Linden turns 5

Linden enjoyed her 5th birthday in the company of family, as always. We took the girls to the Kanata wave pool in the afternoon, and then headed to Auntie Janet's for the party. Photos of small girls enjoying all things birthday, and of Uncle Seb enjoying one of LInden's presents with her later in the evening.

Jemma's new friends

More fun in transit

Old shots from Photo Booth

In July, I traveled alone with the girls by plane, and owe a debt of gratitude to Apple for photo booth... The girls amusing themselves in an airport somewhere, perhaps Toronto?

Kiddie Yoga

The girls have new moves!

Puzzle Yoga:

Chair Yoga:

Hair girls

Still from the park, the girls show off their 'naturally messy' hair.

Beach

November is one of the best times to visit the beach around here. On Sunday, the sky was clear blue, with a light breeze coming off the ocean, perfect for flying kites:



Of course, what could be better than swinging at the beach playground?

Turtling

The girls have been more open to doing turtle things with their dad.

They watched a necropsy in the backyard:




They really liked wearing gloves:





Linden made an early morning run (6am) to drop off turtles at a charter boat in Morehead City:

Running and Tumbling

The girls love to run, climb, and tumble:

Park

A glorious Saturday in November in Beaufort made a perfect outing to Freedom Park:


















The girls always gravitate towards the swings, at least initially:

































And lots of tackling on the soccer pitch:

Halloween

Halloween 2009 was pretty much like Halloween 2008: Linden went as a ladybug, Jemma as a zebra. The big difference was that Jemma actually made it out the front door this year.


























The girls were a little scared by the witches, and terrified by the life-sized animatronic Jason of "Halloween" movies that someone set up on the porch. They wanted to go home after about 15 minutes, but we made them visit the house of Dr. Rule, their pediatrician:


















We also stopped at a house on Marsh Street, where someone went through great trouble getting dressed up as Sam, complete with a life-sized plate of green eggs and ham. Too bad people ignore Marsh Street in favor of Ann St. (a difference of one block).

Pool days

We had extended summer weather this year, into early October. We all took advantage of the warm temperatures and the pool at the beach house that was rented by the Campbell clan when they visited last week (with fair use of the outdoor hot-tub too).

Dancing

Jemma and Linden are now enrolled in Dance Class - free form for Jem, ballet/tap for Linden. They both enjoy dressing up in their dance outfits, although Jemma seems to prefer remaining in her outfit as long as possible after the class....

Nest Excavation Redux

We took the girls to another loggerhead turtle nest excavation on Pine Knoll Shores this week (note excellent dusk sky colors). Most everyone was interested in watching the little hatchlings make their way down to the water:

















Of course, our girls were more interested in playing at or in the water themselves: