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We’ve been enjoying the most beautiful weather this fall, almost like the summer we never had. The kids play outside almost every day and have actually gotten really good at riding their bikes (we still have training wheels). We’ve got a half circle driveway that they love going around and it’s been neat to see their confidence grow.
They found a grasshopper and were studying it in their bike helmets, giggling the whole time.
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It was rainy and cold for Ben’s first day of school this year. We switched districts with our move, so he started 1st grade at a new school…but has been doing great. He’s Mr. Social anyway so I really didn’t have many concerns.
Light up shoes!
Bye Ben!!! Cassidy and I kept busy with groceries and the library while he was gone.
Excited to chat with big brother when he came home from school.
I made fudgy brownies for snack. But apparently set the after school snack bar too high, because he expected something like them for the rest of the week.
Cassidy started school the following week. She was excited to use the Frozen backpack she’d gotten for her birthday over the summer.
No camera.
Yes camera!
She’s doing a PreK program at a church in a neighboring town on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. Tuesday we do her preschool library time and then Thursdays she still goes to daycare so I can get some work done.
Big kid!
Coupla cuties :D
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We spent Labor Day weekend with my mom and Paul. The first afternoon we were there the kids got to play with friends (and cousins) at the playground behind the cottage.
That weekend was also Clamorama! My mom’s neighbors host the event annually with a big band, beer and clams! The clams were all gone by the time we got there, but we were ok with that ;-) The kids had fun dancing with the music, they’d never experienced a live show like that before.
The next morning, a friend down the lane invited us all over for a petting zoo! I swear not every weekend at the lake has beautiful sunsets, big bands and farm animals…but we certainly did have a fun time :)
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We had Cassidy’s 4th birthday party at our old house this summer. Amidst packing, boxes and the craziness it was such a nice time with friends and family. The last shindig at the old place!
She had a princess cake with a princess crown and I think she enjoyed feeling special!
Putting Lego sets together the next morning in their jammies :)
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Over the summer Cassidy did swim lessons for the first time. She took the Tot class offered for 3-5 year olds that introduces them to the water. There’s a cute little “tot dock” that lets them splash around and play with toys while a lifeguard supervises. Cassidy did great and is already asking when she can do swim lessons again!
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Every summer Andy and I camp a long weekend up at Indian Lake in the Adirondacks. Our parents graciously split childcare duties, so we can have a kid free adventure. You have to boat out to all the sites on the lake so we use our canoe with a little outboard motor strapped to it! We’ve gotten island camp sites before, which were really neat, but this year we picked a remote site at one end of the lake. Our friend Kevin and his girlfriend Mandy met us there as well. We had a few nice days and a few rainy days (you can’t win ’em all). We always look forward to our yearly getaway!
