Trick or treat and Aleia's 5th Birthday.

Aleia and her birthday buddies opening some gifts.

The birthday party is in full swing. Cheese!!

Maryn, Lauryn, Lili and Aleia

Aleia, AKA Gabriella, from High School Musical.

Have you ever seen a dark haired Cinderella? You have now. That is the only thing that Alexa would be for Trick or Treat.

Right before we took off on our Trick or Treating Adventure.

Ella and Aleia at the Dover - Phila Pep Rally.

It was hat day at school and Little Miss Alexa had to wear a hat to the babysitter's because her sissy wasn't going to get anything over on her. Ha, Ha.

We had so much fun trick or treating this year. The girls talked for two months about what they wanted to be for Halloween and we sure weren't going to change their minds. We went to about seven houses and took home more candy than most kids only dream of. Most of the places that we went gave the girls their own bag full of different treats. I ended up carrying the girls' pumpkins between stops because they were too heavy for them to carry. We also celebrated Aleia's 5th birthday this past weekend. It was a High School Musical day all the way. The day began with Auntie Elaine bringing breakfast for the whole family. She spoils us rotten. Aleia then had her first "friends" birthday party. She invited six of her best buddies over and we played games, laughed, sang, and danced. The girls had so much fun. After this party, we had another party with all of our family members. Needless to say, by the end of the night the Alsept's were partied out. We are so blessed to have these special girls and have such great friends and families members to be a part of their lives. Love, Lisa

Fall fun is here!!

Safety day at the fire station. We went to the fire station for a big day of exhibits recently. We got to tour the station, see the firemen, get in all of their trucks and the ambulance. The girls had so much fun.
Alexa doing "Bella Bella dancerella". It is a video where they dance and sing. It is so funny watching her animation.
Alexa got a firemen's hat at safety day and she loves to wear it because her Papaw used to be a fireman.

Lauryn and Maryn Contini, along with Aleia, getting ready for the hayride.

This past weekend we went to the girls' Nemaw and Papaw's for our annual pumpkin patch trip followed by lunch and a play day. We had around twenty kids, with their parents who participated in the fun filled day. It was a bright sunny day and lots of fun was had by all. We all piled onto three hay wagons which took us out into the field where all of the pumkins were. All of the kids got to pick out a pumpkin which were all shapes and sizes. After getting our pumpkins, we went to Aleia's and Alexa's grandparents house for a great lunch. We ate and then played on some inflatibles that were provided by some of our friends. We watched the kids play until naptime and then everyone headed home. This was the fourth year for the pumpkin patch party. It gets bigger and bigger every year. Thanks again to Nemaw and Papaw for another successful party!!

Summer is coming to a close, but not the good times.

The girls getting ready to cheer on the Quakers for the first football game of the season.
Alexa, Kaitlin, and Aleia all doing their own type of cheer. Ha, ha.
Aleia's first day of preschool. She is just growing up way too fast. Her teacher says that she is a big helper in class with all of the new kids this year. She always want to look "pretty" before she heads off to school.
Alexa hamming it up in Michigan. My best friend from high school lives in Michigan with her family and the girls and I went to visit them this past weekend. They have a five year old and a two year old, so the girls had so much fun playing.
Lili, Aleia, and Alexa tonight after their first day of dance class. Alexa thinks she is such a big girl now because she goes to dance just like sissy. If you ask her also, she says " I go to dance class with my neemaw and sissy watch me this time".

Our first and only trip to Uhrichsville Water Park this summer. We just never made it there and when we finally did we had a great time. It is such a nice place for the kids.
Daddy took us girls to the Lighthouse for dinner which is at Atwood Lake the night before school started this summer. He referred to it as our " last supper " before all of the hectic evenings begin with school activities. We ate out on the patio. It was a gorgeous evening with lots of boats coming in and out. We really enjoyed the night.
Miss Independent putting on her own floaties at the water park.

Playing and enjoying our summer.

We had a project at the church where we didn't have church one Sunday and we went out and did community projects. Our small group baked and delivered cookies to the fire station, police station, and the med flight people. The kids had a great time.
The little youngsters got to sit in the med flight and check it out. Aleia even sat in the cock pit up front. She had big eyes.
The kids got to try on some of the firemens equipment. They said the fire hats were really heavy.
Enjoying the water slide last weekend with some friends at Atwood Lake.

A Recent weekend get-away.

Alexa and daddy checking out the elephants at the zoo.
The girls sporting their new helmets while riding their bikes.

We had to stop at everyone of these things at the zoo for a photo shoot.

Playing in the jumping water at Easton.

Aleia hanging out with Brutus while we did some shopping at the Buckeye Corner.

The girls and Belle. We recently attended the Beauty and the Beast play with Auntie Elaine. The girls did awesome sitting through the 2 and 1/2 hour play. Everytime Belle would leave the stage Alexa would say, "hey where is Belle going?" It was priceless.
The floating balls at Cosi. Alexa was totally amazed.

Aleia pretending to be the doctor who is taking care of her sister.
Any patients?

Our family recently took a long weekend and went to Columbus, OH. We visited Cosi on Friday and the zoo on Saturday. We had such a great time. We had some fabulous meals and really enjoyed spending so much time together. The girls got to play in the "jumping water" at Easton Towne Center too. The water comes out of all of these holes in the ground and sends water shooting all over the place. I think the girls could have stayed there for hours. We are enjoying all of our special times together, because before we know it school will be back in full swing. Love, Lisa

The Alsept gals enjoying their summer.

Alexa is patiently awaiting the 4th of July parade.
Aleia is all smiles as usual.
The girls call themselves the "Ariel team" when they are wearing these pj's.
Having a fun ride on the train at Tuscora Park. They love to ride this together.
Aleia the big sister helping little sis down the roller slide. Do they look happy or what?