Weekend Full of Fun

Tanner had a three-day weekend this weekend so we decided to do as many things as possible since we won't be in Chattanooga for much longer. Friday morning we went to Apple Valley Orchard. I thought it would be really neat for the girls, but it did not live up to my expectations. The website said that there would be a hayride, but when we got there we discovered that they were only doing school field trips now and really did have anything for the general public to do. Lindsay and Gracie still had a great time running through the orchard.



On Saturday, Tanner had a company picnic at Lake Winnie, an amusement park near us. The girls had a ball there. The only time Lindsay has ridden rides was at Disney World, and we haven't been there since her second birthday. Gracie had never seen anything like this in her life, but she ate it up. Lindsay's favorite thing was driving the Antique Cars, and Gracie just loved sitting with her sissy and driving past Tanner and me to wave at us. The only thing Gracie didn't like was the huge slide that she went down with Daddy. She screamed the entire way down. Lindsay and I had fun on it though. We really had a wonderful day with our precious girls.

Sweetie Pie!

I thought I would post a few pictures of our sweet little Gracie. She is getting so big and looking more like a "little girls" than a baby. She is starting to talk a lot and has developed a deep love for babies. Many times while I'm busy doing something with Lindsay, I'll look over and see Gracie hugging a baby or rocking one and "singing" to it. She is such a sweet girl! Her hair has just gotten long enough that I can pull it back out of her face so a few of these pictures are when I tried to get a picture of that. I feel like I don't have as many random pictures of her as I do of Lindsay so I'm trying to do better. Hopefully, I'll have more to post soon.


This next picture is so funny to me. She reminds me of a mom standing out on a front porch holding her baby and calling her other kids to come in for supper.


I love this one of the two of them having fun outside in the backyard.

Clifford's Birthday Party

This week at Lindsay's preschool, they have been reading Clifford the Big Red Dog books, and yesterday was his birthday party. When I drove up to get Lindsay after school, this little puppy dog greeted me!


Last night, we went to Open House at Lindsay's school. She was so proud to show us her classroom and all the work that she has been doing. She was the line leader yesterday and her name was still up on the board where she had had the chance to use the pointer and spell her name to the class. This really excited her too! School has been an absolute joy for her so far. The last pic is of Lindsay with her good friends the sweet Baggenstoss girls, Kate and Lydia.

Rock City

Our girls were sick all last week and had to stay indoors. Both of them (along with their Mommy) were stir crazy by the weekend, so we decided to go to Rock City on Sunday afternoon. We're trying to do all the tourist-y stuff before we leave. I was a little nervous about it because you can't take strollers, but we ended up having a great time. We started by having a picnic lunch and letting the girls run around. Tanner took Lindsay across the swinging bridge, but I was too chicken to walk across it holding Gracie. Lindsay and Gracie both loved the afternoon and had such a fabulous time running around when they could. The experience made Tanner and me look forward to extended family vacations when the girls get a little older.

Helping Daddy

Well, we have had so much going on lately that I just have not had time to blog. I really haven't even had time to take many pictures, which I hate! I did manage to snap these Monday afternoon after our trip to Corinth. Tanner took the girls out to help him water the flowers. They are such big helpers!! And yes, Lindsay is just in her panties (her shorts were bothering her from sitting so long in the car so we just went without them).



Gracie got bored with all the plant watering and decided to get her little pink car. Lindsay had a great time pushing her. Hopefully, Gracie enjoyed it too even though her sister isn't the smoothest driver!

Lindsay Goes to School!

Lindsay started preschool this week, and she absolutely loves it! She adores her teacher, and she is still talking about all the fun she had on her first day. Earlier this week, we all went to a Back to School Bash where she could meet her teacher and see her classroom.
Enterting the building

The door to her classroom

Her seat

Her hook for her bag and lunchbox

Rearing to go!

In the parking lot at school...she took flowers for her teacher

Lindsay and Mrs. Taylor

A Hairy Situation

Lindsay has had some big hair moments this week. The first came on Saturday when I rolled her hair for the first time. She has tons of curls anyway, but we saw pink spongy rollers at Target and I couldn't resist. I spent many a Saturday night sleeping in this type of rollers growing up. She was a very good girl while I was rolling her hair, but by the time she got in bed she was done with them. That's probably better though because I think her hair would have resembled Nellie from Little House on the Prairie had she made it all through the night.



Then yesterday she had her first haircut. I have been putting it off and putting it off, but I finally did it. We went to a cute place called Tiki Cuts that specializes in first haircuts. It's actually run from a pool supply store here, which may be a little redneck, but Lindsay liked it nonetheless. She was hilarious sitting up in the big monster truck chair while Ms. Jill cut away. She did not move a muscle which is very usual for this child. After all my worry, the experience turned out to be a success and Lindsay's hair really does like much better (you can see from the before and after pics). And yes she still does have tons of curls.

Happy Girls!!

Daddy is a very good tickler, and Lindsay & Gracie eat it up! I love these pictures!

Toddler Book Club

This summer we've been going to a book club that my friend Ellen came up with. Every two weeks we've met and read a different book starting with A and going through G. This week we read Good Night Gorilla. The kids had a great time!

Miss Ellen reading the story to everyone

Everyone lined up to act out the story. Here's Emma, Lindsay (who got to be the gorilla that lets everyone out of the zoo cages), Kate, Lydia, Alex, and Cooper

Playing red light/green light

Lindsay directing traffic

Here's Lindsay, Lydia, Kate and Cooper

Big Girl!

I'm so behind with my blogging so I'm going to try to get caught up. One morning last week, Lindsay came bebopping down the stairs all dressed and ready to go. She was so proud of herself for getting dressed on her own that we took pictures. She did all of her cheerleader moves for them.