Callie and Tobin 15 months

Callie and Tobin are now 15 months olds. Callie is starting to run, Tobin takes up to 10 steps at a time, although, he prefers to crawl. Callie is starting to say a few more words, and Tobin is saying all kinds of words. They are beginning to do pretend play, like eating food, cars, taking care of a baby, and playing with Sara and Jonas. They are both full of life and energy. They are a blast!!

Sara's First Day of Kindergarten

Sara began Kindergarten at Paddock Elementary this fall. Her teacher is Mrs. Payne. Sara was pretty hesitant to go to Kindergarten, but loves it now that she has been. She says her teacher is really nice, she loves seeing her friends every day, and she was sad when she woke up on Saturday morning and didn't have school. Due to running close to being late and no batteries in the camera, this was the best photo we got :)

More Vacation

We also went to New Brooklyn, which was a really cute town with a city beach. We spent the second weekend with Bobba and Nine. We went to Silver Beach, played at the beach and rode the carousel there. It was a wonderful weekend.

More Sunset

Sunset

Sunset at Warren Dunes. We wanted to watch the sunset over Lake MI, and it was beautiful!! Trying to keep the kids from getting soaked and sandy failed, but we had a blast. Next time, we'll just wear swim suits even at night :)

Blue Moon Ice Cream

We stopped in the town of Three Oaks, had a blast playing at the playground there and finally found some ice cream. They had a cute table with four butterfly chairs - perfect for us. The kids shared Blue Moon ice cream and everyone loved it.

Climbing the Dunes

TT stayed with Callie and Tobin while the rest of us climbed the Dunes. Sara and Jonas were super tired, but we made it. Well, not up the highest part, but we did make it :)

Warren Dunes

We went to Buchanan, MI for vacation this August. It is a small town near Lake Michigan in South East, MI. TT, Uncle Eddie and Aunt Kristina joined us for the fist weekend. We all went to Warren Dunes State Park for Saturday. The weather was beautiful. Everyone had fun in the sand and water. Sara started swimming a bit more and Jonas loved the sand!!

First time Fingerpainting

Fingerpainting was great fun. They didn't understand not putting paint in their mouths, though.

Super Heroes

Ladybug Girl and Bumble Bee Boy to the Rescue!!

First time with play-dough

When it's too quiet...

I wondered why it was so quiet. I was also enjoying the quiet, so I chose to wait, and what I discovered was that Jonas had found a pen and used himself and Callie and Tobin as his paper. No one seemed to mind, except me. I see the fun times to come.

Sara's 6th Birthday

We celebrated Sara's 6th Birthday with family. She wanted a Tinkerbell Party and cake. I did my best to make a Tinkerbell cake, but it didn't turn out so well :) She was a great encourager, though and said it was the best cake ever and her favorite cake. She received many great gifts and had a lot of fun being with family. It's hard to believe she's 6!!