Halloween Pictures...

will come next post.  Here are some other shots of what the Naks have been up to as October comes to a close.  Nina has been having fun at school, enjoying all the seasonal projects and songs.  Pip has been learning to write some letters at daycare and enjoys "reading" to the 3 month old.

Peanuts Red Carpet Premiere

 

 

Football and Five Little Pumpkins

Slide + Leaf Pile = Paradise

Getting their silhouettes cut

Double Homecoming

We've gotten to partake in two Homecomings over the last few weeks and celebrate Kara's birthday.  First was the White Bear Lake Homecoming where Pip was the junior royalty and was in charge of carrying the crowns and tiaras.  All the teenagers had a small dance move when they were introduced, so Pip took it upon herself to walk out with a ballet pose on her tip-toes with her hands over her head.  We never know what she's planning.  She also was in the parade and did a good job waving.  For both events she was not very friendly to any students or staff during rehearsal, but put on the charm once it was show-time.

Nina at the parade and the picture she took 

The second homecoming was for UST which also included Ben's 10-year reunion.  So the girls headed to Owatonna while we enjoyed seeing old friends.  Not much has changed, and we had a lot of laughs.  We also took advantage of some free time to golf, watch a movie, go for some walks, and enjoy breakfast with more friends.  It's been a beautiful fall and the girls enjoyed raking and jumping in leaves when they got home.

Driving with Grandpa and Grandma

Oh yeah, and we went to Hamline's Homecoming

fall

School!

 

 

Nina has started all day PreK and while she seems to like it, she does have her ups and downs.  She gets to play a lot and gets to do her art, but it is a long day.  She puts in about a 9 hour day and eats breakfast and lunch there.  She has memorized her pin number for meals and has figured out other nuances of school.  The first day after school she wanted to journal about it in a book with prompts that Kara got for her.

We've had a few chances to get out during our busy weeks.  The library, the final pool run, a concert on the lake, and a trip with family to the zoo have been entertaining escapes.  The girls like to play together a bit more these days with hide and seek, legos, duck-duck-goose, and Simon Says.  Our new favorite quote happened when Nina said, "Hey Pip, let's play Simon Says, I'll be Simon."  Pip responded, "Okay, I'll be Says, I get to say all the words!"

This weekend, we walked for Uncle Mike to help raise money to cure pancreatic cancer.  He is a tremendous person and it was an honor to walk alongside so many people who care about him.

Summer through Nina's eyes

Nina has been taking photos with her fisher price camera on and off most the summer and it's been funny to see what moments she captures.  From going through her memory game one by one, to photographing shoes, to a picture of every DVD she can find, she can get into it.  We just now uploaded her 472 photos, which sadly meant she has deleted over 600, some of which were pretty good.  We haven't edited any, but you can see she improves a bit as time went on.

Ben starts school tomorrow, and Nina will start PreK on Friday.  We ended summer in classic fashion with 2 trips to the park with the neighbor boys, swimming for over an hour, an ice cream run, grilling out, and just playing outside.  Today Nina played a doctor/nurse, with her doctor tools and a keyboard to type the information in.  Pip played "yoga," which mostly consists of rolling herself up in the mat and shouting that she's a taco.  When Nina pretends to eat the taco, much screaming and laughing ensues. A new addition to the backyard is the argiope spider that is serving as our new watchdog.  Nina took some photos and I added one as well.