When I was a teacher I used to dread September... school was back in session which meant lesson plans, trying to memorize kids' names, and lots of stress. Now that I get to stay at home with our cuties, I've totally "fall"en in love with Fall... see what I did there? Here's why:
We went up to the Land for Labor Day. We decided to go on a 4 wheeler ride to a different lake and go for a hike. It was so much fun... until we got lost for a little bit, then I started to panic because our kids were getting tired, the sun was setting, and we didn't have phone service. Once we found our way again, we were fine and continued with our fun. Just a few selfies for your enjoyment...
On our hike we got to this one spot that was completely flat with these random rocks. It looked like we were on a different planet.
We told the kids to give us their, "oh no, we're on a different planet and scared look." Here's what we got:
We made it to this tiny little lake. The kids threw rocks and Jeremy and the boys tried to fish with no luck.
Tracy and I made sure we brought the essentials... Coke and toilet paper.
The toilet paper came in handy...
Of course we did our usual at Hanna Land: played games, sang by the campfire, went on 4 wheeler rides, ate a lot... it was a great way to end the "unofficial end to summer".
Back at home, this little cutie has been my little helper. Brynn struggles a little bit because Makayla and Caden are in school all day and she doesn't have anyone who will play with her all day like she demands. Brynn gets so excited to help me when we make banana bread.
Makayla and Brynn started dance this month at Synergy. Makayla is in a hip hop/jazz class and tumbling and Brynn is in a tumble/ jazz class. I forgot to take pictures of Makayla, but here's Brynnli. She had to give me her sad, mad, and surprised face before she would agree to smile an pose.
And Caden started fall baseball. We decided to switch things up a little bit this year and give baseball a try instead of soccer. Caden loves it and is really good! He's officially a leftie!
We did sparklers one night just to feel like we were back in the summer time.
I have no words... I'm just glad we have a play room or else these toys would be all over our house. Oh, wait, they usually are.
I blame this cutie for the messy playroom. But how can you stay mad for long when you see this rollerskating troll?
We went to a fun run/walk for the American Heart Association to remember Anna's little baby Desi. It's been 2 years since he was born. We just love the Chitty family and think of them all the time.
The Bald Mountain/ Pole Creek fire burned over 100,000 acres. It was a horrible fire that made the entire state smell like smoke. I saw this picture on FB. The fires have been so bad this year and we have had no rain. It's pretty scary.
Terry and Craig sent us this picture of the sunset up at Hanna. The fires make for pretty pictures, but I would rather we didn't have fires!
Check out our little Lite-Brite artist!
Do you know what Fridays are for? Costco pizza. Brynnli asks me every single week if we can go to Costco to get pizza. In fact she asks me almost every day if we can go out to lunch.
Gettin' ready for date night! It was a good hair/makeup day, so that warranted a selfie.
We enjoyed our last summer concert with Luke Bryan. And yes, Tyler has a beard.
Sometimes he looks a little creepy, but I'll keep him.
Luke Bryan was fun.. not as good as Kenny or Keith, but it was a much needed night away with my hubby!
A canker... she has a canker sore....
I really do love this age where they try to sound out the words they don't know.
This cutie got to celebrate her birthday at preschool! Speaking of preschool, Brynnli loves it! She is making friends and asks me every day if it's a preschool day. She really loves Thursdays because she gets to go to preschool and dance!
Like I mentioned, Brynnli asks me every day if we can go to lunch. On Thursdays I usually agree because we don't have a lot of time between preschool and dance and it's easier to just stop and grab something. Plus, Brynn loves to play in the play area and usually makes a friend by the time we leave.
To end September we went to Lagoon with Tyler's family. We had a blast!
Look at this handsome guy... lookin' like a snack! A Cheeto to be exact.
And we'll just leave that right here...
