Back to School

Here we are, on our first days of school. I can't believe that Mommy has had me standing in front of these flowers for three years in a row now posing for pictures on the first day of school. She told me I have to do it unitl I'm a senior in high school.
I started school almost a week ago, and Zoe just went today. She was really excited and said she learned all day long.
You can see me with my teacher Mrs. Dodson, she is really nice, and Zoe is with Ms. Angela. Right now they are the only girls at preschool, it is them and three little boys for Zoe to kiss--oh, I mean play with. Just kidding.
I'm enjoying school, recess is the best, somedays we go three times!!
Hope you all have fun when you start school!! Miss you!!
Quinn and Zoe

Last Days of a Summer

Hi- These pictures are from last weekend when Paige and Patti came down. We went hiking and climbed up very high into a tiny cave to tell stories. It's funny how Paige likes to put her hands on her hips just like Zoe. Those girls are too much!!
I loved this slip and slide so much, that I cried when Daddy broke it the other night. I decided to forgive him because he said it was just an accident. But I was pretty upset for awhile....we had it going down hill and everything.



Talk to you all soon!!

Be sure to listen to Zoe's heaving breathing as she runs.

Water World

When we were in Mason City we got to go swimming A LOT. Grandma and Royce have this amazing slide that I went down for hours! I wish I could have one at my house, somehow I'm going to get it here to Colorado Springs.

We also went to Clear Lake one day and got to go on the jet ski with some of Mommy's friends. Daddy went pretty fast, big surprise. And the day of the wedding Daddy and I went swimming while the girls went to the wedding(boring). I went off the high dive..it is so much fun. They have huge water slides there too. Summer in Iowa is so awesome!!!
We miss you all!!!!!!

Love,

Quinn and Zoe

One More Day

Hi! It's Zoe, and this smile shows how happy I am about getting ready to come to Iowa to visit everyone. Don't worry that isn't a fire in our driveway, it was the fireworks we set off on the 4th. This week we went swimming and Quinn went down this slide at least 30 times...he just kept doing it over and over. We are ready for some serious swimming on this trip. Daddy has been helping me bat and I am pretty good, don't you think? Listen carefully to the video, I take some very deep breaths and then SLAM I knock it out of the park.
We will see you all soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
XOXOXO
Zoe

Happy Fourth!!

Hope everyone is having a happy Fourth of July. Zoe and I are going to do some fireworks tonight when it stops raining. I realized that if I only talk about it once or twice an hour, it will be dark sooner. We added some videos of swimming lessons, which we have been taking all summer. Zoe is actually braver than her video shows. She can do both her floats by herself when she feels like it. The other night we went to the Sky Sox game and I spent the money Grandpa T-Bone gave me on the giant snow cone that I shared with Zoe.(thanks T-Bone) I guess it was a big deal because it was the first perfect game in Sky Sox history, but I was pretty busy going down the slide and didn't really notice.
I counted it today and it is only 8 MORE DAYS before we are headed to Iowa!!!! YEAH!!! We can't wait to see everyone!!

Love you!!
Quinn

Party with Paige

Paige came and stayed with us this week and the girls spents a lot of time dressed up in their princess gear. Here are a few pictures of them as they packed up and got ready to take off in the jeep. Mommy said she would put more on shutterfly for you all to look at. They are so silly, but I love them!!! Hope you are all having a great weekend.
Love,
Quinn

The Graduate

It has been a couple weeks now since I have officially graduated from preschool, but we still wanted to show you some pictures and videos of me marching in and singing a song. Ms. Angela told us to be serious, and I always do what Ms. Angela says. Hopefully Zoe will do the same next year when she goes to preschool. I will of course be continuing my scholarly ways at Evans International Elementary school next year in kindergarten, can you believe it?
Mommy is home now-YEAH!!- and she said she will be better about catching you all up on some videos. She promised to send some from swim lessons- that is what we are doing this week. And Paige is here for a couple days too!! Summer is awesome!
ps. mommy didn't make that cake, it was at ms. angela's and she thought she posted a video of me singing, but it's not on here, she will get it next time....
later- Quinn