Fall fun at the apple orchard!!!

We went to Kalamazoo this weekend for Gracie's 3rd birthday party. We went to the apple orchard on Sunday and had some fun, playing in the pumpkins, riding the train and Lynn riding the zip line. Of course there was also doughnuts and cider.

I think his face says it all :]

Grandma and LJ. What a ham.

What cuties!

She's such a cheezer.

My projects

I like to think that my creative side is my best side. I love working on projects from sewing to knitting to scrapbooking. Some people think they are "grandma projects", but I love being creative.

Emma's trick-or-treat bag

LJ's quilt.

Emma's quilt.

Since the kids share a room, I wanted them to each have a side. I found the cutest wall appliques that just happened to match each of their bedding. LJ's side.

Emma's side.

This curtain looks pretty simple, but it originally had cream colored flowers, not black. I took a permanent marker and colored over each thread of the flowers. I love the end result.

Emma's taggie blanket. She takes them (I say them because when she was really little, we lost one, so I had to make another, we found it, now she has 2.) wherever we go.

Emma's birthday party invitation. She wanted a bug theme, so that's what she had.

6 months!

LJ at 6 months....20 1/2 lbs and 26 inches long. He is getting so big.

Bath time :)

Hey mom, what are you doing?
LJ is almost getting too big for his little bath tub.

Growing and being silly!

He is getting so big.

LJ was in her seat, so she thought it was only fair that she got to sit in his.

Who knew.....wooden spoons would make him so happy.

She loves dancing and making up silly songs.

Emma's always being a big sister.

Gymnastics

Emma was posing in her gymnastics leotard. She is too cute. She doesn't want to take gymnastics anymore though. Now she wants to take dance.

Baby Face :)

LJ was watching Emma like a hawk while she was riding her bike. So I took a few of that cute little baby face.

Oops...

Emma's pedal fell off. I don't know who put it together? :) OK, I admit it, I did.... She was a good sport about it and of course Mr. mechanic fixed it all up for her.

Emma loves her new bike!

Emma does such a great job riding her new bike.

Emma turns 4!!!

Emma turned 4 on Sept. 11th. It's amazing how fast 4 years actually goes by. She is 31lbs and 38" tall. She is still my little peanut.

She wanted a bug themed birthday party so I had to be creative with the desert. I made each person their own little cake inside a waffle bowl. I used chocolate pudding as the frosting and I put crumbled up oreos on top to look like dirt. I tried to make it look like the gummi worms, spiders and caterpillars were coming out of the ground. I thought they were cute. Emma helped me make them and thought they were pretty cool too.

Cousing Anna and LJ playing with our friend's son Tommy.

I guess Tommy wanted to know what the inside of someone elses mouth felt like.

LJ clearly wanted his toy back.