She's grown so much...

Here's Margaret, looking SOO much older than 7, ready to go to her fall concert at school (during which, she performed a solo with a few other people from her 3rd grade class). 

Smiley Girl

Our little angel- always full of smiles (and now never wanting to stand still long enough for me to take a picture of her :-) 

First Snow

Meg snowboarding in our back yard last week as our first real snow of the season was starting to fall. 

Sleepy Little Man

Teddy fell asleep while watching football. NO- that is NOT pee on the couch- he had taken Jeff's soda and it tipped over and spilled when he fell asleep. 

Princess Anna wearing one of Meg's little tutu outfits from when SHE was little... :-) 

HAPPY HALLOWEEN



Teddy was a pirate. He was missing his hook in this picture and his moustache was wearing off.


Anna was a cow (in a last minute costume that I started sewing at midnight the night before!). You can't see from this picture, but it even had a little udder and a tail :-). She looked SOO cute crawling around (and Teddy followed her around the house mooing)


Meg went to the party with a friend of hers from school and they both went dressed as dancers. She was so cute in the outfit but a bit cold!

Teddy's Party

PARTY!!
Here are some pictures from Teddy's 2 birthday parties this past week. He really had a ton of fun playing with his friends and cousins and getting presents :-). This definitely was his THOMAS birthday- he is sooo thrilled with all of his train stuff and everything else he was given!

Teddy opening a present at his "friend party"

Teddy and Elijah Doyle chowing down on cupcakes. They shared a birthday party for their friends like they did last year, because they turn 2 only 12 days apart!

Meg helping Teddy open a present from Nana & Grumpa

Showing off his new "Thomas" PJs

Such a cute little man- wearing daddy's hat.

Teddy and his train cake


A set of Thomas Legos from the Bertuccis


A relaxing ride around the house after a busy day of partying :-)

Teddy is 2!

This is a great picture of Teddy the morning of his second birthday. He is obsessed with trains at the moment, Thomas the Train in particular, and so we got him the Thomas Brio train set for his birthday. The whole time I was getting the girls ready to go out the door, all I could hear coming from the room was "choo choo!" as he drove the train around and around the track :-) 

Family Apple Picking trip

On Saturday, October 8 we took a family trip to the apple orchard that we went to last year (and just a fun note, if you scroll down to the VERY first picture on the blog, it's Meg and Teddy at the orchard last year).

Teddy chowing down on his armload of apples :-)
Our happy girls!

Anna's first apple picking trip
Jeff trying to get Teddy to sit up for a picture



Riding on the cow at the barn

Anna has now become quite good at standing up in the middle of the floor without assistance :-)

THE FIRST STEP! Antoinette decided that it's time to keep up with her brother and sister and took her first real steps today! (we've decided to discount the 3 little ones last month as a fluke, since she never repeated it!).

Ready to run the 5K at the Race For the Cure. There were about 30 of us running for our friend Jill (28 yrs old w/ breast cancer). Anna slept through most of the race :-)

Margaret had her first AYSO soccer game today- they won 8-2! Meg is EXCELLENT at taking the ball down field and stealing it from the opposing team.

"Look mom- no hands!"

Teddy and Aaron- the little boy the same age that was camping in the site next to us (they became FAST friends!)

Yumm... camping food!

Teddy playing on the rocks on the shore of Lake Michigan

Margaret has become the master of roasting the perfect marshmello!

Anna and daddy- having some fun while hanging out in the tent :-)

The kids, all wearing their feety PJs, ready for bed on our first night of camping in Petosky

Meg & Teddy enjoying the long car ride to NH

could I GET any more adorable? :-)

Anna standing herself up in the middle of the floor :-)

Anna's first taste of scrambled eggs (at Gumma & Guppa's house in NH)

Meg started her first day of third grade today!!

Antoinette has a very odd position that she prefers to sleep in!

Meg's first time jumping off a diving board without any floaty things to help her :-)

Never mind the dirty shirt... check out the hair!!

Anna found a Nuk to chew on :-)

Jeff and Teddy enjoying themselves at a recent family birthday party (notice Teddy's new spikey hair :-)