Manhattan Sign

We've been having a warm spell so we decided to do a little family hike. We went up to the big Manhattan sign. Lily had to break out the energy pills early.

Up up up we go!

The girls love this hike. The letter slides are fun. (Until you slip and think you're going to fall off the hill. I'm looking at you Lily.)

Blow this one up big. I'm not sure what she was doing.

Lily's glamour shot.

Proof that there was one pregnant momma up that hill.

Happy Birthday Lily!

This little thing turned 3 last week! She's been a fun baby to have around. I guess we'll have to start calling her a big girl now though. She loves coloring, pre-school, pretending to be whatever animal strikes her fancy and playing with her sister.

Excited to open her presents!

Madelyn was very good at directing the present opening.

She got so many fun things!

As soon as everything was opened the girls got down to some serious playing. Thank you grandparents!

Blowing out the candles later that night.

Happy Birthday sweet Lily!

Halloween Festivities

 I'm finally getting around to posting some Halloween photos. 

These first two photos aren't actually a Halloween festivity but Lily was wearing her kangaroo costume. She wears it most days. We went to Manhattan's Renaissance Festival. Here we are freezing our bums off and listening to the story of the Pied Piper.

The rest of us were busy watching knights fighting but Lily just wanted to go home.

That same day we went Trick-or-Treating at our zoo's Spooktacular event. 

It's a popular event so we always have to park far away and hike in. The girls love it though. Animals and candy!

We went to a pumpkin carving party at Rory's professor's house. The four on the left are ours.

And finally the real big day came! It was an Idaho Halloween. We put on coats and gloves and hats after this picture. The girls were troopers and got a big haul. Lily didn't trip and spill her bucket at all!! I feel like she did that a lot last year.