Terrific Trees

We've added four more trees to our yard! The nursery was having a fall sale--50%! We paid to have them delivered and planted. It was a damp, cold September morning when the guys came, but they made short work of it. There are now three October glory maple trees in the backyard along the sidewalk and a flowering pear outside the kitchen window. We have done quite a bit of additional landscaping ourselves this fall. The sales were good, so we popped on the deals. Our landscape plan includes a lot of beds, which means many plants. We'll work on adding more in the spring and again next fall.

B-town Parade 2010

We had a great time watching the bands, floats, and performers at the B-town Fall Fun Festival parade a few weekends ago. Emma collected a lot of candy in her Winnie the Pooh bag. A nice little boy kept bringing her pieces because he wanted to share. He also sat near us last year and gave Emma a lot then as well. He was such a sweetie! We don't even let Emma eat candy, but she had fun dropping the pieces into her bag. We'll see how long we can get away with that! The American flag and political balloon may have been her favorite goodies. They kept her entertained during the hour long parade.

Summer Art with Dee

Emma's babysitter, Dee, often does art projects with the kids. During the first few weeks the school year, the kids made a blue bird, camp-out door dec, and firefly glowstick necklace. Emma just loves sharing her artwork with us when she brings them home.

Daddy's First Day

After two years at home raising Emma, Scott ventured back to work this school year. On his first day with students, Emma helped Daddio get ready by bringing him his shoes and showing him exactly how to put them on. She also wanted to give him some words of advice and a big hug. Emma is usually eating breakfast when he leaves now, but she still reminds him about a few things before he walks out the door. "Daddio, don't forget your lunch and coffee!"