Halle's Baptism

This past weekend we headed up North (I have to add that it is usually 10 degrees cooler than at home, but this past weekend it was WARM! Sunday was 80!) to celebrate Halle being baptized. Saturday, Jess and I had the fun task of watching all 5 kids. It went VERY smoothly, we got them ALL to nap at the same time!!!!!!! When everyone woke up we headed to the farm to let the kids run around, feed the animals and ride the horses. They had so much fun.

Sunday, we headed to church and joined in Halle's baptism. It was a beautiful day for a beautiful event. Francis and I are very honored to be her Godparents.

 Ring-around-the-rosy 

 Meeting Grandpa and Grandma's new pony for the first time

 Carrying the feed bucket back to the barn after feeding the pigs 

 Grandpa took all three kids into town to get gas for the tractor - Kynzley got to steer :-)

 Godparents with baby Halle

 Matt, Jess, Eva and Halle

 Grandma, Grandpa and all the wee ones :-)

Ei Ei Ei OOOOO!

We made it through the busy weekend of Oktoberfest successfully!!! Kynzley was introduced to the hustle and bustle of Oktoberfest this past weekend. We enjoyed the parade (all 3+ hrs of it) with great friends. Kynzley and her friend Olive sported their real lederhosen and fit right in. (They were brought back from Germany by Olive's great grandma back in the 80's for Olives mommy and uncle.) After a great afternoon at the parade we enjoyed a grill out and fire at our friends home, it was a great way to wrap up a busy day!!

Zoo, Wedding and Kittens too!

Wow, what a B.U.S.Y weekend! Friday we headed to the Como Zoo and it was great! What a beautiful zoo, we had a blast! Kynzley was a big girl and walked the whole zoo; we took the stroller with us, but we used it to carry our stuff instead :-)

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 This is how the day started: snuggling in bed watching country music videos

 We met Dana at a park close to her house for a visit!! 

 After a busy day at the zoo, park and after a dinner stop in Rochester with Kynzley's great aunt and uncle, she was POOPED out!

Saturday we spent the evening dancing the night away :-) It was Kynzley's first wedding dance where she was actually mobile. Boy did she have a GREAT time! She love's to dance, this was the perfect evening for her. 

 Dancing Queen :-)

 McKenna getting her groove on

 We even got a family slow dance 

 This girl has moves!

Yup, that would be my daughter bustin' a move on the dance floor all by herself!

Today was gloomy and raining all day :-( We took the girls to a cat rescue shelter. The kittens we so cute, hopefully they all find great homes!

That time of year - Honey Crisp!!!!

Fall is in the air! Yesterday we enjoyed it fully with our friends! We headed to an apple orchard and we had a ton of fun! The girls are all close in age and it was so much fun to see them run around together.

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 *we barley made it into the orchard and the girls already found trouble :-)

 *The animals LOVED Lucy! 

 *Searching for Charlie the Scarecrow 

 *They cheated :)

 *Kynzley 18months, Olive 15months and Lucy almost 3!

 *She is a HAM! 

 *Last year

 *She has changed so much. Last year we carried her around in a baby carrier and this year she ran around all over!

 *Showing each other their apples!