a trip to the zoo

Back in September, the girls went to the zoo with Jim and their Mimi.

It isn't a zoo trip without lots of posing on the statues.

The girls thought that the baby flamingos were pretty cute too.

A Girl Scout Hike

In the middle of September, Jessica's Girl Scout troop went on a hike for their meeting activity.  The girls had a great time being silly and even did some hiking.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Party

Jamison and Jessica went to a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory themed birthday party for Jamison's classmate.  The girls loved all the candy themed decorations and candy of course.  This picture sums it all up.

Mousse is a good boy

Jamison loves to cuddle with Mousse and he lets her climb all over him.

Isabella's 7th Birthday Party

Jessica celebrated her friend's 7th birthday party at a painting store.  She had a blast.

Ellie's 4th Birthday Party

In September, Jamison went to her friend's birthday party.  She was super excited because it was Frozen themed and she got to wear her Elsa costume.

Jamison enjoyed the Frozen show with Anna and Elsa.

She also loved getting a balloon wand.

The cupcakes were good too!

Jessica at school in September

Just a few quick pictures of Jessica from school in September.  She likes to play in the sandbox with friends.

She also enjoyed a pizza party for completing her summer reading assignment (read as many books as possible and keep a log of what you read).  The pizza was well earned as she read over 40 chapter books alone.

Jamison at School in September

Here is a small sampling of Jamison from school in September.  She loves to paint at the easel.

She has fun when she goes to music.

For Back to School Night, Jamison made a scene for us to imitate. Jim did a good job!

The art teacher visited and read "Harold and the Purple Crayon" and talked to the class about lines.  Everyone then worked on drawing a line monster.

Here is Jamison's line monster.

Jamison's class also practiced for picture day.  Jamison had fun posing for the camera and doing dress-up.

Everyone in the class has a weekly job.  Here Jamison is practicing loading the dishwasher as the Kitchen Helper.

sisters cuddling

There is nothing like sister cuddles on a weekend!

First Day of School

Here is Jessica on her first day of 2nd grade.

Once we got to school, she got settled in to her spot at her table.

Jamison started ELC-B a few days later and gets to enjoy one more year without uniforms.

Here are some pictures from her first day of school.  She had a blast playing with her friends.

She also enjoyed lunch with mom and some friends after her first day.

a trip to the Circus

Before heading back to school, the girls had a special outing at the circus.

boating on the lake in Indiana

One evening, the girls got to go out on a boat and swim in the lake.

Evidently, they got to drive the boat too!

Both girls thought that this boating thing was pretty fun.

horse back riding in Indiana

While in Indiana, the girls got to go horse back riding with their Aunt Jenny.

Jamison loved spending time with the horses.

a trip to the Indianapolis Children's Museum

While in Indianapolis, the girls got to visit the Children's Museum.  The first step was looking cute, which is pretty easy to do.

The museum had a special exhibit on China while they were there, so they learned all about the Teracotta Army amongst other things.

They even got to practice digging up their own Army.

It looks like Jessica loves the Children's Museum.