its really random

We often have pictures that I'm not really sure what to do with. I save them, because even though they're random, they're glimpses of our day-to-day life and I know someday they'll be so fun to look through and walk down memory lane. 

I wanted to post some of these, because the toys the kids are using, were gifts from their Grandparents. The baby carriers the girls are using here are from my parents. 

the girls love these carriers and even Ethan can be seen wearing the grey one from time to time. Rachel loves to wear it because she says she likes to pretend she's me, when I would carry Kara around when she was a baby. Kara likes to use them for two reasons. 

1.) she loves pretending to be a Mommy. 

2.) she loves to copy Rachel. 

on this particular day, we were having a lazy, stay-home-in-pjs day

and the girls enjoyed their share of playing house. They were setting up play dates, 

doing lots of "baking" in their little kitchen {serving me the wonders they had created}

and doing the "nighttime!" and "daytime!" call outs, to let each other know when it was time to go to bed and time to wake up. I'm telling you, it all brings back so many memories :) 

Much like our old house, this one has some amazing views. 

Even when the weather is drizzly and grey, the colors are still so breathtaking. Isn't Fall pretty much beautiful everywhere?! 

This picture is taken through the mini blinds in our bedroom. 

this might be a funny/odd picture to some, but I think some of you will laugh when you see it, knowing exactly why I took a picture of it :) 

In the past weeks, this leveler has become my dearest friend. 

I'm completely lost without this, the measuring tape, hammer & nails. 

this one is the view from my kitchen sink windows. 

I love that I can watch the kids play on the large deck and on the lawn. 

And then, there's the view again. 

a fun afternoon of play dough creations! every in door, rainy day needs to have some 

play dough and hide-and-seek, don't you think? 

Jason's parents and Grandmas sent Kara birthday money and we went to Target and 

stocked up on some play dough toys. The girls love playing play dough, so I knew this would be a hit! We bought a cake bakery set and had so much fun creating all sorts of little non-edible treats. Keeping Kara from eating them was a fun trick ;-) 

I think my favorite thing about play dough is, you can tell how much 

fun you had when you see the delightful mess afterward. 

I told Kara to close her eyes so I could show her the cake I made for her... 

she got the biggest kick out of it. 

the girls enjoyed lunch on the deck earlier last week. 

They told me they were pretending they 

lived in the country and grew pumpkins and apples for a living :)