Coming off of our vacation to Puerto Rico was a letdown, but we stayed busy in September. Here is Dad's company picnic at Kimball Farm. Caroline is big enough for the bumper boats.
The bubble rings were more Erin's speed
Caroline reunited with her old pony friend Po for not one but two pony rides
Erin couldn't be wooed by the ponies, but she did give the driving range a try...
...where she quickly learned that throwing the ball was way better than trying to hit it with a funny looking stick. Smart girl.
Lately we've been bringing home lots of artwork from Caroline and usually it has mirror writing. According to the Internet this is a common practice in four year-olds and simply means that she has mastered laterality but not directionality. Thanks to The Shining all mirror writing by toddlers kind of creeps me out.
We met Claire & Peter and co. in NY. This time Heather got in on the fish catching.
We re-enacted the 10-year anniversary of Claire & Peter's wedding
We had four flower girls
Erin will finally cooperate with the camera
Happy Anniversary
You all may be seeing this photo again come holiday season
I've been trying all year to get a picture of both girls smiling and here it is!
The older girls
The October 30th freak snowstorm spared our neighborhood. We received ~4 inches of wet snow but our trees were fine. Elsewhere in town there was widespread tree damage and 70% of the homes lost electricity. School was cancelled for two days and the town tried to officially postpone Halloween until November 5th.
We flouted the rules and trick-or-treated anyway. Despite the cold weather and icy sidewalks the girls took in a respectable haul.
Erin isn't as cooperative as her sister in front of the camera. We did get her to say a few of her particular pronunciations.
Caroline will still sing her own songs, bless her heart. One wonders where this one would have gone had Erin (sans pants) not interrupted it.
We visited NY to see Lyla & Charlie and Katy & Brad
As promised, Erin let the bottle fairy take away her bottles in exchange for a stuffed unicorn
For birthday number 3 Grandma Joan made Erin her classic chocolate cake...
...and then she tore into her gifts. Thank you everyone!
One Thanksgiving tradition, preprandial bridge
and of course the roasted turkey
We took advantage of an unseasonably warm weekend to visit the beach on the North Shore. We do not want winter to come!
