CARTER'S SECOND TIME SKATING

He is really starting to get the hang of it.

I am very proud of Carter.  He never gets upset and always gets right back up.  I am sure before long he will be skating without the help of an aid.  Keep up the good work Carter!

Trick - or - TREAT!

We started our Halloween weekend by visiting Robinette's, a local cider mill, where we picked out pumpkins and watched apple cider being made.  The kids love their play area with the gigantic apple. 

Mia picked a tiny pumpkin to carve (she insisted on a "baby pumpkin") and Carter wanted the biggest one they had (sadly, we had to get something a little more manageable).  We took them home and Dave carved them up.  The kids helped take out all the goop and had a fun time making a mess.

Showing off their goopy hands (Mia has a tiny speck of goop on her right thumb that she was very proud of).

We went trick-or-treating on Monday evening in a near-by neighborhood.  We visited our friends who live there and the kids went around to about 25 houses.  Mia was pooped out after 20 minutes so Carter took it upon himself to ask people to give him extra candy for his sister who was too tired to trick-or-treat.  I'm sure they thought he was trying to be sneaky but he was actually very concerned about her candy haul. 

Carter was Luke Skywalker and Mia was Olivia the pig.

Hanging out with Juliet the skeleton.

Happy Halloween everyone!

Mia's First Hair Cut

I finally caved and got Mia's hair cut (well, trimmed, slightly) in mid-September.  We went to a kids' place called Snip-its where they have TV screens and fun things for kids to look at while getting a cut.  She was very excited to go and was a good girl through the whole process.

Here she is posing for her "before shot":

Her hair was really long, it went at least half way down her back.  It had some cute little baby curls at the end so it was hard to finally get it cut.  Even though we only did a slight trim, it made a big difference as far as look (less straggly, more even, etc.). 

Getting ready:

The first snips:

Posing with Carter:

And the finish, complete with cute bow:

I'm sure we'll be back soon...it's only been a month and a half since this cut and her hair already seems longer than ever.