September

Well, that month went quickly!  We had a really good month, getting in the swing of school.  We had a really fun day on Saturday the 2nd, going out on Jordan Lake with two families from school on one family's boat.  It was a beautiful day and not crowded because it had been rainy that morning.  We all went tubing and had a blast swimming and enjoying the water!  We had a nice Labor Day too, meeting Jimmy and Danny's family for a lunch picnic at Womble Park.  Anna also got in a couple of pool visits that weekend to end the summer as well.  The rest of that week was pretty routine, with the low point being getting flu shots for the girls and me.  They powered through and enjoyed some yummy ice cream afterward.  The weekend was busy with church stuff since they had the annual ministry fair , so Bob was helping with that.  Erin also had fun at ballet class on Saturday.

The following week was fun and busy, including Lunch with Kids day on Wednesday the 13th.  Sawyer and I definitely felt like third and fourth wheels to the friends! 





That weekend, Bob worked at the Apex Music Fest with the Knights of Columbus while we ladies watched a Wolfpack win and also went over to neighbor friend Ella's house for a birthday playdate/movie party.  Sunday the 17th, we helped collect food for a food drive and then had a fun afternoon watching Erin's BFF Olivia play soccer in Holly Springs.  We enjoyed a yummy ice cream treat after that too!



The girls were off on Monday the 18th for a teacher workday, so we had fun with Sawyer, mostly playing outside, including a garage picnic. 



We all went to Jump Street in Cary that afternoon for Anna's friend Mitchell's trampoline birthday party.  Anna then had tennis after the party, so you can imagine how tired she was that evening!  It was a fun day.  Bob began the first of his 3-in-a-row trips to California that week as well.  Erin was home sick that Wednesday and Thursday with some kind of mild stomach bug, but it wasn't too bad (thankfully), and, even better - no sign of SVT!  That weekend was more Wolfpack football (at home - we have not tried to take the girls yet since those games are so long), and a fun dinner out on Saturday, complete with face paint.  Erin decided on Sunday to try out for the Holiday Cabaret at her dance school.  I tried to explain the process of trying out and that since she just started ballet and has not taken any other kind of dance, that she might not get a part this year.  She tried out for all 5 pieces in her age group, and she got a part in one!  We were proud of her because the tryout process was pretty crazy and overwhelming, but she seemed to enjoy being a part of it.

The last week of the month was more of the same, with Bob traveling to California and then on to New York, and we ladies holding down the fort.  Sawyer's last day was Friday the 29th, and now I've got a couple of weeks to myself!  We watched neighbor dog friend Bear Thursday-Sunday which hopefully helped Anna get a little dog fix in, since she is working hard every day to get a new dog.  I will say that it is nice to have a cleaner house and not worrying about being home at regular intervals for potty breaks.  I am sure she will wear us down eventually.  Anna and Daddy went to paint pottery on Saturday while Erin and I went to dance.  She is working on creating an army of porcelain!

So, September was a nice month.  We didn't have much earth-shattering going on, but we definitely stayed busy.  October, of course, is Erin's birthday month as well as Halloween, so we are excited for both of those fun things!