fall is here

It’s so weird that while our friends and family are preparing for a hurricane we are preparing for Halloween crafts and enjoying fall. The red ones are my favorite….

dentist

Yesterday Emma had her 6 month cleaning at the dentist. This time they even used the real brush instead of a kids toothbrush! She did great and loved when the hygienist had her close her mouth around the suction. She kept asking if she could do it again.

toe biter

When you’re at our house you have to watch your toes! I have no idea why, but Olivia is a toe biter.

stillwater

We had to take our bus ( more on that later! ) to Wisconsin to put it in storage for the winter. On our way home we stopped in Stillwater, which may be my absolute favorite little town in Minnesota. First stop… teddy bear park! After the park it was lunchtime, followed

this girl is trouble

all I want for christmas

At Olivia’s doctor appointment the doctor confirmed what I already thought… Olivia is getting all 4 top teeth! Yay for teeth all at once. Boo for sleep. But she’s still the cutest.

hello fall

It was a beautiful day for the park. The zip line park of course.

dress up

This afternoon Emma had a friend over. They got all dressed up in princess dresses, jewelry, tiaras and capes. Olivia didn’t want to be left out, so she found a tiara for herself.

stack them high

This morning Olivia laid perfectly still while Emma and I stacked toys on her head. When we were done she sat up and tried doing it herself. She’s also been waving like crazy. All you have to say is “say hi” and she starts going.

daddy's work

Emma has been having some serious separation issues when Braden leaves for work in the morning. It’s at least a 10 minute goodbye that can result in a death grip on the side mirror if she doesn’t get a satisfactory goodbye. The other day it took both of

get us out of here

Today Emma had her 3 year check up. She was such a big girl and did great! She’s in the 90th percentile for both height and weight. Poor Olivia is getting all 4 top teeth and got a flu shot. She’s in about the 40th percentile for both

lone oak days

We went to a fall festival today. There were pony rides, which was really the main reason we went. Surprisingly there wasn’t a line for pony rides, so Emma got to ride all three ponies. She also pet a bunch of animals, posed for pictures, watched the men’s