Panther Hunt

The city of Wixom organized a Halloween night for kids. We were looking forward to a fun evening filled with trick or treating, hay rides, dancing and more! Lilly was so excited to dress up as Jessie from Toy Story 3. The weather was more than perfect;everyone had a great time. We plan to go again next year. Another fabulous fall night!

Fall is Fabulous

This past weekend we went to my parents for some fun, Fall activities planned by my mom. First, we had the best dinner ever, which consisted of spanish rice,a roast and wine!! We told the kids that if they wanted to decorate cookies, they had to eat their dinner first, and you better believe each child cleared their plate. Sometimes small bribes work!! Lilly, Preston and Malaina decorated cookies with frosting and sprinkles. I couldn't believe the coordination they all had. I do this activity with my students at school and this is hard for some of my little friends! After, my mom had these adorable goodie bags stuffed with Halloween candy, shirts, books etc... everything a child loves. Then, we went outside for a bonfire and took advantage of the gorgeous evening, we don't get too many of these in October. The kids played and the adults chatted by the warm fire. It was a great kick off to a Fabulous October.

Lilly's First Tiger's Game

We took Lilly to her first Tiger's game this week. We were all really excited to go, Ryan and I hadn't been to a game in forever! Of course, the weather was ugly... it was rainy and chilly. But, we geared up and went down town. We met Ryan's work people there. His company provided dinner and our tickets. We got there around 5ish, because we knew we wouldn't be staying for the whole game. Lilly loved riding the carousel. We have pictures, but they aren't great. She loved watching the guys get the field ready and enjoyed walking around! Of course, there was some dancing in our seats too!! Ryan and I are looking forward to taking Lilly to another game next season.

Sophie's Birthday Party

Lilly and Preston so excited for all their candy!

collecting candy from the pinata!

Lilly loves going to a birthday party.... but she especially loves getting in her tutu for the party. Any excuse to dress up. She had a great time playing with her cousins and friends. Lilly is so lucky that she has so many wondeful friends. Sophie's mom, Julie and I have been friends since birth. Lilly and Sophie will be just as lucky!

Friday Fun With Daddy

Look what I'm missing when I'm at work... not fair!! At least they are having fun spending quality time together. Just about every Friday they spend together doing something fun and memorable!

Erwin Orchard

This is my favorite time of year! I love the smell of burning leaves, bon fires and yummy pumpkin spice sented candles. I especially love to decorate my house with Halloween decor. My house was decorated 2 weeks ago. I think this might be Lilly's favorite time of the year too because she absolutely LOVES trick or treating. I think she's been asking to go since last year. We decided to go to Erwin Orchards this past Saturday. We figured it would be busy, but when are they not? My sister, Ryan, Lilly and I were in one car and our friends Andrea, Dave, Grant and Avery were in the other. When we got there, we jumped right into line and waited to ride on the wagon, to the apple orchard. It was my families first time. Funny... I didn't realize that my sister and Ryan had never been and me either! It was fun. We were all eating apples and picking them at the same time. After, we had cider, doughnuts and the kids played and saw the goats. It was a perfect day to be outside doing fun, Fall activities! I can't wait for more!!

Just Being Herself

Lilly always finds a way to have fun... no matter where and what she's doing. Some of these pictures are from the summer, but thought I'd share them. I just saw them for the first time since they were on Ryan's phone. I look at these and think my gosh, Lilly is getting so big!!

Labor Day Weekend

Daddy made popcorn over the campfire! It was delicious!

My dad helping Lilly make a sand castle.

Uncle Saylor building castles with Lilly. (Princess castles that is!!)

Labor Day Weekend

We went to Harrisville,Michigan for Labor Day weekend. We rented a house with my parents on Lake Huron. My sister and Saylor were also up there walking distance from our house. They stayed at his grandparents. Lilly couldn't wait to play in the water.
Collecting sea shells and rocks.

Building sand castles

relaxing in the sun.

And, floating in the rocky wave with my sister.

The first day was beautiful. Perfect for hanging out at the beach. The next day, was rainy. But we still had fun!!

Grand Haven

Out to lunch in Grand Haven
Checking out the huge boats! Right when we go there.

This barber has been there for 40 years. We liked him!!

We checked out music in the park.

Dinner at an Italian Resturant. It was delish!

This week Ryan and I went to Grand Haven. We had such a great time. It was just the 2 of us. We shopped, ate, swam, relaxed in the sun, and just had a wonderful time together! We loved getting away from the everyday work; laundry, cleaning, playing etc... we slept in and did what we wanted to do!! It was a perfect get a way!

Subdivision Party

When we moved into our house 3 years ago, Ryan was hoping we moved into a sub that was full of fun neighbors! And it was except there wasn't many sub gatherings or parties so guess who got the job of planning one. Yes.. me! There was face painting, tattooing ,a bounce house, craft table and games all planned! The sky was cloudy and a bit rainy, but we still got started with the bike parade. We wanted to make the best of it. Until, it started to down pour and get really windy. Everyone went running into our garage and our neighbors garage across the street. Within minutes 2 tents were lifted out of the ground and a table was lifted and flipped on the glass side. Shattered glass was everywhere and the storm wasn't letting up. Thankfully, no one was hurt! And, most importantly, the kids had a ball!

See the tent down across the street. Yep, that's where the food was!

This tent is down in my driveway with a table and glass ontop of it!





Lilly in the bike parade!

More parade Pictures

It ended up being a good time and people were so great. But, my first time throwing a sub party and the weather really made things complicated! I guess I can try again next year! Oh, by the way, today's weather is beautiful! :)

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Dance Dynamics

Lilly has been dancing at Dance Dynamics for most of the summer. She dances with her friends Kaelyn and Payton and her cousin Lanie! Here are a few pictures of Lilly listening to the story. And of course a few snap shots of her before we went to dance one day.

Cutting with Scissors

Lilly loves to cut, so I thought hmm.. what do they need to be able to do when they go to Kindergarten. So, we started with cutting on a straight line. She did great! Next up, a zig zag line!