Welcome Fall!

Cooler temps, swings and a dog mean hours and hours of outdoor play for the kids. 

She even reads outside!

Ryder loves playing outside with the kids...

 until they trap him up in the treehouse and he can't get out!

Bye Bye Bunnies

Our baby bunnies are gone. So sad. A week or so ago, we went out to look at them. One bunny settled itself half in the burrow and half out of it -- they were getting so big they could barely all fit in it. We kept our visit short because the bunnies were always frightened by our presence. 

A few minutes after we left them, Daddy came home and wanted to see the bunnies as he had not seen them in a few days. Kyle was excited to show Daddy the bunnies and ran to the burrow. It scared the one that was half out of the burrow. It took off and ran around our yard. Derek called for his work gloves and then wrangled that poor little bunny. It took him two tries to get the bunny to stay in the burrow. 

Later that afternoon, more had left the burrow. The next day, we only found three hanging out in different parts of our yard. We no longer checked on them since our grass was getting long and it was hard to see them. 

Derek mowed the yard the other day and they are all gone. I'm sad we never got to pet them as we all so badly wanted to do. I hope they're making it okay on their own. I know they left a little prematurely. 

  

Backyard Fun with Stephanie and Jimmy

Aunt Stephanie brought lots of fun stuff for the kids so we spent the morning playing in the backyard. 

Bubbles!

Just when you thought his cheeks couldn't get any bigger....

Derek and Jimmy worked on the yard, went to the hardware store and planned out our landscaping renovation.

Sidewalk chalk on the fence

Soaking in the sun

Their visit with us was less than 24 hours -- way too short! But we're grateful we got to see them and spend some time with them. Until next time...

Our Backyard

We are loving our new home, and since the weather has warmed up, the kids have been enjoying the backyard too. They have been spending a lot of time outside. 

There's plenty of space to run around and play hide-and-seek.

We finally put together a playhouse that was given to the kids for Christmas.

So fun to have a sister to play with!

It's Heating Up!

When we wake up, the temp is already in the mid to upper 70's. By dinner time, it's in the upper 80's/low 90's. Aunt Stephanie gave the girls a sprinkler ball awhile back and today was the perfect day to use it. In the morning, Derek took the girls to get some donuts and then to the mall to stay cool while I napped with Kyle. When they came home, Daddy blew up the big ball and it was time to get wet!

It's fun to notice the difference in the girls. Child A goes full force and runs around the ball -- lovin' every minute.

Child B, not so much. A bit hesitant and not really wanting to get wet. 

What will Child C be like??

The girls went back out after dinner. Notice the wardrobe change.  

The girls being silly.