September Happenings

September has kept us busy!!! We are getting in to a new routine with homeschool, football, me working part time, activities...it's been a busy month! 

Megan started a new homeschool curriculum because the one we were going to use was out of stock, and I felt like we were just filling up time waiting for it to arrive. Gretchen's curriculum is going very well, so I started Megan on the same program.

Addy's doing well with hers and is fighting me a little less and less each day. I feel like she's filling in some holes that she had in reading, and I've found that she excels in math. It's been so fun seeing their wins and watching them light up when something clicks. 

Megan is always doing gymnastics.... everywhere. 

She's crazy flexible too. 

There are days when it's really hard to wake up when a kiddo crawls in to your bed. 

DJ's mom came in to town at the beginning of the month, and treated us all to pedicures. 

The girls thought the massaging chairs were the best ever. 

After our pedi's, we took Adalyn to see the turtles at the pet store, and this girl was in heaven. She really wants a pet turtle! 

We're still working on convincing her daddy, but I'm hoping Santa brings her a turtle for Christmas.

We headed to South Congress for dinner with DJ's mom, and ate at our favorite taco spot. 

And on Labor Day, I took the girls to the lake for some splashing around. 

Megan built an epic sand castle. 

One fun thing about homeschool is that it can literally happen anywhere. While both sisters had activities, this girl and I worked on her reading. 

I was able to catch Megan at gymnastics. I love watching her do what she loves. 

We traveled to Arkansas for a quick overnight trip and this girl had tons of room. DJ bought a new truck at the end of August; I've always hated traveling in his car because the girls sit all next to each other, and they always end up fighting. Thankfully, his truck had plenty of room. 

These cuties were great travelers! We met Gee for dinner once we arrived in Arkansas. 

The girls played with their cousin and cuddled up together in bed. They've been sleeping together since Spring and I don't think it will end anytime soon. 

The next day, we saw family, and drove home.... of course, driving anywhere in Texas, means we must have a Bucee's stop. 

This cutie got out of the car with a flower crown on her head; so I had to snap a picture. 

I mean, we should all watch TV like this....

or this. 

We are finally getting in to some cooler mornings, which called for school work on the trampoline! We've tried school work out here a few times but usually can't last longer than 15 minutes. I'm so looking forward to some Fall mornings where we can work out here longer.

I took both little girls to Target, which I haven't done in a sweet while, and Megan came home with her Halloween costume. She is obsessed with space, so we're going to be doing some space explorations in homeschool. 

And Saturday afternoon, the girls had birthday parties at two neighbor's houses and they were playing outside all day long. I was able to deep clean the house. DJ was winterizing the camper so I was home alone, and it was basically the best day ever. I also hung up a sign that I've had for a few months, and put some fall stems in an arrangement. 

Whew! So that's basically all that we've been up to this month! So much!