Jake the Snake ....

Or "Baby Jake"... whatever you want to call him.

Last night we puppysat Aunt Karlie and Uncle Dom's puppy! Ava couldn't get enough of him and wanted him to come live with us. Caroline thought he was interesting and liked playing with him, but she didn't mind him leaving :)

Back to School!

Ava started her first day of preschool today! Her teacher's name is Miss David and she loved her. She knew two of the kids in class already and is anxious to make new friends too. She woke up wanting to put her backpack on without getting dressed first... silly girl. She was fine getting dropped off ... mom was a different story :(

She colored, sat in circle time learning sounds of letters, shapes and colors, played outside and enjoyed snacktime.

Ava just finished lunch and will definitely take an early nap today :)

Off to Gettysburg for Labor Day weekend and Grammy's birthday

We had a great Labor Day weekend at Grammy and GrandBob's house! Aunt LaLa and Uncle Dave also made the trip out. Gettysburg is so beautiful - not only for its rich history, but also for it's landscape and scenery... and we enjoyed every second of it! We dined out, went to the Catoctin Zoo, relaxed in their backyard, shopped, barbequed, celebrated Grammy's birthday, and watched fireworks over the lake. It was so much fun!

Grammy gave Ava a hoop skirt from her store and some other girly things like a purse and wreath for her hair. Ava had fun at the zoo and decided that her favorite part was watching and feeding the reindeer. She also planted irises with Aunt Lala. She liked the fireworks but "NOT the really loud ones". She especially liked the glowsticks Lala and Uncle Dave gave her.

Caroline was busy fluttering about. She enjoyed the zoo as well and liked seeing the animals up

close during a presentation. She was extremely interested in the rocks Grammy and GrandBob had near their patio... luckily they were too big for her to eat! She took a bath in the kitchen sink and watched fireworks on Mommy's lap. She also tried some gardening with Lala and Ava.

More than anything, we had a blast spending time with our family, just talking and laughing. Hope they had as much fun as we did!