Apple Pickin' with the Fam

Yesterday we tried out a new apple orchard that was highly recommended to us by several of our friends here in Ohio.  We met Gibby, Aunt Rachel, John and Ben there and I think everyone had a bunch of fun!

sissy goes to school

As soon as we moved into our new house, we started asking around about preschools. It seemed like everyone we asked came back with the same answer, "Happy Days". It's located at a church just up the road from us, so in May we enrolled Charlotte and she's been counting down the days ever since. She has been so excited about school for a long time and today she got to actually go. We took some pictures along the way.

This is Charlotte's best thumbs up!

And her best smile!

And her best hands up in the sky. And isn't that little blue belt the cutest thing you've ever seen?

Had to get a nice close up of course.

And a rocking chair shot.

Here she is outside the entrance to her school.

And her backpack.

She looks a little unsure here, but there were about 11 kids and 20 parents in the room and it was a bit busy in there.

That looks a little better.

This is a shot of her classroom door while we were waiting to pick her up.

And outside by the sign.

We put her mark on our growth chart to remember the occasion.

Ollie can't wait for his sister to go back to school tomorrow. Actually, he napped the whole time she was at school, so he didn't even notice that she was gone. It's hard to believe that she'll graduate high school in 2029. Surely we will have flying cars by then. Can't wait to see how much she grows inside and out this year. We love you Charlotte Gray and we're so proud of you.

summer is gone

Today marks my first day of school. That means the last day of summer was yesterday. We had a lot of fun this summer that included a lot of pool time, sugar, sun, friends and family. Here are a few seconds from each day. Hope you had a great summer too! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zb0KLt8dk8&feature=youtu.be

one and a half years

Today, Oliver James is 18 months old. A few days ago we headed down to a city park to capture some shots. This kid has really come into his personality over the past few months and it has been so much fun seeing the differences in little boys and little girls when we compare him and Charlotte. He climbs on everything and really wants to do everything that his big sister does now, which makes things interesting from time to time. He loves to play with the dogs and chase them around the house. We think we were able to capture some of his personality in the shots below. Hope you enjoy.