Thursday, October 22, 2009

Preschool trip to the Pumpkin Patch

Chloe and Elise's preschool took their annual trip to the pumpkin patch. The girls had a great time checking out the hay filled play area, taking a tractor ride, and picking out pumpkins for us to carve this weekend. Here's a couple of pics:


Not so sure about the giant spider behind her

Corn maze

Chloe loves getting to go places with Elise :-)


Climbing the hay tower



Tractor ride

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Camping Trip according to Claire

We went camping this past weekend with Eric's parents. We had a good time relaxing around the campfire and enjoying the fall weather (although it was a bit cold on Saturday!). Oh and Emilie is officially riding around like crazy on a 2 wheeler bike. Claire brought her camera and was our photographer for the weekend. So here's some pics, courtesy of Claire:

Campground

Buddy

Emilie

Elise

Chloe with smoke in her eyes :-)

The foliage

Happier Chloe

Starting a campfire

Eric and Elise

Monday, October 5, 2009

Camping Trip

This past weekend, we took the girls to Springfield, IL to camp with our friends Wade and Nikki and their 3 kids. We had a great time. On Saturday, there was pumpkin picking, a costume contest, trick or treating around the campground, and a haunted house. Sunday, we left the campground early and headed to New Salem to see the re-created town where Abraham Lincoln lived. Here's some pictures:

Ready for the costume contest


Camper Trick or Treating


The school house at New Salem

Checking out the goods in the general store

Friends: Sofia and Chloe

Breaking out the snacks

Hangin' out with Abe