WISCONSIN DELLS

We finally took the girls to the much anticapated "Wisconsin Dells". We stayed at The Great Wolf Lodge, and the kids had a blast. They had 4 different water parks to play at and this place called "Wiley's Woods", which is a giant play area filled with balls that you load up on and then go up and shoot them at everyone else. I am not sure who had more fun the adults or the kids. Abby & Ally liked to climb in the giant pots of balls and hide. We all had a great time swimming and just hanging out and relaxing.

MOVIE IN THE PARK

Every Saturday night in September & October our city has "movie in the park". I took the girls to a couple of them, and they love it. They project it on this giant inflatable screen, and they even hand out popcorn:) The best part is that it is all free!!!! This particular time we saw Open Season, which I don't think they paid much attention too, but it was fun for them to be all bundled up in blankets and watching a movie outside.

APPLE ORCHARD

Abby's class took a field trip to Deer Lake Apple Orchard. The kids had tons of fun, I was responsible for three of them, boy was that work. We got to see how the apples were picked and sorted, then we saw how they were cleaned and packaged. We also took a tractor-wagon ride through the spooky forest, not very spooking during the day, and there was a petting zoo, crate-maze, and hay to jump in. The kids were all disappointed they didn't get to eat any apples, but apparently that was what was for snack the next day in class:)

Alyseia, Abby & Jayden

Apple cleaning & sorting

Alyseia, Jayden, Abby & Rachel on the wagon ride

The crate-maze

Hay jumping!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ABBY!!

Abby turned 5 on September 24. She had a Barbie party with her friends.

We decorated crowns, played "Barbie" Bingo, broke open a pinata, and of course there was presents and cake.

Abby with her Barbie cake

All the girls with their crowns they decorated.

"Barbie" Bingo....

We used starbursts to mark the spaces, I think the kids were more excited to eat those than get bingo. I also made the bingo cards myself. I didn't realize how long it would actually take to make 12 different bingo cards.....just ask Curt, I think he felt like a single dad for about a week.

PINATA

The girls collecting candy from the pinata

PRESENTS

Lots and lots of Barbies, and a new Barbie scooter

CAKE

Blowing out her candles!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALLY!!

Ally turned 2 on September 22.

She had an Ariel birthday party.

She gots lots of wonderful presents.

With a little help from Papa she was able to blow out both of her candles:)

GYMNASTICS

Ally had her first gymnastics class, she loves it!! She was so excited that for once Abby had to sit and watch and she got to go do something. She was all smiles. She learned how to bear walk, forward roll and to make a table top which she was very proud of herself and kept saying look at me, mom. She is the youngest in her class, but I think she listens better than any of the other kids. I was surprised, a few weeks ago I told Curt I wasn't going to sign her up, cuz I didn't think she was ready. She is very strong willed and challenges almost everything I tell her to do, like most kids I guess. So I thought I wouldn't torture myself, but Curt didn't think that was fair because Abby signed up at two years old, so Ally should too. So the deal was we would do a night class and he would take her.....so far he had to stay late at work the first night and this week he is out of town. I guess my plan has failed already. Lucky for me, and her she cooperates. I also might add that Ally is officially POTTY TRAINED. I was putting a pull up on her at night, but since the last package ran out and I refuse to buy more we have only had 1 accident:) YEAH ALLY!!!!!

Abby was our photographer, we had about 50 pics like this:)

PRESCHOOL

Abby is finally back in preschool, she loves summer but she loves preschool more, and she couldn't wait to start again. She is going three days a week in the morning, and she always has so much fun there. She loves her teachers Mrs. Lisa and Mrs. Amy and she has already made lots of new friends. Everyday when I drop her off Ally says "I wanna go to peaskool, Mom" I wish I could leave her too, unfortunately she has to wait until next year at the earliest. I wish I could say that I enjoy the break from Abby, but it justs means I have to entertain Ally that much more. I never realized what a blessing having two is. She was so excited to wear this dress, it was her cousin Taylor's and she passed it down to Ally, and lucky for her she can still fit in it. She doesn't quite understand why I won't let her wear it everyday????

"All done, when do I get to come back?"