Happy 2nd birthday, Jake

On November 30 Jake celebrated his 2nd birthday!  It's hard to believe that this little guy is two already.  He learned to walk, talk and get into mischief over that year!  But as always it's been so much fun to watch his personality grow.  

For his birthday we had a small party at our house with my parents.  A meal, some birthday cupcakes by his "girlfriend" and then opening gifts.  He's certainly learned how open those gifts and have a good time!

We look forward to what the twos bring us!

More photos of our fall adventures

Not many words here...just photos

Fall continued and we had plenty of activities to attend to. It seemed each weekend there was something to do. I guess it was our way of getting out before the long winter would arrive.

Fir the past several years it has also been tradition to head to the arboretum and attend their Halloween kids event.  This year there was trick or treating, music and other fun activities. The kids also enjoyed rolling down the hill and taking photos for daddy. It's times like these that I will always remember!

Apple picking

Our annual fall tradition is to head a little south and go apple picking.  The apples are feat for eating and for baking but for us it's about being together, enjoying the season and just having fun. We had another fun time this year as it was the perfect fall day!

Kindergarten!

Yes, you read the title of the post correctly.  In September Tabitha started Kindergarten. While it seemed to have happened so quickly, we spent almost a year preparing for it.  Between deciding what school to send her to, if she should do Spanish immersion or just English, registration, visit days and more, we were all ready for the first day to come. 

On the first day there were some nerves. The teachers at Explorers Club (the before and after school program) were wonderful and so helpful to introduce her to other kids, to get her to participate, and even send me an email on the first day after seeing my hesitation to leave.  We also have a fantastic teacher who's love and passion for teaching is evident.  She also has the patience to handle 21 kindergarten students each and every day.

Now that Tabs has been there for many months, she's a pro at everything it seems like.  She certainly owns and runs the place and definitely looks forward to picking her younger brother up at daycare so she can be the big Kindergartener.