A day with the ducks

this is the ever popular "mommy can we please stop taking pictures now and just enjoy the place" look. :) Ok Bit, I'm done. ......I'll try

easy there killer...don't go in with it!


Abigail and I got the biggest kick out of this duck.....it had....hair!!!!!!! And to add to the fun no matter where we walked around the perimeter of the pond it followed us.




"mommy he's swimming!"



I took the girls today to an old stomping ground of my childhood. The duck pond. Aptly named because it's filled with hungry birds hoping for french fries. There has been a Burger King beside this location since I was a kid and mom used to bring us there to throw our fries at the birds. It's a great place to enjoy a beautiful fall day. Me and the girls had a great time.

sweet Sunday afternoon girls

Just noticed after church today that both girls looked fancy and cute. So I drug their hungry little selves outside for some quick pictures. It's been a good weekend. Enjoying the onset of the fall sky and breezes. Brian's excited the NFL season is underway and the Patriots game is actually being aired today. Looking forward to some lunch and naps and then off to a birthday party tonight. good times.

park play

she kept a close eye on the big kids while swinging










Just a last minute trip to our favorite park today. We grabbed some of our buddies with bit sized pals to go enjoy the cooler weather. Abigail loved playing with all her favorite friends and Chloe drooled with envy for the days when she could keep up with all the wild girls. Chloe at least got in some swing time. This little fearless girl loves to move fast and feel the wind in her face. Good times.

school days

I love how she was holding her skirt for security, I knew she had those first day jitters

we were so happy to see our neighbor Amelia returned from last year



always my ballerina with those pointed toes


We started school this week. Abigail was so excited. All summer she kept asking me "mommy can I please go to school?" " are all the other kids going or are they on bacation too??". Oh if only I could keep that enthusiasm for down the road when she cries at summer's end and for vacation to be over. We start the 4 year old class and I'm so excited about it. I love her teachers and she'll keep some of her buddies from last year. Some we've lost to other pre-K programs. Today I could tell she was a little nervous but still anxious to get the school year started. I'm so proud of my girl.

fun on the knob

nah, nothing alike these two


her first bell pepper, she must have liked it, she sucked on that one piece for an hour

buddies to the core


the girls were enjoying the show their dads were putting on

Chris and Brian defending the homefront shooting at targets and apples

Abigail and Katie got a big ole kick out of watching their daddy's from a distance shooting things



We had just a wonderful late summer evening with our good buddies Chris and Natalie tonight. No special occasion other then celebrating life and summer and children! We ate burgers and veggies and laughed at the little females that scattered the mountain giggling and running about. Such a great time to spend w/ friends. Makes me wish the summer wasn't almost over.