School picture day!

What excitement... it's impossible to get both girls smiling and looking good together, no matter what we try... SIGH! Oh well, here are some cute pre-photo shoots. 

what a couple of cute mugs :) 

  

 Emi watching Cora intently, ready to take her turn

Doing a pretty great job!

Cora teaching Emi how to spit... good Lord!

Ready for the rain!

Thanks Oba and Sofu for the new rain boots --- we love them even if it's sunny outside!

Back home and back into the swing of things...

What a great vacation! We truly enjoyed our time visiting so many relatives and spending time on the beach in perfect weather :)  SOMEHOW we failed to take any pictures at Uncle Bob and Aunt Lynn's (we were too busy enjoying the GREAT food and drink, oops!) - but we had a fabulous time, as always. 

Now we're back home and back to school and fighting off the early fall sniffles...

 sharing playdoh (a daily ritual here)

 playing football in big sister's sparkle shoes

 HUH?

 now trying on daddy's cowboy boots

 reunited with our buddy Finn

a visit from friends Olivia and Evan

and back to see Foster

We stopped by Becky's house in PA once again so Greg to see Foster, his old bachelor friend from days before marriage... we enjoyed seeing Becky again, of course, and having delicious ruben sandwiches and pickles from Pumpernick's, as well! 

next on to St. Davids to see Uncle Bob, Aunt Lynn and Mitchie...

Visiting Bayonne

We're visiting Greg's family for a couple of days and are being spoiled with various northern NJ treats! Cora and Emi are especially excited to spend time with cousin Joey :)

 visiting GG Madea

 cousin Joey

 Cora swimming on her own

 Joey visits Emi

 Greg gets into the mix

 a little evening bonfire

 complete with roasting marshmallows

 Cora prefers hers perfectly bronzed

 Emi doesn't mind them charred!

YUM!

Cora's first haircut!

She lasted until 3 1/3 years until she got her first haircut. What a neat tradition to have it done by a family member... many thanks, Aunt Carlene! 

Our "beach goodbye" breakfast

@ Uncle Bill's in Ocean City. Gotta love those pancakes!