Charlie-2 months

My sweet baby!  He has been taking morning naps in his swing!

 Tummy time!

 Talking and smiling at mom (this was actually a selfie)!  I have no pictures with him!

 Snoozing!  This is probably the last time that he can wear this outfit.  It makes me sad because he wore it in the hospital when he was born.  It's a super stretchy bamboo material and so soft but it's time to retire it ;(.

 Dad and Charlie hanging out and drinking :)!

 Claire had to join in.  She is pretty much a baby expert by now!

Lakehouse fun

This was our second trip to the lakehouse with Charlie.  We went with him at 5 weeks but didn't take any photos!  He doesn't exactly love it there and his schedule is always way off.  The rest of us love it though and the girls had a great time!  Pamma brought them little pumpkins that they slept with!  We arrived on Friday evening and Pamma did the whole bedtime routine with songs and stories.

 Sunday was a chilly day, but we headed to a family farm for some fun.  The girls layered up in what we had, including their swim suit coverups!  They were quite a sight!

 The girls enjoyed the little play area.

 The train room was super fun and the girls played there for a long time, which was good as it was rainy!

 Mining for jewels!  Claire was obsessed with collecting the stones!

 Hayride!  We picked out pie pumpkins!

 And picked apples too!  Allie enjoyed finding a baby pumpkin and picking delicious apples!

 The farmer told us to "fill our pockets" and Claire was concerned that she didn't have pockets!  She grabbed as many as she could!

 Yum!

Golfing girls!

Cousin William's favorite past time rubbed off on the girls!  Claire really enjoys it!  Here she is practicing at HWCC in her kitty cat hat from Pamma and Grandpa!

 The little lion having a go at it!

 Driving the golf cart with Pamma on a beautiful Sunday in September!

Allie's first day at Preschool

I can't believe that just last year, Claire had her first year here. This year, Dane and Allie get to go to together.  Allie was ready for it, as she asked to go here last year!

 These two are the cutest!

 Allie loves her Daney!  Another beautiful first day of school!

Brookfield Zoo with my crew!

It was my first time taking all three kids, and it worked out!  We had a great time!  

 The girls painted their faces.  I always try to make that our last stop!

 Their completed display boxes

 The carousel had a long line, but the girls were content with the quarter foot massage chairs!  Score!

Allie's first day of Preschool

Allie and Dane go to Nature Preschool on Mondays.  Here she is before her big day doing.  

So sweet!  She did great on her first day!

Charlie- 6 weeks

Poor eye!  I didn't take many pics during this time period because of it :(.

 Here is captain adorable!  Daddy's chin!

 He has been sticking out his tongue and talking to us!  His sisters are both total pro's by now and this little boy gets a lot of love from them.

Claire's first day of Kindergarten!

August 29th was a big day!  Dad made sure that she had everything in her backpack.

It was a beautiful day and Claire was ready for school!

Proud family!  Allie is always posing.

 No tears from mom that morning surprisingly.

 Walking down the street to school.

 Lined up outside at the 106 on the pavement.

 And just like that they are off to their first day.

 All smiles at pickup!  Grammie came with and brought them apple shaped cookies from the bakery.

 Siblings too!

Charlie-1 month

Charlie has been dealing with a lot of eye goop, his right eye has a blocked tear duct.  Poor babe!  He's been waking up 1-2 times per night and enjoys napping on the go in his car seat.

He loves watching the little chimes attached to the top of the car seat.

Claire received mustache stickers for her birthday and found a perfectly sized one for Charlie.