Gardiner Village

Every year we go to Gardiner's Village (or if you are Chloe you would call it Witches Brew) to see the witches. I think it is so fun to walk around and try to find all of the witches.  I do not advice going during UEA.  It was nuts! Tessa's favorite witch was the one riding her bike and Chloe said she just loved them all.   

 About 30 minutes into our day Tessa decided her tutu was way to itchy and wanted it off.  I let her walk around in just her tights but I thought she looked pretty cute anyways. 

 All of the kids: Molly, Chloe, Abby, Ben, Tessa, and Gavin.  We are missing Grace, Stockton, Brynn and Grant. 

 Everyone else went on a hayride but Tessa was bound and determined to go on a pony ride (not like she can't do it everyday in her backyard).  I decided it was not worth a fight and let her ride the pony.   It was the highlight of her day.  She is soooo in love with horses (or if you are Tessa they are sorses). 

No More Training Wheels

The other day we were at my parents house and Chloe looked out the window and saw Abby riding her bike without training wheels.  Chloe did not say much but the next day she came to me with this worried look.  She told me that she wanted to ride her bike without training wheels because Kyla and Abby can ride theirs with no training wheels and they are younger than her.  I told her that was kind of a dad thing and since Dad was hunting he would teach her next week.  Well that did not go over so well with her.  She was pretty worried about being older than her cousins that could ride with no training wheels.  Christopher had taken the tools with him hunting so we went to my parents to get a wrench.  As soon as the training wheels were off so was Chloe.  I had to hold her bike for about 30 seconds and she was a pro.  She could ride up and down the street and start and stop all by herself.  She was pretty proud of herself.  Ever since then she has not wanted to stop riding.   

Big Girl

Tessa has been begging me for a big girl bed for quite a while.  I kept pushing if off because she was finally sleeping so good in her crib.  She slept all night and took a nap everyday.  Finally one day we caved and Christopher turned her crib into a toddler bed.  She was SO excited to have a big girl bed just like her sister.  The first night was hilarious!!  She was so excited to have some freedom and I did not have the heart to get mad at her.  She kept getting out of bed and getting things for her baby (blanket, bottle, book, etc).  The funniest part was that she was so quite.  After about an hour she fell asleep and we have not had any problems.  She still takes a nap (most days) and goes to bed pretty good. 

I just can't believe my baby is so big.  She is acting like a girl now and not so much like a baby.  She wants to be just like her sister in every way.  I have noticed lately that Tessa looks forward to Chloe going to school because she gets alone time with me.  I love being able to just spend quality time with her. 

Fishing

Sad to say but we have never taken the kids fishing.  So about 6 weeks ago we decided we need to take them.   Chloe got a fishing pole probably like 2 1/2 years ago and it had never been used.  Christopher decided to take us to Cosy (?) Reservoir.  As we were leaving it started to rain.  The girls were as excited to go we decided to chance it.  Once we finally arrived it started pouring.  We went back to the truck to see if the storm would pass.  Well lucky us it did!!!                                

We had such a fun day. 

 Chloe was one LUCKY girl.  She had this rinky- dink barbie fishing pole that did not reel and she was only only one who caught a fish.  Not just one fish but  THREE!!!!  We could not believe it. 

 Tessa did not know what to think of the fish. 

 Chloe was so excited that we had to stop at Grandma and Grandpa's on the way home. 

The next day Christopher cooked them.  Tessa inhaled hers and Chloe would not even take a bit (typical).

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I am so in love with how these pictures turned out.  They were taken at a barn out by my house by Jena Hendry.