The Girls

Poor Adele, she doesn't have many photos posted on here yet. We've taken a ton, but haven't put them up yet (we're trying hard not to let that whole the-third-baby-has-no-photos syndrome take over). I was able to catch a moment of the girls hanging out together and snap a few shots. Lillie loves holding Adele...she's been a little sick since this shot and does not like that we won't let her get near to her little sister.

Lillie also loves being silly for the camera. Here are a couple of shots that pretty much sum up her personality these days: sweet with a super silly twist. I can't believe she'll be four in a couple of weeks!

Quinn's School Bus Party

Quinn's second birthday party was a school bus theme, one of his most favorite things in the world these days. We invited a few friends to the park near our house and had a picnic with all the kids and parents. The cake was a yellow school bus, complete with mini-chocolate doughnut wheels, JuJu Be lights, and Tic Tac headlights! I used what is becoming my go-to yellow cake recipe, and simple buttercream icing.

He was so excited to eat his cake!   

It was very windy that day, so the candle never actually stayed lit. But that didn't hold Quinn back.

Quinn loooooved his cake so much, he sat patiently at the table and ate no less than three pieces! Everyone else had gone back to playing, but nothing could tear Quinn away from his cake and ice cream.

Happy birthday to our sweet, sweet boy.

An Apple a Day

Apple picking is becoming a tradition, and we love it! With four people filling bags this year, we came home with A LOT of apples. We made apple pie, apple oatmeal, sautéed apples, apple pancakes, and apple sauce. Whew, I think it took over a month to get through all of them! This year Lillie really got into finding perfect apples to fill her bag.

And Quinn just wanted to eat the apples!

There were some breaks for running around and hugging, of course.

See you next year, apple trees!

Fashionably Late

Adele Grace Sullivan is here! And no, she was not late in joining us, I am just very late in posting about it! She was born on August 19 (a week early), and shares a name with two of her great-grandmothers. And of those great-grandmothers, she shares a birthday with one. Our sweet little girl has been welcomed into the family by all and big brother and big sister love hugging and kissing on her! Now that she's two months and some change, we're getting our groove back, so start checking the blog more often!

Every Little Thing She Does is Magic

Yes, there is always a lot going on here in Chicago, but tonight the theme is magic. Here's a glimpse into our evening and the fabulous show Lillie performed in the middle of our kitchen.

Quinn the Comedian

Quinn learned how to tell a knock knock joke after watching Lillie practice on us (over and over), and in the process he learned to laugh at his own joke. It takes a while for him to get there, but it's so worth it!

Who Knows How Long I've Loved You...

Lillie has memorized the song "I Will" from The Beatles and decided to sing it to her baby sister. Talk about a tear-jerker moment! Don't mind me, I'm certainly not looking my best, but hey, I'm nearly 8 months pregnant!