August

I feel like August came & went in the blink of an eye! And somehow we're already almost half-way through September--whooops! I feel like the alternate title of this post could be "So long, sweet summer." Second alternate title: "Excessive pictures of a sleeping Brady and poolside kids." ;)

{the girls were hard at work creating their own board games}

{We heart the library!}

{my cute lunch dates at Panera!}

{After seeing their cousin Leland's "bayblades" toy set earlier this summer, they created their own bayblades set up with magnatiles and spinning tops. They played this together for hours one morning.}

I took Brady on his very first {and very belated} annual trip to Barnes & Noble to pick out a birthday book and then out for a treat with Mommy. It was such a fun evening!

Shelby worked hard to create a set of "easy reader" type of books that were personalized for Brady to read independently. He LOVES them, and they're seriously perfect for him.

{playing doctor}

{setting up her new agenda for homeschool curriculum...this used to be one of my FAVORITE things to do EVER! We are cut from the same cloth for sure!}

{Barnes & Noble}

Family date night at Cheesecake Factory...

The next three pictures are of our very first trip to Duck Donuts! It was so fun! 

{piano recital}

{piano recital}

The pictures below are of the kids holding their letters/pictures they got in the mail from their new teachers before school started...they were SO excited!!

{Hadley has mailed countless letters to her friends this summer!}

Below is a picture of Shelby post DOUBLE tooth extraction. Shelby needed to have a tooth pulled for orthodontic reasons. When the dentist extracted the tooth, the tooth next to it {which was already loose unbeknownst to me} practically fell out. So we got two for the price of one, ha!

The kids' first trip to Top Golf with Grammy & Grampy! They were big fans!!

And the grand finale...my very favorite picture of the bunch! My parents--for the second year in a row--have put their lives on hold to come hang out with our crew while I had my teacher work-week prior to school starting. What a blessing it was to have them here holding down the fort so I could shift my focus to prep for the new school year. It is always such a joy to have them here with us. Thank you, Grammy & Grampy!!!