Fall is Here!

Fall seems to have arrived out of the blue.

As in one day it was HOT and the next day it dropped 25 degrees and fall arrived.  

Why hello there fleece jackets.  I was not expecting to see you so soon---Waaaaaaaaa.

Since fall is upon us and my older photos are finally giving in and allowing me to upload them onto my blog, here you go.....a summer photo catch up from about a month ago.

We needed a babysitter.

One of Loren's Starbucks customers said she's babysit (not just a random customer, someone he's gotten to know over the last year).

BEST -SITTER- EVER.

She arrived with a bag full of baking goods.  They spent the entire time we were gone baking, decorating cupcakes and playing.  Incredible. And, she would not let us pay her anything.....although we were able to slip her a pound of coffee.  

Over the summer, we made a point to eat outdoors for dinner as much as possible.
I love my little family!

We wanted to start a garden this year but since we've never gardened before we opted for a Topsy Turvy to get us started.  Thanks to a cool summer and late start we ended up with only two teeny tomatoes.  And, Grace gobbled them both up so I am assuming they were good.  However, I am slightly disappointed as the instructions on the TT promised buckets of delicious tomatoes.  Thinking we might go a different route next year.

Have I mentioned lately that my girl child has super powers.
Yea, she can fly

Teaching Grace to ride her bike with training wheels has been fun to watch.
It seems to be bringing out the kid in Loren, although I don't think the kid ever left.

He drew different paths (colored coded) on our drive way to help her learn.
It went form easy to hard.
Genius. 

pink training wheels.
Thanks Loren

 I am going to embarrass myself here for just a minute and show you some photos of our incredibly messy bedroom.  Mind you our bedroom is super tiny. The closet you see is all the storage space we have.  The rest of the house is usually tidy and clean but for some reason, my whole life, my bedroom has been my down fall.  One day we said Enough is Enough (well, not that dramatic) and emptied the closet and reorganized the bedroom.  I feel so much more peaceful when I have a clean room.

We just need some over night guests to help us keep our room tidy ALL the time.

BEFORE

Messy closet, with clothes that we need to give away piling up on the floor

Ummmm....Kindergarten readiness.....maybe

When people come over, if we don't have time to organize everything, piles end up on the floor of our room.
Hanging head in shame. 

 AFTER

Yea!  Clean closet.
See the Easy Bake Ovens at the top!
Hello, Christmas.  They were on clearance.
One for my Grace and one for G's BFF and little brother!

That's pretty much all the floor space we have in our room.
Like I said, itsy bitsy room.  

One of the best days we had this summer:
Carey Lake with the Y- Family!
Our kiddos get along brilliantly.
They could have played all day.  And, we almost did.
Thank you Rachel for the invite!

Good Friends!

And, a girls day for Grace & I!

A totally unhealthy breakfast but it only happens once
in a blue moon so it's ok!

Fancy Nancy Game

The game she's always wanted!

Setting up her MLP for movie time

Nail and Make Up time

The treasures we found at the library

And, we ended our Girls Day with story time at the hospital rose garden across the street from our house.  

Well, Summer, I hope you sneak back in for a few more weeks.
I am not sure I'm ready to give up tank tops and flip flops for jackets and hats yet.
But if not, I know we will find more fun adventures to journey on in the cool of fall.