October

Our month of October in photos--enjoy! 

Note: These aren't in chronological order, but they all happened sometime in October :)

We've been trying to squeeze in as many trips to the park as possible before the weather turns and we are stuck indoors.  In this picture, the leaves haven't turned yet, but this year the leaves have been so beautiful!  Fall is one of my favorite things about KC (This season doesn't exist in Idaho). 

Annual trip to the Louisburg Cider Mill for donuts and cider.  Yum!

Sisterly love.  These two adore each other.  Here Ava is reading Lily a story.

And playing doctor.  Ava is very eager for Lily to get bigger so she can be a playmate.  Luckily, Lily is perfect for playing the part of the patient.  It's always a proud moment for Dad when Ava announces, "I need to listen to your heart with my stethoscope."

Painting pumpkins! This was a BIG hit with Ava.  She really likes art, especially painting.  Her pumpkin probably has about 10 layers of paint.

Getting cultured. Here we are at a Josh Groban concert.  It was a good time.  A few days later, we saw "Wicked" which was also amazing.

Lily rolled over for the first time! Just a few days after her 3 month birthday.  And now she is trying to crawl.  She is getting so big!

Halloween! Ava was a mermaid and Lily was a butterfly.  We kept it simple this year and called our ward trunk-or-treat our trick-or-treating for this year and then had some friends over to decorate Halloween cookies on Halloween. 

More sisterly love.  Ava begs all the time to hold Lily.  My favorite is when Lily looks up and giggles at Ava, who just beams with pride. 

A sleep over with Dad! Ava has been having a hard time sleeping alone in her room.  Lily sleeps in a cradle in our room and Ava feels left out because everyone in the family sleeps together except for her.  (The plan is to eventually transition Lily into her crib in Ava's room, but we aren't quite ready yet. ) So on a day off, Ryan pulled out the air mattress and had a sleep over with Ava.  They ate popcorn, stayed up watching movies, and had a blast.  What a good Dad!

Work and cuddles.  As usual, Ryan has been super busy being a cardiology fellow.  But when he comes home, his little girls get so happy and excited to see him.  Ava likes to play games with him and Lily loves to cuddle with him.