Nice

Having girls is really fun. At this point we can't really imagine having boys.

Daddy took Alicyn with to buy new tires this week. "Daddy, let's go buy new tires, daddy." As they waited for them to be put on, they walked through a few nearby shops. Alicyn seems to be catching on to shopping as she would look at the product and then explain, "Nice pencil. Nice play dough. Nice cards. Nice flowers." and finally, "Nice new tires." Today she told me she wanted to wear a bib that Grandma made. I guess the plastics aren't "nice" enough anymore. :) Potty training is pretty much complete, so that is extremely exciting for the whole family. Her current favorite bedtime book is Wishing Stars and she is happy to count for you (five stars).

Gracyn, not to be left out, has found her voice. She is certain to use it if you are ignoring her or if she is hungry. This past week we started yogurt, egg yolk, cottage cheese, and she is self feeding crackers and toast. I am able to sneak avocado in by desguising it with a banana. :) She enjoys sitting on the floor playing with toys and continues to despise tummy time.

Over the past month we've had some great times with family and friends. My mom was able to make a quick trip with my Aunt Shirley. Jenna and Ed made a quick visit also. We are heading to the Twin Cities this weekend to stay with friends. Alicyn is especially excited to see her friend "A-me-a-ma" (Amelia). She's been calling her on a pretend phone to make plans. It should be a "nice" weekend for all. We'll post new pics when we get home!

Weekend Fun

Rise and shine! It's time to have some fun. We met the day with some super oatmeal and daddy delighted us with a strawberry banana smoothie to go (a family favorite). Hitting the highway was a great day to get started watching for some lovely fall colors. Ali even joined in on the fun watching for cows, barns, corn and colorful trees. Crossing in to Door County, Justyn spied some coffee as we passed by, "Do you want to stop?" He gave me a, "Sure." So began the day of many turn arounds. This was also Alicyn's first store where holding mommy's hand was absolutely mandatory. Up the road we were all able to relax a bit at the apple orchard. Justyn took her on a wagon ride and she especially enjoyed running around the trees and tasting the different apples. Gracyn even got in the picking mood. Twenty pounds of apples later we moved on, but at .69/lbs. we couldn't pick too many, right? Lunch was delivered via the train at a local restarant. Both girls loved this and Justyn and I enjoyed watching their faces. After some yummies, we hiked around two state parks to enjoy the colors and Lake Michigan. Culver's was calling our name on the way home with the Pecan Caramel flavor of the day, but with two sleeping beauties in the back we dare not chance the stop. A perfect day? It was pretty close.