Friday, October 31, 2008

Halloween Fun

What a week it's been! We have been busy celebrating Halloween "Crane-style". On Monday we visited with our friends Sophi and Drew. Just like we did with Drew and Ava as babies, we had to dress Sophi and Lily in matching outfits.


Ava and Drew had to get in on the fun too!

On Tuesday, Ava had her parade and party at preschool. It's fun being the parent instead of the teacher! She decided to be Sleeping Beauty.





That night we decided to carve our pumpkins. Ava was excited to make them into jack-o-lanterns. She wanted no part of the ooey-gooey insides, but she did help pick out the patterns.

Thursday was trick-or-treating in our neighborhood. Ava and Lily both dressed up as OSU cheerleaders. In keeping with tradition, the Schaeffer's joined us. Drew was a football player.
On Friday, we went to Windermere to visit my students for their parade and party.
As with every special occasion, we stretched it out for the whole week. But we sure had fun!





Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Lily is 3 Months

Lily has been busy playing and learning new things this month.

She holds her head up quite well these days, whether it be on her belly...

or in her boppy.

She hasn't quite figured out how to grab things, but she sure loves to kick!

She is discovering just how much fun toys can be.

She loves to talk and smile at anyone (or anything) that will listen. We'll keep you updated on her latest tricks!

Monday, October 13, 2008

So Darn Cute!




Need I say more?

Sunday, October 12, 2008

More Fall Fun

We had yet another busy fall weekend. On Saturday we attended a neighborhood block party. It's nice to know that my girls take after their mommy. Ava ate all night long and Lily slept through it.




On Sunday we took the girls to the Harvest Festival at a local park.





Lily is not pictured because she slept in the Bjorn the whole time.

Saturday, October 11, 2008

A New Playmate

Our friends Alison and Nick brought their new bundle of joy Samuel over for a visit this weekend. Alison was one of my college roommates.


Future JCU grads?

Monday, October 06, 2008

The Pumpkin Farm

This weekend we took a trip to the pumpkin farm to pick out some pumpkins for our little pumpkins.



Ava had a blast visiting with all of the animals,



Picking out our pumpkins,


and checking out the many activities they had to offer.



Even Daddy and Papa tried their hand at it!

Here's a synopsis of Lily's day.


Hey, she's awake!

We had a great time at the farm and are looking forward to the other adventures that fall will bring.