Apple picking

Last week we went apple picking!  We went back to our favorite orchard from last year.

started with a tractor ride

appah and isaiah looking at the tractor up close

mmmm... apples...

mmmmm

afterwards we stopped by the petting zoo again

isaiah feeding the animals

christina was too scared to feed the animals but at least was brave enough to pet this sheep

he always thought the animals licking his hand tickled

First day of pre-k!

Today was Isaiah's first day of preschool!  He goes to a Catholic school very close to us so we get to walk to school in the mornings.  He also wears a uniform everyday.

walking to school

his new big kid backpack--- he picked it out himself!

Beach week begins!

Today was our first day of our Western Michigan Beach Week vacation!  It was a fun filled packed day.

We started off with some blackberry picking!

christina picking and eating berries

yummy blackberries!

isaiah was really good at picking the ripe berries

concentration hard...

Then we spent the rest of the afternoon at the beach...

This is the beach right by the beach house

silly face

sand castle fun

abby and isaiah working together

christina was very scared of the sand in the beginning.  she eventually warmed up to it... a little...

After dinner fun...

at night we had a campfire...

with smores!!!

loving the smores!

Looking forward to what the rest of the week has in store!

2 years old!

can you believe our little girl turned two last sunday?!  what a sweet, silly girl she is!

this is her favorite facial expression--- (we call is the skateboard face because her daniel sahmchon used to make the same kind of face when he was little and we thought it his mouth was shaped like a skateboard)

another skateboard face photo

christina loves sunglasses... even if they are too big for her!

umma's sunglasses

this is christina's favorite birthday gift--- its a giant stuffed donut!  (just like her umma!)

christina was so excited for her cupcake at her party she actually drooled as it was coming out.  this is the aftermath of the cupcake eating!

mmm... frosting...

happy birthday christina!

Fun in the sun

we have been very busy this summer~~ even though its been so hot out!

here are some jumbled pictures!

isaiah finally got a hair cut

hanging out at north avenue beach

christina liked it at the beach--- just didn't want to be on the sand!

lounging.  you can see the city in the background

we went to a balloon birthday party in the park.  they tied notices on each balloon with the day and an email address hoping that people who find the balloons will email in their locations

the kids running up the hill to release their balloons

isaiah about to throw his balloon in the air

chasing after the balloons

isaiah reading nonsense words

here is another video of our dear isaiah!  it is important for kids who are learning to read to be able to decode words that follow certain patterns-- whether those words are real or not.  one of the skills that isaiah and i work on is reading "nonsense words".  he's getting really really good at it!  we make it into a game with these cards here:

Busy summer

its been a very busy summer indeed for teamshin!  we've had tons of fun traveling to michigan, dc, va and keeping cool from the crazy heat!

here are some random jumbled pictures so far...

hannah emo bought us a homemade popsicle maker, yummmy!

having fun at the park

isaiah's first day at cooking class!  he made strawberry bread.

xtina at pearl's wedding near dc.  it was HOT!

christina again at pearl's wedding

enjoying the view from the planetarium

isaiah the astronaut!

visiting dc

christina the monkey