End of August...

Autumn, come on over! That's all I can say. I am tired of the hot, the bugs, the yard work, the loooong days....I am ready for some cooler weather and my favorite season...Fall! Please don't be offended Summer...I realize how important you are, but I think you've stayed long enough and it's very impolite to overstay your welcome...it's a rule...look it up. :)

This has been a fun month, full of changes and growing. I guess every month is that way. School has started for Logan and Linc and Owen starts in a week or so. Things are a lot calmer around here. I don't know if I like it.  I can't decide if I like August or September better. I know they aren't technically Fall yet, but they are the anticipation of Fall, and some times that "end of the race" anticipation/excitement is even better than the prize. Just knowing that it is around the corner makes me happy!

I really don't have any exciting or big news to report on. Just my usual brigade of pictures. Oooooh, I should report though that Lincoln lost his first two teeth. He had to have them pulled by the dentist because his grown up teeth were growing behind his baby teeth. He thought it was pretty cool that he was like a shark!  In the end, he was the bravest, sweetest boy. He didn't even need me with him in the dentist's room while they were being pulled. (I had to watch Ellie and Owen out in the waiting room or catastrophe was sure to happen).  He put his teeth, some money, and note advising the Tooth Fairy to please take the money and the teeth under his pillow that night and was pleased to find that the Fairy had been very generous to such a good boy. :) I didn't get a picture of any of it surprisingly. I'll have to snap one of his new tooth that is moving forward nicely today.
Other than that, and the first cold caught from someone at school (that would be Linc again!) not much has happened.

I'll stop babbling now and post the pictures. I've been messing around with my flash a lot lately. I always prefer natural light, but I love the crispness that flash gives pictures as well.  Have a great week everyone!

Logan's first day of third grade!

Linc's first day of first grade!

Wild little girl...she was pretty excited for them too.

Loved this shot. This was taken with flash.

This one was too. See how crisp it is? I don't know though, because the shot below this was taken without it and I like the way the natural light looks, but I love the crispness of flash.

Owen in the mud. A normal picture around here.

Beautiful.

This one made me giggle.

Dancing Queen.

Backlit with flash...loved it.

Testing some camera things.

We usually have prayers around this ottoman, and I thought it was so cute with them all lined up...I had to snap a few after prayer. I told them to surprise Daddy and say, "Daddy smells like cheese" for the last pictures. I loved the reaction!

Oh, boy. I told Logan and Owen to go out and have fun, and they sure did!

My favorite of the group. I love this shot because this is such a great portrayal of my daughter! She is wild and sweet and knows how to work those big brown eyes!