A lot of Amber

With school back in I get the hang out with Amber all day. Just her and me. It is strange, but fun. She is a silly little girl. 

She was getting tickled by the grass.

One morning this little birdie ran into our window and we thought it was going to die. It laid on it's back for about 20 minutes, then it got on its feet for about 45 minutes, and eventually it flew off. We were so happy it didn't die right there before our eyes.

 We went to the library for Toddlerobics last week and played on the boat in the children section.

We go to soccer practice 4 nights a week right now, so I bring bikes for the girls to ride on.

This other pictures was Amber on her first day of preschool. She loves preschool. She does it with my good friend Jenna just around the corner from us.

My dad built this lovely storage bench for me over the last couple weeks. I am so grateful to have such handy family. It matches the book cases my brother made last year.

Ashlyn learned how to ride a bike a couple weeks ago. She prefers her brothers bigger bike to her own little Dora one. 

Last week

Ashlyn was so bummed when she didn't get to hop on the bus this week when school started for the boys. Kindergarten did a "soft start" so she had to go do an evaluation and then get assigned a class. so she went in twice to do that. She is going to be in my friend, Cheryl's class. We are really excited. She asked me to the be the room mom. So I will help plan parties this year. She is SUPER excited. I am so glad she is so ready. I remember being nervous to go to school.

This was a kind of funny note Dallin left on the dishwasher after he unloaded Tanner's and Ashlyn's sections of the dishwasher for them.

 Last Sunday we had smores for dessert at Paul's house.

Harris Beach

We did our annual Harris Beach campout with my family at the end of August. It is always a great time. And it gets easier each year as our kids get older and more independent.  I am always amazed how much time we can spend at the beach with just a few beach toys.

 Tracie bough this cool cushion. I need to get me one of these things. She just opened one end and caught a bunch of air and rolled up the end and viola! a super comfy seat.

A few phone pics

Amber on the slide at the playground by our campground. We always get a site in the A loop since the playground is right by us. 

A huge banana slug.

Smores

 Fishing on the beach

Paul can snooze anywhere.

Lake of the Woods

We hadn't been to the lake all summer, so when a friend said she would be camping up there we headed up for the day on two different occasions. It was smokey from a forest fire the first day we went but it cleared out by the end of the day. The boys fished for hours!

Amber liked the ducks and mostly hangout on the docks with the adults. 

The boys didn't know how to canoe when we first got there, but with a little bit of practice they were all over the lake. 

 Ashlyn liked hanging out with our friend Mitch. 

Dallin caught a few fish. Here is one of them. Not many worth keeping, though.

 Hope and Ashlyn

 The second day we went up was on Labor day and Nate had it off so he came with us. He fell in the water with his cell phone, and luckily it revived after a few days sitting in rice.

Amber petting a fish. :)