Thanksgiving

For Thanksgiving we took our first road trip with both girls up to Minnesota.  They both did very well considering we only had a few stops along the way, although we discovered that Zoe does not like traffic jams.  It was a nice long weekend.  We saw our first snowfall of the season.  Ralph was a hit, as always, with Amelia.  We ventured to the Mall of America the day after Thanksgiving, although no shopping, just rides.  Amelia was very brave and went on the high swings and the log ride (with her hands over her eyes).  The trip ended with a trip to see Santa and two of his reindeer.

Our attempts at a Christmas card picture were met by this attitude from Zoe :)

Looking through the Black Friday ads.  

Tour de Lights

As the weather wasn't too cold, we took the girls to the Tour de Lights this year.  It's a charity walk around the Jolly Holiday Lights the weekend before they open to cars only and is a great way for us to kick off the holidays.

Halloween

It's a little late, but we wanted to share our pictures from Halloween.  Candy Corn Amelia and Daddy went around the neighborhood while Zoe, Mummy, and Grandma Marilyn were in charge of handing out goodies.

Amelia had her fall program at pre school around the same time.  Unfortunately our video camera broke just as her program was starting, so we used our cell phone video camera.  Since we couldn't zoom in on the phone we put a white box about 10 seconds into each video highlighting Amelia.

Zoe's 2 Months Old

We said it last month but time is just flying.  Zoe now smiles a lot more, especially after a nappy (diaper) change.  Amelia loves to read to Zoe and hug her lots.  Zoe's not quite so sure about being a little sister.

Which One's Which? (answer at the bottom)

Family picture after pumpkin carving

Answer: Top - Zoe; Bottom - Amelia.  Zoe's 4 years and 2 weeks younger than Amelia but a bit bigger than Amelia was on the same date four years ago.

More Orchard Trips

We made use of our passes and the nice weather and had a couple more trips to Center Grove Apple Orchard this month, with friends and Daddy to pick a pumpkin.  We're getting to know the corn maze a little better.

Fire House - Pancake Breakfast

This morning we got out our winter coats (with a 30 degree temperature) and went to the local fire station for a pancake breakfast.  Zoe slept through the event until the end when she wanted to eat.   We all went for a ride on an old fire truck and Amelia played in the bouncy house.  The highlight for Amelia was using the fire hose and Kevin is still jealous he didn't get to do it.

Zoe's 1 Month Old, Center Grove Apple Orchard, and More

Zoe's almost a month old already.  Time seems to be passing quicker this time.  She's doing well and is generally content. . . unless she's hungry when we hear about it, especially when in the car on a deadline to get to one of Amelia's (many) activities.  Amelia is a great big sister, always trying to entertain Zoe and willing to help.

Sept 22nd

We finally took Daddy to the Center Grove Apple Orchard  couple of weeks ago.  Amelia and Kevin completed the corn maze in only one visit (it took us three last year) and Amelia had a great time going down the slide and trying out all the new activities at the orchard.  Zoe enjoyed napping in the sling.  Ironically, due to the spring freeze there's no apple picking this year, but we'll still have a great time all Fall.

Sept 8th

Hanging out with Cousin Tom - Sept 4th

Sept 2nd