fall in prospect park

we have once again been treated to one of the most spectacular starts to autumn. the girls indulged me in taking some (okay a lot) of pictures a few weekends ago at prospect park. going to the park is like taking a mini-vacation from the city. i don't know what we'd do if we didn't have this refuge once in a while.

Make a Smilebox slideshow

visits from family

in october, aunt christy came out for a visit. clay and i went to a marriage retreat with our church and christy generously agreed to watch the girls for a night. the girls had a great time and clay enjoyed some one-on-one time showing his little sister around the city.

my dad also came for a visit. we took him to one of our favorite places, 300, and out for sushi. thanks for the visit, dad. hopefully the rain won't keep us indoors for the next one!

door decorations

the girls are never out of creative energy...

madison's birthday

it's hard to believe that our youngest is now 8! clay and i are often remarking on how fast the time is going by. happy 8th madison(now stop growing up so fast!)!

the girls have to wear uniforms to school, but on their birthdays, they are allowed to wear "regular" clothes. thanks to her grandmothers, maddy had a lot to choose from :).