A Great Weekend, part 2

We haven't been to the playground since last May! Apparently Quincy has grown (motor-skill-wise) since then as she now has no problem doing the complete Monkey Bars.

Labor Day at The Heads

Good times are always had by all at Dave and Cathy's....

We love Uncle Dave....

Ellie is starting soccer!

Ellie has been waiting a long time to play soccer. The day finally came...and she was ready to go---all decked out in pink.

Quincy, on the other hand, has zero interest in soccer....

Ellie had a GREAT first practice!

...and Quincy has started ballet

While Ellie loves any sport with a ball, Quincy has expressed an interest in dance. So, here she is before her first dance practice...all smiles, right?

And here she is during her first class...crying her little heart out. When I asked her on the way home what happened, she replied, "I missed sister". It melted my heart.

Her second and third classes have been much better. She is now back to all smiles and really enjoys each class to the fullest. Yay!

The Aquarium...and the day before school started...

The girls took their Beluga Whale and Sea Otter backpacks with them to the aquarium....

Ellie showing her Beluga Whale to the Beluga Whale...

Random Summer Photos Part 1

This picture just cracks me up....Quincy is a total nut! Please ignore my hand-wash stuff drying on the rack in the background....

Summer Part 2 Swim Lessons

Emily, one of the girl's super-perfect sitters, gave the girls one-on-one lessons this year...she is so so so so good with little kids!

They are now both doing the backstroke....pretty good for a 3- and 4-year old!

Summer Part 3 Ellie's Surgery

Ellie had surgery this summer to repair a hernia that she had since birth. While the surgery itself wasn't a big deal (the surgeon's words, not mine), she still had to go under general anesthesia so I was a wreck.

Ellie, however, was great....just blissfully waiting for the anaesthesiologist to do his thing....

Summer Part 4--Picking Blueberries

The blueberries were plentiful this year and the girls picked a bunch....

...and then tripped and spilled them all right after we paid for them. :(

...but the trauma was short lived and smiles soon returned!

Summer Part 5---4th of July

Playing Corn-hole...and, yes, that's the actual name of the game.

Uncle Dave...

And beautiful Taylor....she is the reason we decided to have children...she is that wonderful....