Our New Tree

Since we bought this house, we have wanted to plant a tree in the yard and we finally did it! We bought an Autumn Blaze Maple and John and Luke set to work digging the hole. After a lot of dirt was dug, the tree made it into the ground - surrounded by new dirt and cow poop (Luke was not very happy about this). Luke wanted to eat lunch outside so he could watch the tree grow. Although it is a fast growing tree, I hope he is not disappointed in how long it will take the tree to grow taller than our house.

"I Can!"

Tessa is into the "I can!" phase. She insists on doing everything herself. She has learned to dress herself, feed herself yogurt, and has now mastered putting on her own sandals. The other day she even wanted to change her dirty diaper by herself. She insists on doing her own buckles in the carseat. She can't, of course, so after 3 minutes of frustration for both of us, I finish for her and she becomes hysterical, screaming, "I can, I can, I can." The "terrible twos" have begun!

First Day of School!!!

Luke had his first day of preschool today. He was very excited to see his classroom and to meet his teachers. Without hesitation, he started playing with the building blocks and created a fort which later turned into a spaceship. He can't wait for Friday!

Tesserella

Tessa is all set for our trip to Disney World. She loves modeling and twirling in her princess dress.

Labor Day Weekend

We just spent a great weekend with John's family at the cottage. Tessa went on her first Seadoo ride. She enjoyed it as long as we didn't go too fast. Luke liked swimming in the middle of the lake with John. Both kids loved playing with their cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents.

The Field Museum