Fair Time!

Fair time is one of our favorite times and we look forward to it all year long! Ella has competed in the tractor pull competition the last three years and Micah got to compete in it for the first time this year! The kids did great but neither of them did a "full pull." Micah was so upset he didn't get a trophy and we tried to explain to him that the trophy was for the kid who pulled the small tractor all the way up the ramp. We said "Look Micah, you got this cool ribbon!" Paul then started to read it to him "It says...." Micah cut him off and with a pouty face said "It says, Micah didn't win!" We were trying so hard not to laugh but it was too funny! So in the first competition he has ever been in he had to learn the tough lesson that you don't always win, sometimes you get a participation ribbon ;)
 Checking out the competition   Cheering on her brother and sister Here is that last three years Ella has done the tractor pull, it's fun to see how much she's grown!

8 Months!

One more post for today! ;) I have been wanting to get a pic of Rilynn in her super cute bathing suit before it gets too cold. This is hands down the cutest swim suit in the world! I'm going to be very sad when I have to pack it away :( I'm going to try and get a better pic that isn't blurry later this week but this picture was still super cute.

Fall is here....already!

Wow, I really failed on keeping up the blog this summer! I can't believe it's been so long! We had a very exciting fun filled summer and I'm going to try my best to update all about it. They always say to start with the most recent and work your way back when you fall behind on scrapbooks so that's what I'm going to do with my blog :) Summer literally flew by us and it's now really starting to feel like fall. I'm already missing the warm weather but I'm excited about all the fun things we have in store for the rest of the year. I do love fall time in Ohio even if it means that winter is coming and the sun is disappearing :( We went apple picking last week with the kids to help us get in the mood for fall. Fresh picked apples are absolutely delicious and I'm very excited to can some applesauce to enjoy all year!

5 Months

Rilynn is five months old! I'm actually kinda on time for this one! I did skip over four months though :( Rilynn is rolling all over the place, babbling, squealing and always entertaining us with her many facial expressions.

Feels like summer

So we pretty much skipped spring and moved right on into summer. The temperatures have reached up into 90's the last few days and it's been wonderful! The kids and I have been outside enjoying every minute of it! I bought the kids a slip and slide and we had fun playing on it all day yesterday. They needed some motivation to get going though so we got a rope, tied a vacuum cleaner attachment on the end and pulled them down. Who says you need to buy fancy toys? ;)

3 Months (very late)

Rilynn is turning 4 months in five days so this post is extremely late! Don't worry though, the four month post will be late as well so it will all sort of even out ;) Our little Ri Ri (nickname the kids call her) is changing so fast! She is rolling over and starting to be found in different positions then when we left her in her crib. She loves lying under her activity center and grabbing hold of the toys. She loves to suck her thumb (cutest thing ever!) She now shares a room with her big sister although some nights I'm too lazy to put her back in there and she just stays with me :) She is still a happy sweet little baby and we love her SO much!



cut her off in this pic but I love her little face








Ella took this picture of us :)

Inniswood Gardens

Every Spring we like to go to the Inniswood Metro gardens. It's absolutely gorgeous! There are a lot of trails to walk on and some really great picture taking spots. When we were there I think we saw about five photo sessions going on. We got there a little later this year due to the constant rain we have been having so we missed out on alot of the flowers that we saw last year :( It's still a beautiful spot though and one of our favorite places to go in Columbus.






Doesn't Micah look super happy? ;)



Here is one of my favorites from our trip there the previous year.

Cubbies

Ella finished up her first year of Cubbies last week. She had an awards night which was followed by a fair, that included bounce houses, face painting, and tons of games! Micah and her had a ton of fun. Rilynn and I ended up winning a cake during the cake walk :)




Getting her award for finishing her book





Micah the tiger...he kept roaring at everybody




Rilynn having fun in the moby.