August 2024

Whew, August was a whirlwind!! It was all good things, but it was a lot! We kicked off the month with a youth church conference for Shelby followed by my parents' visit & then less than 36 hours after dropping my parents off at the airport, the school year was officially underway! Both girls are participating in cross country after school every day, Shelby started jazz band for the first time, Hadley started playing the clarinet, Brady celebrated the end of his outdoor soccer season, youth group kicked off at church for the new school year, fall piano lessons began, and the boys took a mini camping trip together. Oh, and Shelby celebrated her birthday a little early with a trip to the fair & a concert {her first concert--Need2Breathe!}. Whew. I'm tired just thinking about it all. 

{Brady tackling a homeschool project: making a map of his bedroom to scale!}

Brady mentioned he wanted to go fishing recently, so off we went to a couple of the lakes on base to give it a whirl! The weather was absolutely fantastic. Derek & the kids had a blast fishing, and I enjoyed watching them & reading. ;)

{Hadley whittling a stick she found}

{We spotted a family of swans swimming down the lake as we were fishing. We also saw a family of bears playing in a field nearby..so fun!}

{making pumpkin bread with Mama!}

{boys' camping trip!!}

{post-camping nap!}

{helping Coach Dada set up for the end-of-the season soccer party...the weather was perfect!}

We are excited for all that September will bring--more fall colors, Shelby's birthday, a new driver in our house {!!!}, and lots of cross country fun!