26 wks.

26 weeks

Amazed at what the body can do and what I am still able to do while there is a living baby inside of me. I am reminded that a pregnant lady in Zumba class should not be shaking it like the others. It just looks weird. She is kicking and loving my bladder. This time around I am carrying the baby very low. Still thinking of names...

Rain

It rained a few times this month!!! YES!! And we love playing in it as much as we just love receiving it! Especially when there are double rainbows involved...

and umbrellas...

and no shoes...

and the sky looks awesome, dark on one side...

glowing on the other.

Joy School!

Four of my friends and I are doing a little co-op joy school this year with our 3 year olds. We rotate each week so we each get a chance to teach and then have 4 weeks where they go to other houses. It's just a fun, special thing for them and it's fun to be a part of it. Katelyn was ecstatic to have her own thing to go to. She is feeling very grown-up. 

Her first day was special because Nan and Pa had stayed the night and they took us to Kneader's that morning. Now, that's a great start to the day!

These are pictures I will cherish forever. She was so excited and this is how she showed it!! So cute!

 My friend, Serena taught the first day. They came in and she was reading a story. They had a paper with their picture to color. 

 Then it was circle time and she found her mat right away! I don't know if she stayed on it long....

 Her job was the Weather Woman. So she got to sing the song and choose what the weather was...she chose Sunny :)

And then I left, but I could have stayed the entire time. I teach next week so I'm excited for that!

What a big girl!

The Weekly Jist

So excited for September to be here. I 'm not a huge fan of summer...I know it's weird. But I'm the biggest fan of FALL!! We started off by going to Sandy Point Beach on Labor Day.

The kids were in sand heaven! They loved every single minute of it.

The men decided to swim out to the fountain and show off their manliness. I'm guessing it was pretty cold...

The weather was weird. It was cloudy which was awesome because we weren't roasting. But it did rain for about 10 minutes and the clouds would come in and out. 

Doug's parents stayed with us on Tuesday night and we did some family history work. The next morning they took us out for breakfast at Kneaders. Delish!

Wednesday Katelyn had her first day of Joyschool (which will have its own post).  I also had Young Women in Excellence. The youth in our ward are just plain awesome! Our theme was "Stand in Holy Places and Be Not MOOOOved."

On Thursday the girls started dance class. Oh Katelyn needs this so much. Following directions and listening. They both had a blast.

Pretty impressed with her balancing skills.

She was picking wedgies the entire time!

Mrs. Becky!

Friday we had a joyschool field trip to the Nature Center. Those kids are so cute!

I also found all of this in my garden. Score!

Saturday we went and got more pears from the Church orchard and picked up 4 boxes of apples too. I will be busy dehydrating and saucing this week.

We went to a party with our friends and went swimming, ate good, caught up, went paddle boating, and enjoyed the beautiful weather. It was such a great time. 

Now for a new week....