September wrap-up

School is back in full swing, fall sports are underway, and while the weather stayed hot for quite awhile this month, it's finally turning and feeling a bit more like fall. 

Eleanor has done a few watercolors:

Jane and Rosie have been up to some tricks:

Rosie has been playing Chris and me in Set every morning before school:

Ben with his stuffed animal menagerie:

Rosie attempted her first stop motion video:

We got to celebrate Uncle Benny's birthday with him and the first weekend of NFL football!

Eleanor created a Crest commercial one random afternoon:

Eleanor's poster for volleyball's Dig Pink fundraiser:

Our street had its annual Hurricane Isabel cul-de-sac pot luck. Eleanor and her friend Devyn lost their volleyball down one of the culverts and some of the dads used many garage items to retrieve it.

Rosie being Rosie:

Chris and I attended our church's 50th anniversary gala:

Eleanor (and the entirety of the 8th grade in our county) went on a field trip to CW for Constitution Day:

Ben and his buddy watching the Commanders game:

I love the month of September, but this one was a bit hot for me! Hoping we get some true fall in October before the cold sets in! 

Surge

I know this was last month but while Chris and I were at the beach with our small group, grandma took the kids to Surge! They had such a great time!

Trampolining:

Rock wall climb racing:

Rubix cube climbing:

More rock walls:

Obstacle courses...

Foam pit:

Overall this place is amazing! Thank you, grandma!!

Shug and Rachael visit

Last month Shug and Rachael came down to visit! We went to Busch Gardens:

We took a walk at Freedom Park:

We played some games, then fished (and pool Benny's phone fell into the river!)

And had dinner together! They were able to stop by again on their way out of town Monday. It was a great visit! Thanks for coming!

Family visit

We had family visit this summer! Chris' sister and her family came from Colorado to visit and we had a mini-family reunion. 

All the cousins got to be together which was very sweet. We also got to meet sweet Layla for the first time!

There was a water balloon fight:

Gaby with the grandkids:

We got to play at the park:

We went to Water Country:

The adults went out for drink's at Gaby's club and Eleanor stayed to watch the cousins while they were supposed to be sleeping...haha!!

We swam at the river:

We went to Busch Gardens:

Ben rode both Loch Ness and Pantheon (!!) for the first time!

We spent some time at the pool:

And took a trip to Bruster's!

It was a great visit! We can't wait until they come back!