A white striped Sphinx moth we found on our porch a couple of weeks ago... I know it's an anticlimatic way to start a photo dump, but the moth was SO cool!!
Sophia picking it up. She just loves bugs!
So cool!
If you look closely you will see the turkeys that we saw on our way into Buffalo State Park during the last week of September :)
Enjoying a beautiful evening in the park!
Lots of color coming out...
My favorite tree :)
The next day Sophia and Kaia played with some sidewalk chalk... something Sophia did NOT do at 11 mo! It's so funny how different it is raising #2!
Sophia with the flower that she planted in a yogurt cup at the Academy in the spring. When she brought it home I tasted it because it looked like a tiny little basil plant!
On Sept 28 I went riding on Sunny with a leadline to Pepper (who Sophia rode) and our neighbor rode Margie for about 3 miles. This left Travis and Kaia home with Bella, who looked beautiful while freaking out about being left alone for about half an hour. :)
Bella is so pretty, and we had such a lovely evening!
The next morning was beautiful, and I took these pics of our horses sunbathing in the pasture
Then we headed off to St Cloud for my annual work conference/training! This is the playground at the hotel. The hotel had GREAT facitilities for kids, and there was hardly anyone there!
Sophia in the kid's pool
Outside by the water feature, which is always fun for kids :)
After some swim and play time we met up with Travis' cousin, Ben, and his family at Olive Garden.
Waiting for the buzzer!
This would have been so cute if Sophia didn't have to make such a grumpy face!
Ugh... twerp!
Enjoying supper with Ben and Charlie (Ashley and Paisley aren't in the pic)... it was really fun to visit with them!
The girls were up bright and early the next day!
I can't remember what candy we were eating, but it made our tongues look pretty funny :)
Sisters :)
I caught up with the family in the playground during one of my conference breaks :)
The arcade was a big hit, with or without quarters!
Trying to get "action shots" jumping off beds :)
It's hard to take pictures and have everyone look good/not blink, etc.
She is really pretty goofy :)
It's too bad I had to work so much (I guess that's why we were there, though!), but we had a great time in St Cloud and we're looking forward to next year's conference!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAIA!!!! Kaia turned 1 on Oct 3, and we had a party for her in Grand Forks on the 5th
Lindsey brought these cute little Pomeranien pups to play with (she works at a pet store)
Babies! Hudson (15 mo) and Kaia
Gabby, Laura and Lindsey
Me with my birthday girl!!!
My pumpkin-cheesecake cupcakes with cream cheese frosting were a hit :)
Aww... she is getting so big! And Ava too!
Cousins!
Travis and Dennis cleaning up... it's like photographing Big Foot! Haha
Kaia with her grandpa Ralph :)
Ralph with Ava and Kaia; the 2 littlest granddaughters
"Kaia" opening presents
Babies!
They are always poking each other's faces!
Ava :)
Ava and Sophia sitting on Jaylin
The next day Ralph and Carmen took the girls for half a day so Travis and I could celebrate our anniversary with a long trail ride!
My mom will recognize this pond from the prairie chicken site :)
My view of Sunny, who I have just fallen in love with :) Such a beautiful and wonderful horse!
We rode straight east across the prairie, and eventually came to this big hill that we just had to climb, since hills are such a novelty!
The view from the top of the hill
Travis made us trek across a field to this stump because he thought it was old farmhouse ruins :) A big stump in the prairie does look very out of place!
We found a beautiful little thicket of trees and stopped for a picnic
Bella ate trail mix!
The horses were very patient :)
We found the other end of the minimum maintenance road that goes to our house!
Love our horses :)
Travis doing baby flashcards with Kaia after listening to a radio program about infant brain development :)
I just love putting her hair up!
Kaia is our happy-go-lucky personality!
Sophia made horses out of legos... I just love how carefully she coordinated the colors and the design she came up with!
SISTERS!!! I think these photos really capture the girls' personalities. Sophia is my mature, meticulous one and Kaia is just a goof ball!
And some bath pics... one of my favorite parts of the day. The girls are just so cute in the tub!
Chewing on a foam letter
Sophia was looking at Kaia so tenderly!
Then more goofing off! Sophia gets Kaia to laugh the most!
Love my girls!!
1 comment:
sophia has lovely nipples. love to suck them
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