Mmm, brownies!

Since Ashley's BFFs are all in different classes this year, we're making more of an effort to plan sleepovers and playdates on the weekends when the kiddos are at our house. Audrey came and spent the night last weekend, and we made brownies...I'm not sure which the kids liked better, the raw brownies or the cooked ones! (P.S. this was pre-salmonella scare!)

Ashley's first day of school

Sorry, people -- I know it's been a while. Here's Ashley on her first day of school, looking every bit like the big fourth grader she is. Fourth grade is a LOT different (and harder) than third grade, but she's been a real trooper and is getting used to the nightly homework routine. She's out in a "portable" this year (all the fourth grade classes are in portables), which is kind of cool, except on rainy days!