silly, sweet girls

Lots of random photos from the past month or so...

"See, I can wear Liv's hat"

daddy snuggles

little diva running around the cul-de-sac

working on her basketball skills

checking out a fuzzy caterpillar on our walk

she's writing checks (Bri Guy, you got $3) 

such a sweet moment

"I'm just reading, mom"

Kate 'reading' to Liv

gymnastics!

Kate just finished another 6 week gymnastics class.  This time she did it at our local community center. The class wasn't quite as organized as the class she did at the Y, so she struggled to stay engaged a little bit, but it was still a lot of fun.  And running off some of her immense amount of energy is never bad!

Here are a few photos of her over the weeks...

Kate's happy place...she could jump all day!

haru sushi

A new sushi restaurant recently opened up near our house.  We already have a few favorite places around town, but we had to check in out, you know, just in case we ever 'need' to order take out:)

this girl LOVES edamame

Overall, the sushi wasn't anything spectacular, but it was a fun environment, and definitely nice not to cook for a night!

Orchard Hill Farm

There is a cute little farm around the corner from us that does hayrides on the weekends.  We took Kate last year, and wanted to go back this year with both girls.  The first Sunday we tried going, they weren't doing hayrides because it was too muddy.  Kate was pretty bummed, but we still got to see the animals and walk around a little bit.

The following Sunday, we went back, and were not disappointed!

a beautiful, perfect fall day!

Applesauce Day at the Farm and Kate's First Sleepover

Matt was working for the weekend, so I packed Liv up and took her to the farm for a day of making applesauce with Grandma Pridgeon.  We also got to see sweet Anna and Nikki for a while too, so it was really fun.  Meanwhile, Kate had a sleepover with my parents, since there was no way I'd get any applesauce made if she was at the farm with me.  Kate had so much fun! She got to go for a bike ride and to the Animal Park (Boulder Ridge in Alto, MI).  She could not stop talking about feeding the animals and taking a ride on the zebra bus with Grandma and Grandpa.

Liv loves Bri Guy

holding a baby chick

feeding the camel

Tessa's Wedding Shower

On September 13, we threw Tessa's bridal shower at the farm.  I was so bummed to forget both my camera and my phone, so I only have a few pictures.  It was so much fun, though, and so great to celebrate Tessa and Justin's upcoming wedding.  Congratulations, guys!

After naps in the afternoon, we finally took Kate and Liv over to the farm and let them check out a few baby pigs and some tractors.  Kate thought the piggies smelled bad, but both girls touched them.  Liv seemed to have no fear:) Kate LOVED the tractor.  She was begging to drive it from the moment she got in.  Matt hopes we have some country girls on our hands!

yep, she's driving