Niven’s Apple Farm

Michael, Emma, and I joined Lily and her class for their fieldtrip to Niven’s apple farm today.  Lily had so much fun picking apples, going on a hayride, wandering through the corn maze, playing in the playground, and running around with her friends.  Good times!

Bananas!

Yes, folks, that’s the secret to our stylish hairdos.  So easy, even a baby can apply it!

Emma’s application of her preferred hair “product” may have helped with the styling, but I will say that she has the oddest part…er…parts.  She has a part on each side of her head, so she often ends up with a {less extreme} mohawk.  It’s a battle of the parts, that I think will only be resolved when her hair long enough to overpower one side.  I’m pulling for a part on her left side so Lily’s hair bows can be re-used without being upside down, but there’s a funny swoop in the front that indicates her right part may win out.  Stay tuned for the resolution of this OH-SO-INTERESTING conflict.  ;-)

Boinging out

One of my favorite Lily-isms lately is when she tells us that something is “boinging out.”  She had some peeling skin on the bottom of her foot from an old blister, and she kept telling us that her skin is “boinging out” and needs to be fixed.  Cracks me up.

First day of 3K!

Lily started 3K today at Immanuel, and she did AWESOME!  She was so excited to go (which was exciting in itself because she cried every time she went last year).  Her teachers said she did very well, and didn’t cry at all.  She told me she ALMOST cried, but didn’t.  :-)  I’m so proud of her – she has come a long way from last year!  After we got home, she asked me if she could go again sometime, and was excited to hear that she gets to go twice a week.  Let’s hope her enthusiasm sticks around!

Just to remind you, here’s what she looked like on the first day of school last year – what a difference!

9 Months!

Here are some recent pictures of Emma so you don’t forget what she looks like!  She turned 9 months old on August 29th.  She is such a sweetie!

Learning to point…

Trying to learn to clap…

Thinking about trying to learn to crawl…

And my personal favorite…