Alex's 6th Birthday

Alex's birthday party was a splashing success! We had her party where she takes swim lessons and it seems like everyone had a great time in the pool. She got lots of great gifts too!

Busy Bees

September has been a busy month for us. School got into full swing as well as all the activities that go along with it! Alex is in soccer and Brownies and both girls are still taking gymnastics and swimming lessons.

Alex sold a whopping 109 boxes of Girl Scout cookies!!

Mary and Allen (or is it Alan...) came up for a long weekend. We enjoyed the Renn (Renaissance) Festival with them. James took them to Six Flags for his company picnic while I attended a Brownie event with Alex.

The girls were in Stacy's wedding this weekend. They did wonderfully! I'll put a few photo's below.

Now we are gearing up for Alex's birthday party this weekend. She's having it where they take swim lessons. Plus we have soccer practice and I have to bake brownies for her to take to school on Friday....aaaggghhhh....

We went to the dentist today and the hammer finally fell. He basically told me we have to take "manket" (blanket) away from Paige. She's damaging her bite. Also, he thinks Alex should see an orthodontist because her 6 year molars are coming in and are kind of coming in at a 45 degree angle toward the molars already in place. He wants to get an ortho opinion on whether they should do something to try to correct it without damaging the teeth or wait and see if they'll fix themselves. Oh Joy!

I sure hope October slows down....even if just slightly!

Best wishes to all!!

House Updates

James found a wonderful extension for a painting pole and voila - he painted an accent wall in the family room. Since 2 of the walls wrap around to other sections of the house we've decided not to paint them - at least for now. We also painted the opposite wall the same color. I think it looks great! I'm also putting some updated patio pics up too!