Fair

I love the fair!  We have been almost every year since Emily was 9 months old.  It was SO HOT today but we had a fun time watching the girls ride rides.  This was the first year we paid for 2 wrist bands so it was nice to have unlimited rides for both of them rather than keeping up with tickets.  There were no lines for the kids rides so on several of the rides the girls rode them over and over:

 

 

Another fair tradition . . . eating corn dogs for lunch:

 The girls only rode two rides together this year so most of the time I walked around with Abigail and Joe walked around with Emily.  Nemo was Abigail's favorite and she rode it 5 times today : )  Emily's favorite ride was a tug boat ride that twirled around so she rode that one 5 or 6 times.

 The girls rode the carousel with me hanging onto them tightly because they were both skiddish.  But once the ride started Abigail got brave and said she wanted me to stop holding her.  So we had to go back and ride the carousel one more time and Abigail said she didn't want me to hold her at all.  She asked me to sit on the red chair behind her : )  I took this picture and she said, "OK now go sit way back there."

Fun Day with Abigail

Abigail's school is out for a couple of days so we went to the zoo while Emily was at school.  We had a fun time together:

 This was the first time we got to see the new splash pad that they put in.  I didn't bring a change of clothes so Abigail just ran around and put her hands in the water for a bit:

Apple Picking

This weekend we went on our annual apple picking!  Fall is my favorite time of year because of fun activities like this.  We have been to this orchard for several years now:

2008:

2010:

2011:

2012:

We also pulled out our Halloween clothes in preparation for all our upcoming Fall Activities!

Watching Gymnastics and Ballet

This past week we got to sit in on Abigail's ballet class and Emily's gymnastics class.  Abigail spent time participating and spent time in my lap.  She went back and forth several times telling me her legs were tired : )

Emily practiced several things like her somersault and cartwheel:

 She did well on the balance beam:

 

 They all practiced their handstands at the end of class:

  

Abigail and Harper had fun playing on the equipment as well:

Soccer

We are also trying out soccer for the first time.  Their old preschool was offering 6 weeks of soccer for free and you didn't have to buy uniforms so I signed both girls up!  We missed the first game because we were at the beach but made it for the 2nd game on Sunday, the 22nd.  They practice for 30 minutes and then have a game for 30 minutes:

 

 I think Abigail enjoys visiting with her friend Allie Grace more than she likes running on the field:

 She also had a great time playing with Harper while Emily had her game:

 Emily has a good coach and is really enjoying the game and really trying.  It's been fun to watch!

 

Tara and Taylor came to watch the game too!