A little bit of Summer

A couple of weeks ago we had some unseasonably warm weather, we are talking almost 80 degrees.  I felt obligated to take the kids to the park.  We found this great park close to our house right along the Ohio River.  Don't know why we haven't been there before.  Carter was able to do his favorite thing--ride his bike!  He learned a month or so ago and has been taking every opportunity he can get to practice.  Kennedy spend the time running around playing and playing in the leaves.  I took quite a photo shoot of her, which perhaps I'll share later.  Only wish we could hold on tight to this weather and never let it go!

Sister's Trip

This October I had the awesome opportunity to leave my family behind and join my sisters in Savannah for an extended weekend.  We had such a wonderful time.  Savannah was absolutely delightful.  All that surrounded us and all the food made for one great trip.  Highlights were the trolley tour, Paula Deans restaurant,  the Chocolate Bar, Leopold's ice cream, b&d's burger's,Tybee island, and Bonaventure cemetery.

These were my two favorite pics of the four of us.  Boy am I lucky to have such wonderful sisters.  Here's to many more trips like this one in the future!

Savannah

Here are some brief examples of the beauty that surrounded us in Savannah, GA.  Walking the streets of historic Savannah you couldn't help but be in awe of all the beautiful things.  Absolutely loved it.  So glad I got to experience it with my sisters!

Hats

Well, I dug out my hat loom and decided to make Kennedy a hat after a friend made a couple for a baby shower.  This was the result.  Luckily I just had the yarn in my stash from ages ago.  These hats are so cute on girls, especially with cute embellishments.  I will be making hats for triplets in the next couple of weeks so I was glad to have a little practice.  Plus, I think I'll have to make a few more for Kennedy since they are so cute.  She loves wearing it around and putting hats on her stuffed animals.  Looks like it will be a hat making winter.

I decided to include all three pics so you could see a bit of Kennedy's personality.  She is a total goof ball, we love it!!

First Haircut

Kennedy had her first official haircut last week.  She did such a great job sitting still and doing what my stylist Nina asked her to do.  She even sat through my haircut happily.  Unfortunately I couldn't manage to get a decent shot afterwards so that will have to come in another post.  I love her new look.  No more baby wispy's looking limp and un-brushed!

A couple of weeks ago we took our yearly trip to Kings Island (amusement park) courtesy of P&G (Nate's work.)  This year was a lot of fun.  Nate and I pretty much each took a kid and ran around riding rides.  Carter could go on a lot of the bigger stuff this year and he had a blast.  Kennedy also loved all the rides.  Nate is a trooper and will go on pretty much any of the roller coasters.  I on the other hand refuse to go on anything that spins.  Luckily the little kid stuff is pretty spin free.

Nate did take each of the kids on a spinning ride called the Monster.  We couldn't believe that Kennedy was allowed to ride it, but she was.  Carter went first and had a blast, without spinning too much.  After shouting "my turn" over and over Nate took her too.  That ended up being a mistake.  They spun so much that it was actually difficult to watch with out feeling nauseous.  When they got off Nate said that was the worst spinning he had ever experienced and that Kennedy spent the whole time saying "no, no, no, no..." in tears.  I am just glad no one lost their dinner!

The weather was perfect and besides a little dizziness and lack of a firework show we had a wonderful time.

Fun with the Fam

We wanted to do something fun with the kids for Labor Day and since it was raining, we decided to go bowling.  We started off with a super yummy lunch at Five Guys and then headed to the bowling alley.  It was the first time for our kids and they had a blast.  Kennedy spent the majority of the time saying "my turn" and jumping up and down.  The kids and I went with the bumper lanes while Nate decided to brave it unassisted.  I managed to beat him with the bumpers on, but not by much.  Bowling was followed by Icee's and then some chill time at home.

As you can see, Kennedy was a little more worn out then I realized since this was how I found her in front of the computer watching a show.  Definitely the first time one of my kids has ever fallen asleep in a chair.  We sure had a fun time and I think Carter will be asking to go bowling every week for the next little while.