Fall Photo Shoot?!

It was such a beautiful and sunny fall day today that I thought I'd take the girls outside for some photos in the leaves.  Ellie had already picked out matching shirts and jeans for them to wear today, so all I needed to do was brush their hair.  Easy enough?!  We found the perfect spot and were ready to shoot, but Lainey had other plans.  This was the best one I got of her.  All she wanted to do was run across the street and knock on Melanie's door to see if she could come out and play!  :) 

Ellie, as usual, was more than willing to have her picture taken!

Pumpkin Carving

Last night was Dad's Carving Night at Ellie's preschool.  The dads bring the kids in costume with pumpkins scooped out, drawn on, and ready to go.  Then they spend an hour or so carving and singing pumpkin songs.  

Here is a sneak peek of Ellie's 2008 costume--A Beautiful Bride!

You'll have to wait until the 31st to see Lainey's!

Checking out the size of her new rock!

Matt said his goal for the night was to make all the other little girls jealous with his (oops, I mean Ellie's) pumpkin.  What 4 year old girl wouldn't be envious of this Cinderella pumpkin!!

Pumpkin Patch Field Trip-10/15/08

Last Wednesday Ellie's preschool class went on a field trip to Iron's Farm in Lebanon.  It was a beautiful day...about 80 and sunny.  Not really your typical pumpkin patch weather.  We took a hayride to the pumpkin patch, picked our own pumpkins right off the vine, and ate homemade apple donuts--yum!  

It was lots of fun!

Ellie and Mommy on the hayride.

Ellie with her pumpkin.  Isn't it a beauty!!

Ellie with some of her classmates--Halle, Kirsten, Brianna, Ellie, & Grace.

Seacrest Beach, FL

The last week in September we headed to Florida for our annual Ritter Family vacation.  As always, we had a blast.  In the past we had gone to Charelston, SC because Katie and Ted were already there.  This year since they had moved to Nashville we decided to try some place different.  We ended up at Secreast Beach, FL halfway between Panama City and Destin.  It was beautiful.  It was great to have the whole family together and really fun to watch Ellie, Lainey, and Garrett together now that they are old enough to interact.  

Here is the yearly family photo with matching attire chosen by Namaw!

Ellie and Lainey both love the water and enjoyed their time at the beach and the pool.  There was a little jellyfish problem because of the hurricanes that had hit the Gulf shore.  We were able to dip our toes and spent most of our mornings playing in the sand.  After lunch we hit the pool and the moms enjoyed the fact that the baby monitors were still in range poolside! 

Here are a few of my favorite pictures of the girls from the trip.

Can't wait 'til next year!!  :)