Goodbye August, Hello September!

In a way it's hard to believe that September is already here,

but in another way it seems that August was a very long month.

Life seems to be going by fast...

i n   s  l  o  w   m o t i o n.

That doesn't make very much sense,

but it's a feeling that is hard to explain.

Here's my month of August highlights!

We went to a Diamondbacks game.

The kids earned free tickets through

our library's summer reading program.

My brother came along with us. =)

Jacob celebrated his 8th birthday.

He made his own pinata with the help

of his sister and neighbors.

We ended up having a kid party,

a family party, and a party with the families we fellowship with.

I don't know how all that happened,

but it did, and that's all that matters. ;-)

The kids and I continued our 50 state unit study.

We covered Arkansas, Arizona, and California.

We spent lots of time in the kitchen making

a recipe for each of the states we studied.

Allison took her first dip in the pool!

I wasn't sure if we'd do that this year,

but it seemed like the right moment last week

and it's always cute to see a baby in the pool with a diaper. =)

I was able to spend some time crafting this month!

Here's one of the cards I made. =)

What was one of your highlights from last month?