2013 Halloween

Eloise and the chicken had a good year.

October is the best month of the year

Pumpkins, farms, hay rides, apples, friends, and more. October is the best month of the year, especially if you happen to be furloughed for almost three weeks. Spent some good times with the girls. Olive loves school this year and is trying hard to spell. Frances is still just crawling and only has two teeth. She is savoring her babyness and so are we.

the girls

1st Birthday for Frances

Happy Birthday to Frances! We celebrated this birthday with family at our house. Frances was a great sport. She LOVED her cake and put on an epic show - diving into the cake before the candle went out. Later she proceeded to devour the cake and smear it all over her hair. She had to be bathed in the kitchen sink, she was such a mess. Later, she opened gifts with some help from her sister and cousin Everett.

I can't believe how fast this last year went. Frances has been a wonderful addition to our family. She is a gentile and sweet little girl, with a great laugh, gorgeous eyes, and an insatiable appetite.

The big four

Hard to believe that it has been 4 years since Ms. Olive came into this world. I often think about how I was stung by a manta ray when Olive was in my tummy and that she was born during a crazy electrical storm as possibly defining Olive's personality. We feel blessed to have such a determined, energetic, social, quirky, silly kid.

Happy 4th Birthday!

 

Steamboat Springs Cabin

Great weekend at Columbine Cabins outside Steamboat Springs. We stayed in the Bear cabin, which was about as rustic as we like it these days. Olive turned four and we had a small party with the Shippits  family followed by a campfire with toasted marsh mellows. Kate hiked to the Hahns Peak and kayaked with Olive at Steamboat Lake. Bob had a beach day with Olive and got some fishing in. LOVE SUMMER.