Children's Garden

Cleaning up my pictures in iPhoto I found some from late summer. My brother Tim and I took Sky, Elaina, and Olivia to the Botanical Gardens to play in their Children's Garden. The kids had a lot of fun but by far the kitchen area was the biggest hit.

Elaina hard at work on her meal, which just a few minutes later, Sky dumped everywhere. Tears of course followed.


Seriously it is hard to believe she is Tim's daughter!! She is such a ham like her daddy:)


No surprise she liked this part of the garden...she loves to help me cook at home!

Halloween

Figures the only picture of both smiling is from the trial run a month before!



She could hardly wait!


Trying to get a picture...one is always on the move!

A few pics of our puppy dogs from Halloween:) Skylar loved his costume until it was time to leave the house. Then he kept trying to take it off. Elaina was beyond excited about the idea of getting candy which would be "so yummy in my belly"! Once Skylar figured out he could ring the doorbell, well his attitude about trick or treating changed. He lasted about a half hour and only had to be retrieved from inside two or three houses. Elaina could have gone for another hour but we figured we should call it a night. This might be the last year we get a say in what costume they wear. But they were oh so cute dressed alike once again!

Artists

Elaina loves anything related to art, especially play dough and drawing. More often these days, Skylar is showing interest in it as well, though his attention isn't quite as long as hers. A little art fun we did last week...

Play dough Mr. Potato Head, one of the many great ideas we have gotten from Skylar's therapists.


She is very hard at work and always has a plan for what she is making.


Finger painting!


Mixing the colors is so much fun:)


About 5 minutes after this she decided to rub those hands in her hair which led to a unplanned hair washing in the kitchen sink.


Messy fun

Countdown to Halloween

It might be the last year they let me dress them alike. It is pretty funny to see them chasing each other around, barking and pulling each others tail. I should probably put the costumes away so the novelty doesn't wear off for Halloween, but they are too funny.

Our little collector

I went into Skylar's room in the morning and found him in bed with all this. He usually sleeps with a toy or two and of course his bunny. But this night he had been carrying around Elaina's doll and cradle (which somehow ended up in bed) and he must have gotten out of bed and brought a basket of toys into bed too. How did he fit?! Who knows?

First Day of Kids Day Out

The kids are going one morning a week to Kids Day Out at our early childhood center. Today was their first day. No tears or protests of going from either. Elaina ran out the door with her back pack (or pack pack as she calls it) and yelled "Come on Mommy!". Skylar was more concerned with playing with his airplane and taking one last ride in the Cozy Coupe. His back pack made it on once he got to school.



See how excited she was?!?


Skylar wouldn't pose. He was too busy once he got to school running around and taking his back pack on and off. Elaina on the other hand was more than willing. She introduced herself to one of the teachers and then turned and said "This is Skylar". Once the door to the room was open, Miss Independent yelled "I'm going to school Mommy!!". She didn't look back. Once Skylar found some of the things he was interested in, he was fine. I am so proud of them...my little ones are growing up so fast!

First time fishing

Jon has been so excited to take the kids fishing for the first time. Yesterday we went to Bass Pro Shop and the kids picked out their poles....Toy Story for Elaina and Batman for Skylar! They carried their poles with excitement through the store and didn't want to put them down in the car (especially Elaina). She talked about fishing all night and the whole drive to the farm. Yep, she was excited! Skylar needed some coaxing and waking up crabby didn't help but he eventually came around:) PS Click on the pictures...they look so much better big.


Elaina checking out the fish daddy caught.

Learning to cast with Daddy


Skylar's turn



Guess who caught the first fish?! Skylar! But he was a little freaked out by the flopping fish. Elaina wanted a closer look.


Relaxing on the dock


Pointing out the bobber...she totally got the idea of fishing!


Reeling is the best part of fishing!





Worms! She is not afraid of anything:)


Swinging


Such happiness!