September Phone Favorites

September was a HOTT month! I felt like I was living on the surface of the sun! It was a slow month and we were just begging fall to hurry up and show up. Here is a round up of our favorites.

This stool has officially been removed from our kitchen. This boy is SOOO curious!

This face on this tree makes me smile!

All piled up for brushing their teeth before school.

Duke came down wearing Sprouts pants and I was thiiiiiiiiiisss close to letting him wear them to church.

KC Royal. Some goooooood BBQ and free shirts.

Our little family of chipmunks.

I am learning to corn row my hair and it is tricky business people!

We take show watching very seriously.

Such a wonderful helper!!!

Daddy went shooting one Saturday and we needed groceries, for once it wasn't 1000° outside so we all walked/ rode to Aldi.

Sprouts first day of Nursery. He was admitted one month early because he was that distracting during our classes that the primary president (a good friend of ours) said he had to be ejected. So off to nursery he went. I'm not complaining! The only time he cried was when Mama was taking his picture. He's getting SO BIG!

Speaking of SO BIG, E had another talk this week and she read it all by herself. I had a parent teacher conference with her teacher and she said that E is reading at a third grade level and that I need to be challenging her more. She also said that she is ready for second grade math. Way to go Peanut! You're a rock star!

I have been reading my scriptures every day for quite awhile now. I have never read the Book of Mormon before and I figured it was about darn time! Sometimes I slip and forget, but it's a rarity. The Sister I minister with gave this quote our to the ladies we visit and it says "One of God's greatest gifts to us is the JOY of trying again. For no failure ever need be FINAL. - Thomas S. Monson. I Love this quote. I fail, A LOT!But I love having the joy to trying again. This just feels so applicable to my scripture study throughout my life and now I'm fixing that failure and it is bringing me so much joy!

Sprout thinks this swing is for him.... it's not.

Our next door neighbor wasn't home to play. E came home and I asked where Duke was, she said he was sitting on the step waiting for her to come home. Low and behold there he was and it just broke my heart. I so love this boy!

Sprout got a concussion. He was standing on the chair and he fell off of it while Jakob and I were watching him, he then promptly passed out. He came to in my arms and then fell right asleep. Our YW president is an ER doctor and so I called her and she told me what to watch for. So scary. 

Hearing tests and screening for this boy. And no, I didn't see the no picture sign until AFTER I took the picture. Oops.

When you're trying to take a selfie and you have the cutest little photobomber! And that's a wrap on September. Happy OcTobler people!!!! It is officially my favorite month bring on the pumpkins, leaves, fresh air, and costumes!!!!

Renaissance Festival

 Jakob and I love going to the renaissance festival each year. This year we once again elected to leave our tiny humans behind and invited some friends to join us. Their kids were amazing and it was a lot of fun sharing some of the magic with them! I think we may bring E and Duke next year. 

 

 Of course we had to watch the sword fighting and the jousting!

 Jakob tested his strength and this time he rang the bell all three times. He was pretty impressed with himself. Matt on the other hand didn't ring it once and he was so gosh darn embarrassed. Poor Matt!

 Way to go Farm Boy!

 Laura and I! I am so glad that Laura and her family could join us! They were down to clown and were the best to explore with!

 Super adorable fairy houses!

 The obligatory turkey leg!

 No caption necessary. 

Life of luxury! It was a beautiful day, the weather was perfect, the people watching was excellent and I can hardly wait until next year!

Butterfly Whisperer

Our neighbor Piper had caught a caterpillar and it had turned into a butterfly. Duke was the butterfly whisperer.

He even saved his sister from it crawling up her shirt.

There we go. She could only smile for a second before Duke had to save her again.

It was pretty cool watching it take flight and be free. Thanks for sharing your butterfly with us Piper!

What I Love about Kansas

 Kansas City was hit with a pretty decent drought this year so the sunflowers were a bit lacking. Not at tall and they bloomed much later than normal. At long last they were ready and we made our way out to the field. Duke instantly found a caterpillar and he was in love. 

 Sunflowers have got to be one of my favorite things about Kansas. Well fall here in KC is great all around. There is no better way to kick off the season. Rows and rows and rows of beautiful flowers!

 this boy was FLYING through the field. It's a good thing Daddy was following so close, we could have easily lost him. 

 A flower just my size!

 I really love this picture E took of duke and I.

And that's a wrap until next year sunflowers! Let fall begin!