Pictures of the Girls

We had professional pictures taken of the girls about a year ago (when Julia turned 1), so we decided to go ahead and have them done again. It's amazing how much they've all grown in the past year. Take a look at the pictures from last year to see the difference...

Chloe at 7...

Gracie at 4 1/2...

Julia at 2...

And some more of all 3...

More Soccer

Chloe is really enjoying playing soccer this fall. Here are pictures from 2 of her games... (Chloe is #3)

Game #2 (Chloe got to play goalie for part of this game...) The coach said "Who wants to play goalie next?" and Chloe was so excited to volunteer. Chloe is usually pretty shy about trying new things, so we were proud of her for giving it a try. She did pretty well...stopping a few goals, but letting a couple others in. She's doing better too about going after the ball a little more. She still backs off when someone else goes for it, but she's getting in there more than she was at the beginning

Gracie's artistic soccer shots...

And here are a couple videos....

Apple Picking

One day after school, we went to a nearby fruit farm to go apple picking. They had delicious Honey Crisps! As usual, Julia picked one apple and ate it while we finished picking! We enjoyed eating the apples, and made applesauce & apple butter...

Celebrating Julia's Birthday

After we got back from Boston, Julia got to open the rest of her birthday presents. She was really excited to get to tear off the paper and had a good time unwrapping everything.

Julia didn't really understand about gift bags. She pulled out the tissue paper and kept tearing it into pieces, saying, "Here comes!!", but didn't understand that she needed to actually look in the bag to get the present.

Julia got this Ice Cream Playset for her birthday. This has definitely been a hit. Julia LOVES ice cream, and she (& Chloe & Gracie) have had a great time building different combinations on the cones.