it was a perfect evening to head outside for dinner. we cooked up hot dogs, and made a yummy veggie pasta salad to have with them. easy, delicious, and quinnerrific!
ryder is a pro at eating these things
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
quinn's birthday morning
after bringing ryder to school, we took quinn out for a special birthday breakfast to 'lazy janes', she was so sweet all day, she just new it was her "special" day!
all dressed up! i just love this picture, wings, a huge bag, and her new red coat....yep, that's quinny:)
reading books at 'lazy janes' after our yummy breakfast.
"cute as a button"
we had quite the celebration for quinn's third birthday! forty friends, all things "mini" to eat, fun crafts, a pink explosion, and a cold rainy day (i was a bit worried about all of us fitting into our little house, but we did, and it was nice and cozy!). a special thanks to mimi, for all your help the night before and morning of, uncle troy, for hanging with the kiddos for an entire afternoon while i was baking 150 "mini" quiche, and to james and ali for sticking around after the party and playing with the kiddos while we put our house back together!! love you all;)
the birthday girl....too cute, right! (this picture was actually taken after the party, just reflecting)
she LOVED everyone singing "happy birthday" to her. look at that face, can't you just feel her excitement!
nothing like cold hard cash!! thanks hillary;)
Friday, October 22, 2010
best swing EVER!!
a few weeks ago grandmama and grandpapa came for a visit. they brought us lots of goodies for our home, played in the backyard, grilled yummy steaks, and hung this awesome tire swing! it's hanging in our front yard, and just makes that space feel perfect. the kids love swinging, climbing, twirling, and whatever else they can come up with, on this huge truck tire! who thought to hang a tire from a tree....ha, crazy and fun all in one!
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Sunday, October 3, 2010
garden shed no more
now that summer has gone, so has the heat and the bugs (don't get me wrong, i did enjoy the warm summer evenings, but those bugs, they were just TERRIBLE). we play in our backyard just about every day (unless we're in the front, ha) and i have noticed that our kids lack backyard toys, but really didn't want to clutter the space with bright colored plastic objects either, so my mind has been racing to find a compromise. one morning while doing the dishes i was looking out at our garden shed, and a light went off....and that's all it took! what was once a garden shed for one family, is now a super awesome playhouse for another!
the kids drew all over the outside of it, and we cleaned it all out and put down some mats on the floor. it's pretty bare bones, but with a little more love, and lot of imagination, this could be something amazing (restaurant, nursery, castle, science laboratory, and today an art studio, or as ryder says "arte", that's spanish, ha ha).
i think ryder made like 25 pictures today, he found this space to be very creative:) they were both in here several time throughout the day, and it simply made me smile. i love when a good idea comes together!
apple orchard
we went out this morning to eplegarrten to pick a peck of apples. it was a cool crisp day, the sun was shining, and us mangersons, were a little bit hungery;) wow, rows of apples (macintosh, jonagolds, galas, jonees, golden delicious), just waiting for us! we picked our peck, and then some, and left with full bellies and a great memory!
friday frollicks
we have started to take friday afternoons for some much needed family time. we all pick ryder up from school then head out to play, and then go somewhere new for dinner (well, that's kind of for jesse and i, but the kids are quite the foodies). this friday we went to the arboretum and played under a huge maple tree. we packed a thermos of apple cider and a few cups, the camera and the tree had everything else:) it was so FUN!!!
ryder had so much fun with this tree, look at this move, so impressive.
daddy and ryder climbing the maple tree, i'm not sure who had more fun:)
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