Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Ryan's sister, Michelle, and her family recently moved from Florida to Sioux Falls.  We hadn't seen them in about a year and had never even met Callaghan, and so when Ryan had a random business trip come up in Nebraska, just a few hours from them, we hopped on the chance to go visit them in their new place.  We decided to split the trip up and spend a night in the hotel each way, which was the only way we survived such a long trip with our two kids who do not seem to like long car trips.  We got in on a Sunday afternoon, and left the next Saturday.  It was so fun to spend a week with them!  (and now for a bunch of poor-quality cell phone pictures...).

Work, work, work

Ryan ended up with an old laptop from work that had nothing left on it, but Lucy loves to open it up and pretend she is working, just like dad.  One day when Ryan was doing some work from home, she ran and grabbed her "puter"(computer) and sat next to him for a while just tapping on random keys. 

Bath fun

Both of these girls love their baths!  We used to be able to skip a bath here or there at night if we were in a rush to get them to sleep, but not these days.  Both of them love their bath time and they play pretty well together in there, too.

Three amigos

I can't remember if I mentioned this already or not, but not only do these three kiddos have preschool together, but they also do gymnastics together.  Lucy and Riley also had a little music class together too.  Needless to say, these three spend a lot of time together.  Thankfully they get along pretty well!

Lucy

I don't know what these few pictures of Lucy are from, but I just like how happy she looks in them. :)

Circle S Farms

Going to Circle S Farms each fall is turning into a family tradition of ours.  We like this place and had a great time, as always.  Maybe it's seeing the girls enjoy the hayride, animals, and tractors, or maybe it's the amazing pumpkin donuts (mmmm...).

Boo Bash

Ryan's work has a huge Boo Bash every October, and this year we had a little ladybug and elephant to take to the party!  Unfortunately, it poured rain the whole time we were there.  But at least we got some food and candy before heading out.