November brought lots of bowling! We discovered a new favorite family activity for Dad's birthday (Novemeber 1st) and Nevin's 9th birthday (November 14th). For Dad's birthday Mom thought she'd surprise us all, and went out on a limb hoping we'd all enjoy it... can you believe we've never been bowling!? It was a smashing success, and Nevin begged to do it again in two weeks, for his birthday.

The birthday boy who won't show his teeth. :)

Twinkling Brown Eyes.

Noah- first one to get a strike!

We love our brown eyed girls.

Aliza was so proud to get to wear bowling shoes the second time around. She had a blast rolling the balls down, despite all the gutter balls. :)

These two made us smile with their stark different personalities. Best friends since Day 1, Nolan is easy-going and Nevin has a fiery-competitive spirit. Nev would bend down low and wish the ball to go straight. Nolly would just lEAN.

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The Cake is now a new family favorite. We are so excited to try it in different flavors. Compliments to Angela who came up with the whole idea herself!

Chocolate ice cream. Chocolate Fudge. Oreo cookies. Repeat x 2

...Autumn Begins...

September brought the beginning of Autumn, and the last of the Queen Anne's Lace, and changing leaves made for a pretty photo shoot.

...September 2009...

Our blog is in dire need of updating, so, since pictures are worth a thousand words, here is the last 3 months in pictures... Starting with September.

Mom's birthday was September 6, so we spent a family day at the zoo, which turned out to be loads of fun!