Other September Happenings

A few fun things we did in September...

The girls and I started a tradition last year of going to The Swan House for lunch on early release conference day.  It was a gorgeous afternoon, and we all enjoyed our lunch there.  I love my time with these two sweethearts.

 Lily has been saving up her money, and she used it to buy a new Lego Fairies set. She has so much fun putting these sets together!

 The girls were thrilled to have their friend, Eliza, spend the night.  We had planned on going apple picking the next morning, but we got rained out.  Instead, they enjoyed a relaxing morning in their pjs playing games and watching cartoons.

 They were both thrilled to get new boots for Fall.  I couldn't resist snapping them "posing."

 We had a nice visit with Meme one Sunday afternoon.  Love all three of these people!

 Things have been going well at the school this Fall.  Stonehaven had their annual Soccer Classic in mid-September; Mia had a great time playing while Lily preferred to cheer from the side.  Below is a picture of Lily with her bug project.  She has been collecting bugs for months for this; they've been in my freezer.  Needless to say, I'm thrilled this project is turned in!  She loves bugs and studying them in science, and she had a great time putting this together with Ryan.  Also below is a picture of Mia with her friend Lillian.  Her class recently performed "Caps for Sale" in chapel; these two young ladies were the narrators.  I know Mia enjoyed it, and they both did a great job narrating.

 We celebrated Ryan's birthday at the beginning of the month.  We have been doing some renovation work at the house, and everything was finished the day before Labor Day weekend.  We were able to celebrate by having the Wilkinson family over to watch the start of college football season with us in the new entertainment area of the basement.  Ryan having family, friends, football and a cream cheese Publix cake is a sure-fire way to have a great birthday!

Ryan was in North Africa the last week of September, and he had a great trip.  He always enjoys the opportunity to travel there.  We're so proud of him when he's gone, but we're always happy to be back together again!