September fun

I posted pictures of Audrey and Reese on their first day of school but didn't get Elle's up on the same post so here she is, first day of Kindergarten!

She loves her teacher and I love her too. I love that she's kind and teaches the kids to be sweet.

Lookin good little lady!

Elle also has recently lost two teeth, only she's had four where she should have two - finally those little babies got pushed out ( along with some anxiety about the whole experience from Elle ) and we had to stop using the nickname we'd been affectionately using.. shark-tooth. In our family, the tooth fairy takes the tooth from a glass of water and turns the water a pretty color, she also leaves money and sugarless gum.

I realize that this post is heavy on the Elle, but our next noteworthy experience was attending my friend Hailey's Princess party. She really went all out - she did all the art work you see based on the movie Tangled. My friend Julia did the makeup for everyone who came - and Hailey has been collecting "princess" dresses as a hobby since middle school - so she had guests come and change into their dresses. It was a fun night topped off with the lighting of two paper lanterns. Elle was in Heaven! -and Audrey was notably absent because of choosing the local high school football game over princesses. At least she went with her Dad, the growing up years have come to our house so quickly.....

Also, this September, we were finally able to get rid of our (beloved) couches. They've been wonderful, they've been great - but due to Reese stabbing them when he was a toddler, the fabric was completely spent. We had been keeping them tightly covered with blankets but finally decided to part with our dear old friends... As you can see this stirred up more feeling in some of our childrenthan others... Reese, the original perp. looks oddly unaffected.

Should've arranged the pillows before taking the picture but you get the idea, I don't think we've looked back :)

Last but not least, and not really all that comprehensive of our Sept.. but Reese grew this cabbage in our garden. He planted it in May and was pretty proud of it. It looked as big and as perfect as any cabbage from the store, and tasted delicious!

Cousins are the Best!

Yep, I'm still attempting to catch up the blog with our summer. Not for everyone who reads it, but for me - because someday, I do plan to get it made into a book for our family to look back on. So, if you find yourself here, reading this, bear with me! The Street fair/Art on the Green weekend is always a favorite while visiting Cd'A, and it's even better when our cousins can come along with us!

Elle and Ben stuck together pretty well, Reese and Brooklyn share a similar quirky sense of humor and Audrey and Breanne enjoyed being the cute girls that they are. Lots of fun stuff to see, lots of fun to be had!

 

Here are some of the treasures that I really liked! Too bad that chandelier painting was 400 dollars..... Have to say I love that pirate flag - If I weren't worried what the neighbors would think, I think I'd hang it above my front door. As a mission statement of sorts? Or more of  a warning. Either way- it made me smile.

Cousins are just so much fun! Especially running around in the park at sunset.

And they help you find things, like little minnows... or whatever else seems like a good idea at the time.

And, well... this one I don't really know that I need to say anything.

 We're so grateful to Mom and Dad / Grandma and Grandpa for making all these memories for the kids possible... as you can see, it's a lot of work! Better rest up til next year Grandpa, you're gonna need it!!