September

Hazel started preschool the first week of September!  We heard about an in home preschool from our friends and decided it would be a great fit for her.  She goes Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9-2.  Her teacher is Mrs. Beech and she's great.  When I brought Hazel the first day, I knew she wouldn't be too nervous to go in, but she surprised me by being suddenly emotional about leaving Grayson!  Talk about break my heart!  She really is the sweetest sister and most sensitive little girl.  I just love that about her.  The tears didn't last long, and she walked in and had a great day.  I think she's the oldest of the 8 kids, but she doesn't seem to mind.  She never complains about going, and I think she likes the routine and the fact that it's her own special activity.  She likes doing the "homework" or enrichment activities at home, and we're working on her reading skills with the BOB books.

Here are some pictures from preschool that the teacher posted-

We celebrated Faith's 5th birthday and the kids had a great time as usual!  Hazel and Grayson LOVE their Faith and Fofo.  We're so lucky to have them less than 10 minutes away!

My parents came up to celebrate all of the September family birthdays, and here we are cheering on the Cougars-

We also took bike rides to the park when it wasn't too hot.  Hazel is really loving her balance bike, but she's getting a bit big for it.  It's almost time to pass it on down to Grayson.  

We even squeezed in one or 2 more pool days before it closed at the end of September.  These are our good friends the Thompsons - Cassie and kids: Luke, Colbie, and Michael.

One weekend I went with friends from my old Plano ward to Time Out for Women in Arlington.  It was fun, but I did miss my little family!

This is a picture showing how Hazel has been into doing little acts of service as well as chores for coins, as she calls it.  One Sunday we went in our bedroom to find our bed made with a little heart on it.  Love it!

I love the games the kids come up with.  This is the Underpants game.  Underpants give them super powers and make them go super fast.  I think I need to get myself a pair.

And then one sad thing happened in September... we had to say goodbye to some more of our best friends, the Coopers!  They moved to New Mexico to join Dallas's family dairy business.  We will really miss our buddies and hope they come back to visit!

On the last Friday of September, our ward had a Daddy-Daughter Campout, and boy, was Hazel excited!  Unfortunately, there was a fire ban, so we just ate hot dogs and s'mores at our house before they headed out to McKinney.  They stayed one night, and they had a great time!