Our girls!

 

Notice how they are both wearing Mommy's 'fancy' shoes!

Apple Festival

 

 

 

 

One of our favorite family traditions is going out to the apple orchard every fall during the apple festival. We take a hay ride out to the orchard and pick apples and snack on them as we go! Abby also had fun riding ponies and going on a train ride. It was a perfect family fun day!

The Zoo!!!

 

 

 

 

We had a good time at the Zoo! We went on a tram ride way up high and the girls rode the carousel. Abby loved reading teh zoo map and navigating with Daddy. Hannah loved the fishies and the monkeys!

Vacation!

 

 

 

 

We took a little vacation to Omaha this summer! We stayed at a fun hotel called CoCo Keys (An anniversary present from my Mom!) The girls loved the water park. Mommy and Daddy even went down all the big slides and Grandma Cheryl enjoyed the hot tub!!! The girls had fun sleeping in the hotel (even though they didn't actually sleep a lot!) And still talk about CoCo Keys a lot - we will have to go back someday for sure!

my princesses

 

 

both my girls are such girlie girls!!! They love dresses and skirts that spin, dressing up in Mommys high heels and anything else girlie! Love my little princesses!

Turner County Fair!

 

 

 

 

One of our favorite things we did this summer was take the girls to the Turner County Fair. It was a hot night - but the girls had a blast! Abbys favorite was riding the big ferris wheel with Daddy (Hannah was really upset she wasn't tall enough to ride on the ferris wheel!). Hannah got to ride a lot of other little rides and loved seeing all the animals. They even had a camel at the petting farm area!!

Preschool!

 

 

 

Abby started preschool in August! She goes to a new preschool called Room to Bloom. Her teachers are Mrs. Janelle and Mrs. Katy! She loves it!!! Every day she asks if she can go to preschool.

I love my girls!

Silly family!

4th of July weekend!

Happy 4th of July

We had so much fun this 4th of July. We did fireworks - the girls loved the smoke bombs and sparklers. Than we went to Flandreau for the big fireworks show. I love watching the girls sit and be in awe of the colors in the sky.

More summer fun!!!

Another fun place this summer we have spent a lot of time at is the Spray Park! The girls love cooling off running through all the different sprinklers! It is so much fun!

Love the Lake!!

The favorite thing to do this summer has been to go to the lake. Abby can spend hours playing in the water and Hannah loves that she can sit in her chair on the beach and eat fruit and have snacks the whole time.

my spirited child!

Hannah is so cute!! How can you miss those beautiful blue eyes and big cheeks!!! For as much as she is cute, smart and fun, she is also a handful!!! She is my spirited child. She loves big, feels big, laughs big and throws BIG fits!!! If things do not go her way! It does mean a lot of frustration for Mommy, and a lot of ignoring her until she comes around. I couldn't imagine life without my Hannah Banana!

Tea Party in the Park!

I signed up Abby for the Tea party at the park through parks and rec. Sioux Falls has so many great opportunities for kids in the summer! Abby had so much fun! They sang songs, made necklaces, and of course had tea and cakes. Hannah had fun tagging along trying to do everything like her big sissy!

Happy Father's Day!

We had a wonderful Father day this year!!! Every year I get a little sad that I don't get to spend the day with my Dad, but am reminded of all the love I do have in my life as I spend the day with my amazing hubby. We ended the day with a get together at his parents, where we had pizza and than all went swimming!

Everyone showing off the 'baby bumps' trying to be like Toni!

I love this picture!!!!