band-a-lympics 

Pumpkin Pie

the pie right before we baked it. found out today that nikki doesn't like pumpkin -- actually, she wouldn't even taste it. 

emily has been asking for pumpkin pie, so today was the day. look at all of my helpers. 

Marching Band

Ben 

Marching Band

Esther in her uniform 

Dad's Old House

Emmy, Nikki and Andy at the house before settlement

last time in dad's old house 

Please Touch Museum

at the grocery store 

at the grocery store 

esther, nikki and the junk elephant -- made from old junk(mostly toys) 

andy in the hall of mirrors 

since the museum is geared towards young children, ben spent his time designing different paths for the balls 

dressing up as sports stars at storytime 

alice in wonderland display -- hall of mirrors 

barnyard animals 

nikki in the barnyard animals display 

esther and nikki 

emily dressed up as "cat in the hat" she thinks, actually a monster from where the wild things are display 

playing with the boats 

ben and esther just happened to pick out the same clothes one day. i'm kind of surprised they didn't go change. 

Cherrycrest Farms

Esther 

pedal carts -- not as easy as it looks 

Emily and Nikki fell in love with this playhouse while we were here. 

riding the horsey 

Andy's pumpkin