Fall Outing

Last weekend it was an amazingly beautiful weekend here in our town. The warmth and sunshine was a pleasant surprise after a dreary, cold, and rainy week. None of us wanted to be cooped up indoors, so we headed out to the park. The perfect afternoon.

Hope loves to climb up the big jungle gym type equipement. She's fearless! She mastered the "fireman's tube" ladder on her first shot too. I don't think dad and mom are ready for that yet though. She also loves the slides and swings. I think papa Keith got her hooked on the swings.

Kiyah's favorite equipment is the diggers. Except she can't stand it when she gets even one grain of sand in her shoe...it's a meltdown.

Mom had a great time playing with different settings on her camera. Trying to get caught up on pictures of Hope. It seems as though we have a million of Kiyah, but not Hope.

Enjoy the pictures.

Kiyah's 4th Birthday

Yes, I know the date on the calendar says October 20th. And yes, I also realize that Kiyah's birthday WAS October 5th, but hey, better late than never. We celebrated Kiyah's 4th birthday on October 3rd at our house. We have a few people over for cake and ice cream. Kiyah even invited a friend from Sunday School...she was so excited. Kiyah recieved a new backpack for preschool, some clothes, and a ton of craft supplies. We seem to go through craft supplies rather quickly around here. Thank goodness for WASHABLE Crayola.

And yes, I also made the birthday cake! It took me about 3 hours to decorate the cake, but seeing Kiyah's reaction to it was well worth the effort!