Chloe's third birthday

Chloe makes a wish!

Chloe picked the menu and the company for her birthday dinner, Homemade cheese gyoza's, dinner rolls, sliced tomatoes, chicken soup with fresh noodles and vanilla cupcakes with pink frosting. The Archer clan were our guests this year as per tradition. We were happy to have Grandpa Bill (Glen's dad) for the first time. Grandma Ruth was very sadly missed:(

Fall photos

Eating some snacks with Geneva and Carter prior to trick or treating.

Chloe tries her hand at face painting.

Lavender and Chloe take a snooze.

Carving our still green pumpkins.

Halloween night at Dolores's house. Olivia was a self-invented "Water girl", Naomi and Mommy were butterflies and Chloe, a pegacorn. The pegacorn costume was Olivia's birthday gift from Grammy when Chloe was born. My, how time flies.

Chloe's first day of Preschool

In the Hohnholt family's fifth year at MTU Preschool, Chloe starts her first (long awaited for her) day. She attends Tuesday and Thursday from 9-11:30

The puff ball center

Where shall I begin?

First day of Kindergarten and Second Grade

Puff pancakes and bacon to get the motors running on this early, early start. Up at 7, on the bus at 7:43.

Waiting for Mr. Dan, the bus driver extraordinaire.

Show us your toothless smile, Olivia.

Nanna bought the girls new school backpacks.

Bus #2 in the morning, Naomi comes home at 11:32 and Olivia home on Bus #4 at 3:17.

Camping trip

Olivia spent the whole camping trip rollerblading around the campground.

In early September, the girls and I went camping with friends, Jenny and Michelle and their kids, Angus, Cecilia, and Ayla. Ft. Wilkins State Park is in Copper Harbor, MI and is a beautiful place. We poked the fire, picked thimbleberries, blueberries and raspberries and the moms enjoyed a few beverages after the kids were (finally!) down for the night.

Smoke follows beauty

Lake Fanny Hooe.