Our first trip to the pumpkin patch

Today I took the girls on their first trip to the pumpkin patch. The patch was at a family farm in Clayton so the girls were able to see a few animals including goats, horses, chickens and a donkey. We then got on the hayride and went to find their pumpkins. They had fun on the ride and enjoyed watching the tractor pull us along. Because of a bad rain season, the pumpkins weren't very big this year. Even so, the girls enjoyed roaming through the field and pointing out all of the pumpkins. The pumpkins are a nice decoration on our front step, but I think we will have to buy a bigger one to carve. I am excited to dress the girls up on Halloween and to finally live in a neighborhood where we can watch the kids trick-or-treat.

Getting ready for Halloween

Today we took the girls to get their pictures taken for the fall. We bought their Halloween costumes last week and I couldn't wait to get their pictures taken in them! This year they are a perfect sister pair...a cat and mouse! I thought this fit their personalities well seeing as Abbie, my little mouse, is always getting into things, and Alaina, my kitty cat, is always following right behind! The girls have enjoyed wearing their costumes around and I'm sure they will be excited about getting some candy on Halloween!
The girls and I had home-made ice cream with some of our new neighbors this past Sunday and they were able to play with some new friends. It was nice to finally meet people here! We are looking forward to having some of Andy's co-workers and some of our neighbors over on Sunday to finally use our new deck.
Well that's all for now, I hope you enjoy these new pictures! (I ordered plenty of pictures so if you would like me to send you some please leave me a comment with the ones you would like)

A day in the life...

This week was pretty uneventful for us but I was able to take a video and some pictures of the girls just being themselves. Don't you wish you could still be entertained by simple things like swinging on the bottom of the table and trying to take off your socks? Oh to be a toddler and "explore" the world (even when it stresses your Mommy out!) Hope everyone is enjoying the start of fall! I can't wait to use our firepit and take the girls on their first trip to the pumpkin patch!

Our week of play and pampering

While Andy started the deck last weekend, Grandpa Jim, Uncle Ken, the girls and myself went to the Droze family reunion in South Carolina. The girls enjoyed their time there and especially enjoyed running around with the other kids at the reunion. When we got back home, Andy had a big surprise for the girls...a playset. The girls were so excited to swing and have enjoyed playing out there several times this week. To finish there fun week off, we decided to take them to Snipits for their first haircut. They had fun dancing to the kiddie music at the salon and did a great job with their haircuts...they never even cried! The lady also fixed their hair with a cute ribbon after their cuts, however Abbie pulled her's out when she got in the car. I wish these kids would let me doll them up but I guess I'll have to wait until they're a little older! Hope you enjoy these pics!

Andy Cooper, Deck Builder Extrordinaire...

Andy decided to spend his vacation putting an addition onto our existing deck. The original deck was so small that we were unable to put all of our patio furniture on it and the furniture that did fit was hard to use. Andy was a little worried about building the deck by himself but he did an awesome job and I am very proud of him! I can't wait to plant some flowers around the deck and for our family to be able to eat and relax outside. Here are some pictures of the building process and the completed project.

Are you ready for some football...

With the start of the NFL season we invited Dan and Stacey over for a game night dinner to watch our team in action. Andy cooked buffalo chicken and onion rings, the perfect game time food! Since the girls had outgrown their Colts cheerleading outfits from last year and do not fit their new ones yet, I made them new shirts. They seemed to enjoy them and walked around pulling and pointing at the football. We had a good time even though the Colts suffered a loss to the Bears. Oh well, the season has just begun and there will time to celebrate later. We also wanted to wish the grandparents a Happy Grandparents Day! Enjoy!

Showing our independence

This week the girls learned that infamous word that no parent dreams of hearing from their toddler.."NO"! While the tone of the word has not become rude yet, it has grown in popularity as a response to my every question...Are you hungry? NO...but you just said "eat"...NO...and the game goes on and on. They have also started showing love for their toys as they carry around their "bay-bees" and give them kisses and wash their faces! For awhile now we have done the toothbrushing routine at bath time and they've grown to love it! Sometimes I even have to stop them from brushing eachother's teeth...uck...but I guess they don't know the difference since they've always shared everything. Hopefully they will keep up their love of cleanliness as they get older. Here are some pics of them brushing...