End of September

I cannot believe today is the last day of September! Where has the month gone? I tell you what, my mind has been going a thousand miles an hour in a hundred different directions this month. I feel like I have barely stopped. Ryan took a couple of days a week or so ago to go to the lake and "download his brain." I think that's a perfect description of what I need to do too! I realized tonight I have not taken any pictures of the kids since September 7. It's not like we have been doing tons of things (actually, we were sick for a lot of that time), but still, I can't believe how few pictures I have taken recently. We have a lot of fun stuff coming up the next few months though, so I think I'll make up for it soon. Anyway, when I realized this tonight, I grabbed the camera and snapped a few bedtime pictures of the girls. So, here you go!

Mia still has the most beautiful blue eyes I have ever seen.

She is really getting into books now. Here she is before bed "reading" her animal book. She is especially fond of finding the goat (aka "goad") and fish (aka "feesh"). It still cracks me up that when you point to the lion and ask "what does a lion say?" she will whisper "roar." All other animal sounds she does in her normal voice, but not that one! We typically read two to three books together before bed time, and then we say our prayers. She is so sweet. We will be playing and reading, and then I'll say "Okay Mia, it's time to say our prayers." She stops right then and folds her hands together while I say a short prayer. When I say "amen," she smiles and says "AMEEN!" So sweet.
Lily showing off the rainbow artwork she made in Mission Friends class Wednesday night. She was so proud of her "colored Cheerios" (you probably know them as Fruit Loops). Lily also mentioned how she ate a lot of them before gluing them down ("I ate 10 at a time" is what I believe she said). As if we couldn't tell from the sugar high that had her running in circles way after bed time last night! It's really a cute little picture though. Lily asked to hang it up so Mia wouldn't get a hold of it; she has a tendency to tear the pictures which upset Lily greatly. We hung it on her closet door, so she could admire it whenever she wants to.
Mia showing off her teeth. Slowly but surely, they are coming in! She is also so excited about her new pajamas. These are her first two-piece pajamas. I absolutely love little ones in footie, one-piece pajamas, but Mia's a big girl now, so she is into big girl pajamas. She wore them for the first time the other night, and she smiled so big when she showed them off to Ryan and me. She is so precious!