Santa Wish List

Brooke is already prepping for Christmas and has just asked Santa (via song) for the following:

A rose
A butterfly
And a real fishy pet

Ryan's Dentist Visit

Ryan was really nervous about his 6mo checkup at the dentist ... But it was a quick and painless visit and his confidence has been boosted.

He said "I did a good job!" and proudly showed off his clean teeth :)

Strawberry Picking

This year we were excited to go strawberry picking for the first time.  Both of the kids were sure they knew where the very best berries were.  Of course, they were in total opposite directions.

 It turned out to be perfect for the kids - strawberry bushes are really low to the ground.  It's a bit more challenging for the taller people though, for the exact same reason :)

Everyone found a big, juicy berry and did a taste test.  The berries passed with flying colors.  Ryan wasnt positive - so he did about 100 taste tests and averaged his results to finally agree ... YUM!

 The kids were very proud, it seemed as if we had picked quite a bit.  However, after making a crisp at night, we actually were pretty much out of berries!  Lucky we did so much tasting during our outing...

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