Here Comes The Bride

Okay, so I'm just slightly behind here. I wrote this entry back in October and for some reason it never got posted. And I am going to try to get everything updated to start the new year off right. Enjoy!

Last week we went to Pennsylvania for Aunt Jacey and Uncle Paul's Wedding. It was such a fun and busy week. Our first day back we went to Kranyak's, which is a store that has everything and they set up a really cool Christmas display. Then we went to a huge Halloween store that had all of the gory, disgusting decorations with mummies and skeletons popping out at us. Avery loved it, which is a little disturbing. The girls also had lots of fun playing with their girlfriends who live next door to Gramma and Grampa. Mckenna and Cassidy are 13 and 10 years old and they have a dog and two cats, so Avery and Sierra had a blast with them!

Avery & Gramma being Turkeys

Sierra & Avery in Christmasland

After that, it was time to get ready for the wedding. So we were busy with nail appointments, hair appointments and all of the last minute running around for the wedding.

Avery & Sierra in the Big Bubble Bath

Sierra getting her nails done





And Avery getting her nails done

Sierra & Avery in their Flower Girls Shirts

Family Photo before The Rehearsal Dinner

And then it was the big day, Aunt Jacey & Uncle Paul's Wedding Day. Everyone looked beautiful and the weather was absolutely perfect. The girls were so good all day. Avery did a great job with all of the pictures, Sierra not so much. But they both did great walking down the aisle. Avery did awesome as expected. I was very nervous about Sierra, but she did great. She was a little confused at first as far as where she was supposed to go, (especially since her sister took off down the aisle without her), but once she saw Daddy down at the other end, she was fine. We also had to break tradition a little. Instead of the flower girl carrying a basket full of flower petals, we replaced them with miniature marshmallows (A little bribery never hurt anyone!).

The Beautiful Bride with One of Her Flower Girls

Sierra looking cute walking Down the Aisle

Avery looking So Pretty

Avery & Sierra Waiting with Daddy to get Their Groove On


....The day after the Wedding, it was time to relax!

Avery & Sierra in the Swing with Nana

Helping Aunt Jacey & Uncle Paul open Their Gifts

Family Photo with Nana & Grandpa

Autumn Fun

Here are some pictures and updates from September. We started off with Avery's first day back to pre-school. She was so excited, she was counting the days to get back! She is now going 3 days a week instead of just two like last year and she loves it! Although she is now counting the days until she starts kindergarten. She actually informed one of her teachers last week that she just has 1 hayride and 2 school programs until she starts kindergarten. She's just a little excited about it.

Avery & Sierra outside of Avery's school on her first day

A cute picture of Sierra as I was starting to get out all of the fall and winter clothes

Avery with her new dog (She won it out of one of those crane games, which I never let her play because you never win anything, but Avery saw this dog, literally, hanging over the edge so we went for it.)



I finally won the battle with Sierra over putting Pigtails in her hair. Of course, I had to get a picture. I have about 10 pictures just as cute as this one because she thought it was hysterical to try and run away from mommy as I was trying to get a picture.

Avery on the Soccer Field in her new blue jersey

For the last two weeks we have been decorating for Halloween. Halloween in the Saylor house is like Christmas anywhere else, there is not a room that does not have decorations in it. The girls love it! So last weekend, we went pumpkin picking. It was like being in a candy store with them. They didn't know which one to pick first. They wanted one of every size, shape, and color. So we came home with 8 pumpkins! And it would have been a lot more if they didn't have llamas there to distract the girls. So it was a fun morning there and then we had to decide where to put them all when we got home. Sierra just lined all of the "baby" ones up on one step. And Avery tried to carry the biggest, heaviest one all the way across the yard. So I would say our house is officially festive!

Running through the Pumpkin Patch

These are some heavy pumpkins

Avery talking to the Llamas

Getting a ride back to the car after all that hard work

And Sierra also got her first haircut this week....

...and she was not happy about it!

The Spencer Fair

All year long, Avery asks about The Spencer Fair and it was finally here last weekend! We had so much fun. Avery really wanted to go on Bumper Cars. So after we all went on the merry go round, we found them. Avery was just tall enough to go on them and she loved it. Then, we all went on the big slide which is always a big hit. I think, in total, the girls each went on it four times. They love it! I have to admit it is really fun! The girls and I also went on the ferris wheel and a couple other rides and played a couple of games. And Avery saw some kids running around with their faces painted like Spider-Man, so we walked up and down every aisle of vendors until we found the booth. She looked so cool. Sierra was not up for sitting long enough for a face painting, but she got a really cute glitter butterfly tattoo on her leg. It was a great day!

Mommy & Sierra coming down the Big Slide with Avery trailing behind us.

Daddy & Avery on the Bumper Cars

A Self-taken picture of us on the Ferris Wheel




Spider-Woman

Sierra on the Tractor (Check out the tat on her leg)

Gramma & Grampa's Visit

Gramma and Grampa came to visit us last week. We had so much fun with them. They got to see Avery at her swimming lesson. And we took them to our new favorite restaurant where the girls got to make their own pizzas. They were delicious!! Gramma and Grampa also took the girls to the playground, which is always a good time, especially when they stop off for some fruit smoothies from McDonald's (Avery loves them!). Meanwhile, Cory and I took advantage of having free babysitters around all weekend and we got a lot of stuff done. Unfortunately, I didn't get a ton of pictures, but I will try to remember to share more if I get some from April.

Look at the Culinary Masterpiece

Doesn't it look Delicious?

Avery at the Playground

Sierra making static electricity on the slide



Gramma & Sierra contemplating running through the sprinkler

The last few days here have been really hot! Here's a couple of cute pictures of the girls trying to get cooled off.

Sierra seems to like the hose better than the sprinkler

Avery & Sierra dancing in the trampoline

A Week of Science and Nature

Last week, we had a fun day at The Ecotarium in Worcester. There were all sorts of fun exhibits for us to check out, including a special CyberChase section. And we went to a story time where they read a story about animals and then they brought out a live animal. And wouldn't you know it, it was a skunk! (His sprayer was removed) But thank goodness Daddy wasn't with us, he would've freaked and reached for his car keys. Did you know that Skunks like cherrios? Who would've thought! We also had lots of fun making all kinds of cool bubbles. And we played on the playgrounds and went on a train ride. It was a great day!

Sierra and Avery creating power on a bike

And there's the skunk

Avery was awesome at making a huge bubble all around herself

And Sierra loved the bouncy train

Avery tried to climb the rope but didn't get very far

And the Father of the Year Award goes to.....

On Saturday, Cory made good on his promise to Avery about camping out in the backyard. She was so excited!!! We were at a birthday party in the afternoon and she told EVERYONE about it. So Cory, Avery and Sierra all put up the tent and Avery got it ready with her sleeping bag and a bunch of stuffed animals and her special flashlight. And after bathtime, Avery and Cory headed outside in thier cozy pajamas with a stack of books. Unfortunately, it was a cloudy night so they couldn't do any star gazing and there was no roasting of marshmallows like Avery had envisioned, but she loved every minute of it just the same!

Getting the tent ready

Sierra and Avery taking it for a test run

Daddy and Avery right before nodding off to Dreamland

From Camp to The City

My two little Bookworms

A cute picture of Sierra with a ponytail in her hair (Yahhhh!)

This past week Avery went to camp for the first time. For some reason, I thought she was supposed to go next week, so she missed it on Monday. But, luckily I figured it out on Tuesday so she went on Wednesday and Friday. She had so much fun! She did arts and crafts, played some games, played on the playground, went swimming and boating and did something called the Flying Squirrel. I'm still not exactly sure what that is but ever since then she's been asking about going sky diving! She can't wait to go again next year and neither can Sierra!

Climbing at the playground

Avery posing after a fun day at camp

On Saturday we went into Boston to visit and have dinner with our friends Tamala and Ben. They have an awesome apartment right in the heart of the North End of Boston. It is right along the Freedom Trail which is a brick trail that goes throughout Boston along all of the historic sites so we saw tons of tourists walking around. Their apartment also has a deck on the rooftop with a great view of the city. It was a great place for a barbecue. Then we ventured out into the city to get some gelato. What a fun night!

The girls getting ready to go to Boston

Sierra hanging out in Boston

What a view!

Avery in Boston

Sierra loved walking along the Freedom Trail