September is here and so are the sweet cool breezes— aaahhhh! These last few weeks have been a blast. LOTS of beach time, movies in the park, PRIDE festival, gardening, Jay Cooke camping and our dear friends Eric and Katie’s wedding, grad school starting for me, a new front door (picture to follow- currently we have a piece of plywood screwed to the opening, super glamorous I know!) The weather has been amazing. Warm, nourishing sun and lots of rain for the garden.
CCCHHHEEEEEEESSSEEEEE!
Kiera sporting a necklace that Katchy brought back from Africa. We are pseudo starting homeschooling this year. She picked out four folders (Hello Kitty, Barbie, Tinkerbell, and Dora) and a butterfly notebook. Every couple of day she will be coloring a picture of what she did, the weather, etc. etc. She is enjoying painting, gluing things on paper, cutting scrap paper, and making fairy boxes. Her people drawings are getting more intricate and her sudden desire to stay in the lines (most of the time) is super cute. Ballet and yoga classes along with Namaste will be her Fall routine.
Sully sporting Mama’s hat. His vocab is exploding everyday! Lots of “B” and “P” words. We had Martin’s dad’s dog with us for a few days and he kept calling him Beau. I suppose the concept that “Bear” is a dog is a bit much for a one year old. He loves coloring (for a few moments at least) on paper with Sissie, as long as he isn’t chewing on the marker that is. Every morning he wakes up before Kiera in our bed and listens intently for her door to open. Upon the first creak of her door he squeals “Sissie, Sissie!” Makes my heart melt every time! He loves pushing Kiera’s stroller around (and around and around) the house whilst making car noises… he is a little silly goose! He has his molars, three bottom teeth, and four upper.
Silly siblings hanging out at Zannie’s. It has been amazing to see their relationship grow.
A chilly beach day. The waves were fantastic! We sat on our fleece blanket (that was fortunately still in the car from movies in the park) and ate peanuts and drank chocolate milk.
Eek! Grad school starting- this is my first class. Onward and upward! Intro to assessment, into to theories, and marriage and family comprise my first semester.
I would consider our first garden attempt quite a success. Cukes, yellow tomatoes, carrots, jalapenos, herbs, and kale have been the main staples. Hopefully zucchini to come!
Photo taken September 6th- the garden still has some life left in it! Note to self: next year DON’T put the cukes next to the herbs.
Labor Day 2010. A very windy and smoky attempt at a good time. We headed to Brighton Beach…
To have a fire and good eats. The wind was so ferocious that we were basically smoked out- however a good time was had by all! Kiera so desperately wanted to roast marshmallows and hot dogs- mission accomplished.
