Pumpkin Huntin'!

Hello there everybody!  It's Caroline again.  Since I got my new camera, I've been taking loads of cool pictures!  I thought I would share a few of the pictures I took while The Oly Doyles were out hunting for our pumpkins!

Feeding the goats!

 The pumpkin patch was a bit chilly, but still GORGEOUS weather!

 Margaret found her perfect pumpkin!

 Dad trying to steal some cider...

 A productive day!

 Margaret playing in the leaves in

our neighborhood.

 Mom with some cider!

An artsy photo I took of Margaret in our neighborhood.

River Ranch and Sunriver by Caroline!

Hi!  Caroline here.  It's been a while since we posted last, so I thought I could catch up a little bit...

Here are a few photos I took at Camp River Ranch:

 Archery!

Meeting outside of the lodge...

Lake Langlois

The barn...

I also thought I should catch you up on some of our Sunriver photos.

The view from our Quelah

 An aspen tree

 One of the daisies in the field

 An animal track

 Another picture of the flowers

Chilling by the pool

Having fun in the field!

A cute cousin shot taken by none other than my mother!  haha that rhymed

Jameson holding the sun

Probably my favorite photo of Jameson.

Us playing Apples to Apples.

Margaret and I before the trail ride.

Us returning from the two hour ride.  Taken by mom.

Spring 2013 Dance Recitals

Caroline performed with her Jazz class (beginning jazz, grades 4-7), while Margaret danced with her Ballet classes (Intermediate ballet & lower pointe)--her first recital en pointe! 

Birthday girls

Presenting Margaret the TEENAGER!

A visit to the salon for a mani/pedi with best friend Chloe was Margaret's idea of the perfect way to celebrate becoming a teenager.

Designer dance bags are SO cool!

Margaret & Caroline made & decorated the cake themselves.

Tonight is Margaret's official sleepover b'day party, with eight girls in a tent out in the backyard--pray there is no rain!

I just realized I never posted any pictures of Caroline's 11th b'day celebrations from April.  She had one party at 3D Glow Golf place, and another smaller one at the Painted Plate. 

Not sure why she's hiding under the elephant at Glow Golf--all the girls were a little silly that night...

Finishing off the night with a ridiculously large serving of ice cream & treats...

And then something a little calmer, to celebrate Caroline's creative side

A Midsummer Night's Dream

The long-awaited performance by the fifth grade class of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream finally arrived!  After rehearsing twice a week for the entire school year, Caroline's class put on a stellar production of the famous comedy last week.  Caroline had the role of Titania, the Fairy Queen, and did an outstanding job.  The whole class was very well-prepared and entertaining.  It really is one of the neatest traditions of the school, and I am so thankful both girls got to experience it.  Now, the entire fifth class is off to Ashland during the last week of school to watch a professional production of the same play, as well as some other excellent theater, and to celebrate graduation from elementary school.  And lucky me, I get to be a chaperone again, like I did for Margaret's class! Yeah! 

The kids created their own promo poster

Posing for cast pictures after the show

Fun make-up!

Complete with fancy hair-do

Caroline's spring choir concert

From Bach to Rock

Singing the finale with all four of the choirs combined

It's always a treat to get to watch our talented daughters perform.  I'm such a lucky Mama!

Sleeping Beauty

Margaret's spring ballet was Sleeping Beauty, performed on Mother's Day weekend.  She had two roles, the first as a lovely "Fairylette" and the second as a Page.

Posing with her fellow Fairylettes

Hanging out backstage before final dress rehearsal

As a Page, Margaret had the unenviable job of standing completely still & holding a flag for the ENTIRE third act.  Notice the plastic smile :-)

Backstage before Act 3

Greeting her adoring fans after the final curtain