Amish Country!

Recently we had the opportunity to visit with Nick, Stacey and Emma. We traveled to Lancaster, Pa. AKA~Amish Country!! We walked the shops, tasted local cuisine, shopped the farmers market AND went to a Petting Zoo! Claire had so much fun that she still talks about it!

Claire and Emma playing!

Feeding the ducks!

Claire really liked the brown and white ones :-)

"Baby Emma"

I don't think that Claire has ever called her just Emma!

"Who is dat, Mommy? He looks like a cat, he has whiskers!"

Feeding the deer.

Feeding Lucy the Yak!

She was HUGE!!!

Meeting of the minds....

Wish I could hitch a ride on someone's shoulders

when I was tired.

Helping Uncle Nick push Emma.

Claire and Mommy FRAMED!

Biking away!

Pumpkin Carving!

Not sure why these are all out of order BUT they are still ADORABLE!

Pumpkin guts!!

Claire was very focused on her task :-)

Finished product!

"Helping" Daddy.

Digging deep!

Taste testing the innards!

More Daycare fun!

Music class!

Drumming on a tambourine.

Playing the triangle!

Child labor at its finest!

Fall Fun!

Hope she doesn't ask for one of these.....

WHEEEEE!

Playground FUN!

Exploring nature.

Just a cute picture!

DIRT CAKE!

SO apparently my daughter has become obsessed with gummy worms. She was so consumed with the thought of them on Wednesday, she insisted that she, Grandma Barbara and Mason LEAVE the PLAYGROUND so she could have one. I myself am not a fan but who am I to judge.... If there were going to be worms in the house, I figured they needed a place to live. Claire had a BLAST helping make our Dirt Cake and even more fun eating it!!

"Me makin' Dirt Cake Daddy!!"

Mixing the pudding.

Adding the DIRT!

Sacrificing a worm!

Finished product, although I can guarantee that it will NOT look this good for very long.

Miscellaneous Happenings and Total Cuteness!

Chelle and I before our second 5K together!

My "medal" that Claire made while I was running.

SO SWEET!

Blowing kisses and waving from the start!

Pre-race smiles :-)

Hanging with baby Emma!

Reading in bed.

Listening to Uncle Nick read a story.

Baby Kisses!

I Love this picture!

I think she looks like an elf!!

Sporting the winter jammies in October!

GYMNASTICS!

waiting in line for the TRAMPOLINE!

WEEEEEE!

Practicing her balance!

Which way do we go???