Wahoo! It's September!

In August, I finally found a day when the sun and my schedule coordinated to allow this - water play in front of the Children's Museum.  The girls were pretending to be mermaids ;)

Amelia and Sophia took a community class called "Stop, Drop, and Roll".  It was all about firefighters, fires, etc.  Despite Amelia's immense fear of fire, she loved this class and actually asked if she could take it again.

On Aug. 30, Amelia had her adenoids removed.  The poor girl has been breathing through her mouth for probably over a year and her parents finally got around to doing something about it.  She was a trooper and now she can breathe easy.

Over Labor Day weekend, we all went to Portland to visit the Grandparents.  We went to the Dahlia Festival in Canby - which the girls love.  They don't mind that they can't pick the flowers, they're just as happy to pick up flower petals . . .

. . . and broken flowers that have fallen in the mud.  I love the variety of the flowers . . . and the funny/ creative names that they all.

On Sunday, we headed out to Lincoln City for some fun in the sun.  The temp. was only 63F, but there was minimal wind (just enough to fly a kite) and it felt wonderful.  No one minds not being in a swimsuit and we bring a change of clothes instead of trying to get all the sand out of the current outfit.

Sophia has been asking for her own kite for awhile now, and was thrilled to get one from her uncle at the family reunion.  And even more excited that she was able to get it up on her own and keep it up.

Of course, no trip to the beach would be complete without wave jumping with Daddy.  He's so good to stand in the frigid water with the girls, while I stay high and dry on the sand.  We even saw seals feasting on the fish so close to shore.

School started on Sept. 7 for Amelia . . . this was at the Open House the night before when she found her classroom and her seat.

First day of school - 1st grade!  Go Amelia!

Ken had an unexpected free Saturday and spent the day working in the yard.  The girls LOVE helping him in the yard.  He was grateful for the help and they made good progress.

By the end of the day, this beautiful rock garden was all done in our yard.  I wish I could get things on my to-do list done in a day, ha-ha.

Despite not quite being 5, Sophia got to start Kindergarten this year.  We found her classroom and met her teacher a few days before school started.

Sophia started on Sept. 12.  She was so excited she could barely sleep the night before.

And rode the bus to school like a pro.  No looking back for this girl.  Go Sophia!