Oh the fun that can be had with a blood pressure machine

Playing at the park

And happy belated to this guy

Fall festival

Stopping by Nonna's

Renton's fall festival

Riding bikes-favorite activity

Spiffing up the front porch 

Allie loving on Goldie

Riding

A quick break between storms means as much bike riding as we can squeeze in before it gets dark. Unfortunately for them it's not long. 

Hangman

With phonetic spelling of course. 

And a side of rainbows and unicorns too

Climbing

Pre-K pirate

That's what she told me she's called. It was adorable. I wish I had it on video. 

Less adorable but worth documenting for future embarrassment:

A: mama look at this booger. 

Me: gross! Followed up with a look that was immediately responded to with

A: don't worry, I won't eat it. 

Dedicated to uncle Chris

Whom I used to regularly build cereal box walls around at breakfast time. 

Week two

Both girls love school. Not a huge fan of fire drills, want snacks to bring to their classes and have been to the "liberry" (Allie) to get books. They both looked adorable walking out the door and they both grudgingly stood by the school sign for me. 

Lincoln Park

We pulled up to the house today and Allie nonchalantly asked if all of the chickens were dead. Maddie matter-of-factly said, "nope."

Maddie: mama, I'm going to open a bakery when I grow up. And I'm going to learn how by reading on a kindle. 

I took the girls to Nordstroms to exchange allie's shoes. Maddie and Allie both got balloons. Allie popped hers as soon as we got home and started bawling, which was heartbreaking. Maddie immediately took hers off her wrist and gave her balloon to Allie. 

Nonna took the girls to the market yesterday. Maddie recapped their trip for me. "We got two pick out a toy, but only if the lady was there. Nonna helped me pick out a red snake and the flower lady gave us flowers"  All fine and dandy right? Cut to a few hours later when Maddie said, "mama, Nonna had the death scared out of her because she thought Allie was in the street but she was standing on the stairs"

BUSTED

At dinner the other night Allie asked how Auntie Sophia's baby got into her tummy. We were able to divert that question pretty quickly. I have no idea how to explain that stuff to a four year old. 

And finally, related to the title, we went to Lincoln park tonight to take pictures of Chris and Sophia. Zach and Sonja showed up and we all had fun until it was time to leave.