Now September is almost over already!! Where does time go???

We started September off at the Zoo this year. We were going to do it earlier in the summer, but of course summer went to fast and suddenly it was September. The girls were asking and asking to go, so finally we went with Grandma K and their cousins. They has so much fun and talked about it for days after. Thank you Grandma for taking us!!!!

Cassady checking out the Gorilla and the Gorilla checking out Cassady.

Avary feeding a squirrel.

On September 9th, Cassady started another year of Preschool. She was so excited, especially the fact that she gets to riding the bus this year. She was a little nervous as first, but looks forward to it now. She gets to ride home on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays and gets picked up in the morning on Fridays. She she is getting on for the first time. She is the last one on in the morning which is nice, especially for mom. :)

First day of school - Preschool 2009

Cassady coming home from school. She is the last one off which is around 4:30 but after Christmas the route will switch and she will be the first off which will be nice. She looks so small on the bus and it was REALLY hard for me to see her get off for the first time.
She is getting so big!!!

39 weeks along and WAITING!!!!!!!!!

Hopefully the next post will be picture of our new little blessing!!!

August was a BUSY, but fun month!

August was our vacation month. We started the month off with Vacation Bible School in town. It was on Monday - Thursday night and the girls loved it. They had lesson time, craft time, free time and snack time each night. They were also able to be in the same class too so that helped.

Then, on August 10 was started our 2 week vacation. On Sunday morning, we left with the my whole family for the Black Hills. It was about an 8 hour drive and I was a little worried about it, but the girls did awesome. With me being 8 months pregnant, it went very well here too. We all stayed in a big cabin by Terry Peak ski resort. Each family had their own room and we shared the rest of the house. It was a lot of fun. Here are a few highlights of the week.

We spent a lot of time playing games, video games and the WII.

There was also a hot tub so the kids swam in it during the day and then we turned up the temp at supper so the adults could sit in it at night. It worked great for all of us.

On Saturday night before we left, we had a birthday party for Cassady. We were going to be in Canada on her birthday so we celebrated early with the Kiel family. She loved it!!

We also did a lot of sight seeing during the week so here are a few of the fun things we did.
The Old MacDonald Petting Farm was one of the kids favorite places. They got to see and pet
a lot of farm animals like goats, pigs, sheep, horses and calves.

The kids got to go to a petting farm which they liked. Cassady and Avary
are bottle feeding some baby sheep here.

They got to ride on ponies.

Pet baby chicks and see some freshly hatched chicks.

Hand feed the goats.

Another place we stopped was Reptile Gardens. My mom was not a big fan, but the everyone else thought it was pretty interesting.

Cassady checking out a snake and Avary checking out the Alligator.

We got to sight see in an old mine. She is my family with their cute little hard hats on. :)

We also went on a ride through Needles Highway and saw some buffalo and Mules. The mules were pretty tame so the kids could bet the baby Mule. They thought that was pretty cool.

We also stopped at Mt. Rushmore and Crazy horse.

The Cosmos was pretty interesting. The law of physics and gravity????

Another day the ladies, Cassady and my nephew went horseback riding. I was going to go, but when we got there, they said I could not go because I was to pregnant. I then sat in the car for an hour while they rode. I was a little bummed, but I understood.

Cassady and Blaine with the helmets on. They are Ready!!!

Cassady getting all settled on the horse.

She LOVED the ride.


Well there are some highlights from the Black Hills. On Saturday, the 16 was left for Canada. We were going to drive for the day and then stop in Grand Forks for the night and travel the rest of the way to Winnipeg in the morning. It was a total of 15 or so hours.

Swimming at the hotel in Grand Forks.

Woke up in the morning ready for another big day of traveling.

We got to Winnipeg around 3 on Monday to start the week. We stayed at Betula Lake Resort in little cabins. We had two families per cabin and it worked out great. Here are some more highlights of our fun week. They weather was not great so we wore coats and pants most of the week because it was cloudy and cool.

Taking the girls fishing in the boat.

Trying to catch some fish, but no luck. The kids was a little disappointed in the fishing.

We did some paddle boats throughout the week.

There was a really nice park for the kids to play at. I think they were there everyday.

Cassady had another birthday party on the 19th (her actual birthday).
She loved having 2 birthday parties.

Then FINALLY on the last day we were there, the weather was sunny and warmer. NOT hot, but warm enough to actually spend the day by the beach. So Cassady went tubing behind the boat for the first time. Mom was a little nervous, but she LOVED it.

Avary spending some time with dad.

So that is about it for vacations. We had a great time and thank our family for the great memories.

Now a little update on me. I am at 37 weeks and waiting patiently. I am due on the 27th so we are getting excited. Here is an updated picture. I am 35 weeks in the photo.