Guess what Jenna spotted???

Yesterday, we went to the marina to check on our boat and possibly go out for a short cruise. I was walking first, carrying Miranda. Ian was behind me and Jenna was close behind him. We were about halfway down the dock to our boat slip when we hear Jenna say, very calmly, "Look there's a seal". To our surprise, there was a Harbor Seal sitting right on the dock, only about 3 feet from where we were walking!!! Ian and I both were baffled that neither of us noticed the seal as we walked past and we were extremely surprised at how calm and relaxed Jenna was about seeing the seal so close to us. We have seen them swimming around the marina, but this was really neat!!! Jenna didn't want to get close enough to it for a picture, but you can see from the picture of Ian that it was a decent sized seal.



We had a picture pefect fall day here on Saturday so we went to a place called Country Village for their Harvest Festival. Jenna loved riding the ponies and we also enjoyed the train ride. There is also a glass blowing studio so we were able to watch them make a glass pumpkin. We are having the studio owner make a wall sculpture for us and we will be able to watch it being made.
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Is it really October already???

It is hard to believe that Fall is already upon us. It is one of my favorite seasons. Jenna and Miranda have been in school for a month now and they are really enjoying it. Miranda's school is very close to our house so we pass it often and every single time she says "Hi my school". It is really pretty cute! Jenna gets very excited when she wakes up in the morning and it is a school day. She says "Yeah" and jumps up and down. She has already made some friends in school too.

Jenna has also been in dance class for a month now. Parents were able to observe the class last week so I took a bunch of videos. This is Jenna's first time taking tap and she is really enjoying it. Miss Sue also teaches them tumbling and how to use a baton. Here are a few videos:


Jenna and Miranda are getting to be very close sisters. They are always hugging and kissing each other. One night while we were getting them ready for bed, Miranda asked if she could sleep in Jenna's bed. Jenna said it was okay so they both crawled into bed and snuggled really close. It was really cute!! It has happened a few more times, but usually just on the weekend so they are both well rested for school.

My brother, Brian, and his friend Tina came out to visit us and the surrounding area. It was nice seeing both of them and showing them around a little bit. Jenna and Miranda had a good time playing with them too. Miranda kept saying, "Hi Brian, Hi Tina".



We visited our first of many pumpkin farms for this season. On Saturday we took a ride to Biringer Farm about 30 minutes from our house. We went through a corn maze and took a neat train ride. The cars of the train were made out of barrels and each barrel could hold one person. I wasn't sure that Miranda would be okay by herself, but she insisted. She was very excited and loved the ride!! They had a bunch of different slides and little stuctures for the girls to play in or on. We had a great time walking through the pumpkin patch, looking for the perfect pumpkin to bring home. The girls really liked the white pumpkins so they each chose one. Jenna even carried hers all the way through the pumpkin patch. She is getting so big!!!