The Life of the Hornickels: Fun with the girls

We've had so much fun this summer, despite all of the stress! The girls have been AMAZING through all of this transition. We couldn't have asked for anything more. At first Evie asked to play with her friends in Colorado, but now she understands that we can't do that until we go back to visit sometime. (And then I redirect by talking about all of her cousins that she gets to play with here.) Yesterday she said, "when we were in Colorado we were sad sometimes because we missed Grandma and Grandpa, right Mommy?"

While we definitely miss our friends, our church, and my job in Colorado, this truly is what we were supposed to have done right now. We've had lots of time with family which has been a blast, and WI is more beautiful than I remember it being: the fall leaves are amazing and the cloudy days are nice! (I know, we'll see how I'm doing with the lack of sun come mid-December...).

Here's a quick update on the girls:
Macey: got her first 2 teeth last week, pulls herself up and walks along the furniture, sometimes lets go to free-stand for a couple of seconds, loves to say "hi" to everyone in stores, gives "kisses", likes to clap, and is a tough cookie with her sister who's ALL OVER her.

Evie: started 3K at St. Paul's Luthern Church in town in September. (Needs a more accelerated program, but we'll have to wait until she gets into 4K. Great for her to play with other kids at least.) She also started her first ballet class a few weeks ago and LOVES it. She's obsessed with the Little Mermaid, so it was too perfect when her dance instructor choreographed their first song to an Ariel song. (Evie gets distracted from dancing by having to sing the song...) As of May she's back in full remission from her JRA (no meds right now) and other than a few colds, is feeling great! And this big sister absolutely ADORES Macey.

Here are a random selection of adorable pictures of the girls from June through September.