Country Bumpkin and Carving Pumpkins

We headed just a few minutes from our house this afternoon to Country Bumpkin--a landscaping store withsome fun kid activities. The girls went through a dark straw maze, jumped on a bounce house with a big slide, searched/panned for "gold", and posed for some pics.

When we got home, Kenny and Talia carved a pumpkin. They had a great time working together and she was so excited to put the pumpkin outside with a candle in it.

We had a great day.

Talia's New Haircut

The girls and I went into the city so that I could get a hair cut, and the girls wanted to get their hair cut too! Look how cute Talia's short hair is!

Homework

Talia is enjoying doing some "homework" from my classroom at home. This afternoon, both girls were working on some pages at the same time. Giana is really starting to enjoy coloring, and it is great when we can get her to actually color on paper. Usually, it is the wall, the couch, the table, my computer top, etc...

But look how cute they are!

Apple Holler--Take 2

We headed back to Apple Holler today and we all had a great time apple picking! There were still so many apples left to choose from, although Kenny did have to climb a few trees to get some apples.

The girls loved picking apples:

and eating apples:

and riding in the wagon:

We also went on a wagon ride, fed some goats, and ran around and played in all of the other fun activities they had.

We had a great family day!

The Kelly Miller Circus

The Kelly Miller Circus came to Wilmette, right in the back yard of my school. It was great. Giana sat so nicely (most ofthe time) which is an impossible task these days. There were animals, fun acrobatic tricks, music and fire! We had a great time.

Apple Holler--Take 1

We headed to Apple Holler with the Millers for what was supposed to be a great day...but turned into breakfast and goat feeding b/c of the rain. Oh well. We still had a good time with our good friends.

Labor Day Weekend

We had a great labor day weekend in Ohio! We loved spending time with Zio Gene and Uncle David. We drove in on Saturday and Zio Gene made a wonderful mexican fiesta complete with homegrown tomatoes and other veggies. On Sunday, we headed to the Toledo Zoo and once again had a great time. Giana just loves animals, so it was so great to see the zoo through her eyes. Here are some pics of the day:

On Monday, before taking off, we headed to the Labor Day parade, where VP Biden was out and about shaking hands. While the secret service was a bit scary and over the top (we stood by as the long fast black car brigade sped past us), it was really neat that he came to Toledo and that we were there, just a few feet away from him.

Giana was just waiting for more lollipops. She was really cute!

Here are Giana and I with my brother, Eugene.

We had a great weekend-thanks for having us!