Why raking leaves is fun!

It was so amazing out yesterday, I raked some leaves and made big piles for Ava to jump in! Then we had a picnic on the grass! I didnt even wipe the brownie crsuted on her face of! Way to go mom!!

Happy Halloween!

Ava out trick or treating!

Waiting patiently for mom to take pics before collecting the goods.

Clara, day after. She went to bed at 5pm on Halloween night.

Tiger bite tiger!

Ava took a picture of me in my mask.....

So I took one of her!

Claras Developments

I keep forgetting to mention that Clara had her first crawl in Bermuda. She is now speed crawling across not only the rugs, but the wood floors. Shes even trying the step into the kitchen. Shes been pulling herself up on everything and cruising across those items for a few weeks.

I cant seem to get her to enjoy finger food yet...or understand that you've got t gum it for awhile. She will occasionally gag and toss up her belly contents on a cheerio or puff. The BASICS! ugga. I tried not together or in this order, peas, homefries, scrambled eggs and pear. ALl very soft and mashed...and all of it made her gag and throw up on me. Except the toast that Ava stole off the cops plate sitting next to us at Charlies. She sucked on that for awhile. Ava also undressed herself down to her underwear during breakfast. Awesome.

Clara continues to laugh, gigle and smile at her sisters crazy stunts. She LOVES her.

Nice Day for a Bike Ride

Ava and i took advantage of a beautiful day last Saturday to ride her bike! Liam and Luke joined us too! We ran the bases on the baseball filed...Liam pitched some mud balls (Tash did not think this was so awesome). Then we all ran around the playground and played on the swings!

Pumpkin Carving!

We had the Carlstroms over for an impromtu pumpkin carve. We had delicious snacks provided by Dave & Cam and fun conversation! The kids wore their costumes and Alex was so kind to share his loot!

Claras Baptism

Clara got baptized a few weeks ago. She was a good sport, only a little crabby due to the fact this was happening smack dab in the middle of her nap. Took the water on the head fine until it went into her eyes. Ava was good too...I think. She was with her cousins mostly and bopping back and forth to where we were sitting. Kim is Claras Godmother and Gigg is her Godfather.

We had everyone back to our house for some food and company. Rich had a friends company cater, Above and Beyond Catering (the food was fantastic!) We got our cake as a rec from a friend at La Cascia's Bakery in Burlington.

Water in the eyes!

Ava on the way home....done.

The Caves in Bermuda

The caves were really cool and worth the trip there and back. I wish I could remember some of the history to write about it. I do remember the first caves we were at were discovered by some boys looking for a ball they lost. I think I would have been WAY to chicken to look for that ball in that dark dark place. YIKES!

Here are some shots.