On a fun fall morning we spent the day at the zoo. Earlier that morning Echo caught a cicada. We thought it was dead so we took it to the zoo trading post. Soleil had already brought in some cicada sheds and now she was going to show them the adult. Well when we opened up the box, the cicada was very much alive so we let it go. The zoo became its new home. It warmed up and Sol got to play in the water, one of her favorite things to do at the zoo.
River just loves to be outside...eating grass, eating dirt, touching trees, crawling around!
We got invited to our first quinceanera! A co-worker's daughter turned 15 so we went to celebrate her coming of age with her family and friends. River went with me to the mass and then I switched off and Soleil went to the reception. I think she got the better deal! She, once again, wanted to dance, dance, dance. She was a big fan of the chocolate fountain too. Here she is, VERY focused on the task at hand!
Soleil has always been fascinated by these lion statues that we pass by on our way to the grocery store. On our bike trip to Campion Trail, we decided to take her to meet the lions. She had a blast hugging them and roaring with them. River couldn't take all the excitement. He fell fast asleep in the trailer.
Bedtime has always been one of my favorite time with the kids. We all cuddle up after a bath to play airplane, massage, and read some books. It is so neat that River can now interact with the books now too. I just love these photos of my three favorite people sharing a book in bed. Soleil likes to read to River in her own bed too. Ah, the love of reading....
Soleil and I decided to walk to a salon across the street to get some back-to-school hair cuts. Soleil had only had her hair cut at home and at Robbie's Aunt Sherri's house. She was excited to go to a real salon with Mommy. I asked her if she wanted to watch me get my hair cut first, but NO! She wanted to go first! Jo was so great with her. She told her everything she was doing and asked her if she wanted the "Dora" cut. How could Sol say no? When she cut the bangs, she held the hair out in front of Sol's mouth and had her make a wish and blow the hair. She even got Princess sparkles sprayed in her hair when she was finished for being such a great client. I think the after photo shows what a great cut she got! She now loves to play "haircuts" and have us sit down in her chair as she brushes and cuts. She has us make wishes and tells us that if we are good we can get some princess sparkles. 
We got River in the bike trailer for the first time and headed over to the local park. Soleil enjoys pretending that I the prince, and she the princess are getting married. Below is a picture of us riding on our horse back home after getting married. Her imagination amazes us. River was having fun hanging out with Daddy. He has been getting good at sitting up, but apparently not good enough, because right after Robbie took the picture in the tube, he tumbled out backwards!
