cooking party

R's friend at school invited all of the girls in the class to a cooking party at the local Young Chef's Academy.  It was a fun activity on a cold, wet Saturday morning.  It is hard to believe that earlier this week, we were wearing short sleeves.  R made an apple dumpling and pigs in a blanket.  While the food was cooking, the class read books and colored pictures.  The letter of the day was "Hh" for Halloween!

BOO! at the Zoo

The weather was chilly but sunny on Sunday morning -- great weather for a trip to the zoo.  R and K were so excited to try out their costumes.  Many people commented on the adorable strawberry.... a girl after my own heart.  R collected a lot of candy and quickly mastered the maze made of hay bails.  There was also a gymnastics booth where R tried out her tumbling and balancing skills.  R did not enjoy the haunted mansion this year.  Since it was a little cooler, many of the animals were out which was very cool.  K spent a lot of time in his stroller, but he didn't mind - he is great at people watching.  After a fun morning we went to BW-3 for lunch then came home to take naps.  A great fall day.

Apple Picking 2012

It is apple picking time!  It was a beautiful October saturday and we took advantage by picking apples with our friends.  It was chilly but very sunny.  R ate an apple straight from the tree.  K was intrigued by the leaves and low hanging fruit.  It was fun to walk through the orchard and select the very best apples.  I guess we need to look up some apple recipes.  In the evening, we went to the annual neighborhood chili tasting party.  It was very fun - 10 chili entries and lots of good side dishes.  Overall, it was a wonderful Saturday!

COSI fun

K went to an infant workshop at COSI with his friend, Isla, over the weekend.  They played with boxes and colorful scarves.  They also had fun with blocks and noise makers.  While we were learning, daddy and daughter were hanging out in the kids play area.  We found them in the water station after our workshop.  It was a very good afternoon!

1st dentist visit

R had her first trip to the dentist.  She was soooo excited.  She has been bugging me for weeks about making her a dentist appointment and I'm not really sure where she got the idea.  Well, today was the day.  She was such a big girl - sat in the chair and let the dentist clean her teeth with a penguin shaped toothbrush.  The doctor counted her teeth - 20, the perfect amount.  Now she has to wait another 6 months to go again.  If only we were all that happy to go to the dentist.