Picnic in the Park

     What fun we had at the park today celebrating Grandpa's birthday! Zak was brave 

and borrowed a lighter from the nearby bbq party.

Kevin bought a Minnie Mouse frisbee and the kids had a fun time playing with Kevin and Grandpa.

     The kids did a good deed and helped the director put up mini flags for the concert.

Even James had fun watching everything from the blanket, and playing with Uncle Robert.

Milkmaid braids

   I had time extra time this morning so I decided to check cutegirlshairstyles.com for braiding ideas for the girls' hair.  One of the more recent posts was milkmaid braids, so I decided to try it on Lizzy.  It turned out so beautiful!

     Abby said she wanted hair just like Lizzy, so we made it work with just two hair pretties to hold the hair, as oppose to the 4 or 5 bobby pins holding Lizzy's hair.

     

After bribing Abby with the promise of candy, she let me take her outside for photos.  I love the shot of Abby whispering to Lizzy. 

Daddy birthday

Pumpkins

We bought pumpkins yesterday and decorated them. After we took the pictures outside with the kids, I told the kids it was time to go inside. Ervin was extremely upset that the pumpkin wasn't coming back inside with us. Poor kid.

Lizzy starts preschool!

Lizzy started preschool last week! She was very excited to go, and she was very brave. She had a great time learning about letters and reading a story about a bear that goes to school. As soon as she got there, she went staight to the toys to play. She's got Ervin excited about going to school for himself.