything she can reach, we've learned to keep the dishwasher closed when she's around!

Wooden spoons are delicious!

Can I climb this?

it sure does

Chairs make great jungle gyms

Evening Energy

When Dad gets home from work, the girls are treated to some fun play time. 

 Dad offers his arm to Addie and its an invitation to practice standing

Emily's all smiles during Daddy Play Time

Mom appreciates how tuckered out the girls get, they're always ready for bedtime at the end of a play session!

Too Cool

A few of Emily and Addison's friends have sunglasses with bands on them so they will stay in place. I have thought about getting a pair for each of the girls, and at a recent mom's group, a couple of fellow moms loaned us some glasses to try out. 

What do you think? Too cool or what?

Growing Girls

The swings were a huge hit when the girls were tiny, but as they've become more mobile, they aren't as interested in sitting, so the swings went down into the basement. About a month ago, we were downstairs and decided to put the girls back in the swings to watch their reactions.

Tigers

Last month, the Detroit Tigers were in the playoffs, so we had to get some pictures of the girls with Dad's Tigers hat.

Until Next Time

Pop Pop and Cee Cee went back home to Michigan, but before they left, there was one more morning of fun and play.

The girls modeled their new Detroit Tigers gear. They look like real fans.

Bye bye! See you at Christmas!

A Beautiful Colorado Mountain Fall

Emily and Addison got to experience their first trip to Breckenridge while CeeCee and PopPop were in town last month. We took a short walk along a pretty trail in Frisco before heading to lunch and a town stroll in Breckenridge.

It was a sunny but chilly mountain day, so the girls got all bundled up for the walk. I called them my little eskimos.

There was a great bridge along the walking trail, perfect for some family pictures.

By the end of the walk, the fresh mountain air had worn our little eskimos out.

Moosejaw in the Mountains

For those of you who aren't from Michigan, Moosejaw is an outdoor store similar to REI. If you get a good picture of yourself with Moosejaw gear, it could end up on their website. So we wanted to get a picture of the girls in their Moosejaw onesies when we went up to the mountains during CeeCee and PopPop's trip to Colorado last month. 


We had to act fast as the onesies are short sleeved and it was about 40 degrees out with snow on the ground! Have you ever tried to get two seven month olds to look the same direction when surrounded by so much mountain beauty to distract them? To make things a little more challenging for ourselves, we sat Addison on a slope, so it was hard for her to sit up, plus she really wanted to eat that dirt! 


We went fast, and this is what we got!

And the winner is....

Followed up by a close second....

Dad had his Moosejaw shirt on, too. Hello Colorado mountains in the fall!