Avery's New Bed!

Avery graduated from toddler bed to twin bed this weekend! She loves her "big kid" bed and princess bedding, but it's kind of bittersweet taking down a crib!

Happy Birthday Brian!

We were in Bloomington, IL for Brian's interview on his birthday so that's where we celebrated. We decorated and celebrated in our hotel and then had a great dinner at Destihl with some family and friends. Happy B-day, honey!

Interviews

The girls and I went along with Brian for his interview in Bolingbrook, IL last week. We stayed in a hotel and swam in the pool, had Lou Malnati's pizza (YUM!) and the girls and I shopped all afternoon in downtown Naperville while Brian had his interview. It was a nice, but short, little getaway! This week we'll be in Bloomington, IL for a couple of days while he interviews there. His b-day is Thursday so we'll be celebrating if anyone wants to join us!

Fall yard work

You will probably be surprised to know that I mow our grass. I hate doing it. Brian is never here to do it and I don't want the yard looking like nobody lives here! So I recently put down some weed & feed and the yard is going crazy! Here's Lyla helping out by doing a little mowing :)

Snuggly cute!

The only thing cuter than a blanket sleeper is matching blanket sleepers! This sudden cool fall weather calls for warm jammies, and we found really cute matching sleepers for the girls. Avery wants to live in hers!

Not before my morning coffee...

Lyla is not only exploring many different foods, but is also developing a taste for Starbucks!





KIDDING :)

Yummy!

Lyla is a pro at finger foods and is becoming a master at spoon feeding herself as well. She loves "Gogurt" and Macaroni and Cheese but we're trying everything now that she has a whopping 12 teeth in that little mouth!

Seven Years.

If you haven't already, take a minute to think about where you were when the World Trade Center was destroyed seven years ago. I was drying my hair and had the TV on, as usual watching the news. I remember thinking it was a terrible accident as I watched the smoke coming out of the first tower when all of the sudden the second plane hit the other tower. I couldn't believe what I was seeing.

Tutu Cute!

Avery is in ballet & tap and likes to warm up her tappers in the kitchen before she goes. The class is adorable, imagine about 15 three year olds in matching lavender tutus, tapping and twirling for 30 minutes. Avery and Lauren know each other from the library so she already has a best friend in class!

AVERY'S 1ST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!

Today was Avery's first day of Pre-school! It's hard to believe she is getting so big. She had a great morning with her teachers and new friends. She told me they played, sang songs, had a story about bears and Barney, and had blueberrry muffins and milk. What a great first day!