SO much September!

Well I am WAY behind on blogging so I am just going to do one GIANT post for the month of September!

Brinley took these pregnancy pics for me, I was about 21 weeks. The heart hands were her idea :)

Brinley and I worked together on this notebook for school, I think it turned out pretty cute and best of all she was happy with it!

Our very first Cookie Sunday in our new house! Look at all those cute faces! Love them! I really enjoy these Sundays and sharing our testimonies of the Savior as a family.

Casen had to make these for the first day of preschool, he wanted to buy everything in the pictures he cut out :)

Casen had such a fo-fum smile as I tried to get him to smile for his first day of pre-k, finally I told him to do a cool pose... and this is what I got! Yeah, he's pretty cool :)

Much happier now! Love this face!

We signed Casen up for football and Brinley wanted to do it to... so I requested she be on a team with other girls. Well it turns out she was the only girl in the whole league! She was pretty hesitant the first day.

Casen was so excited to get his hands on the ball and did a great job when he did!

               Marlee sure wanted to pack a lunch like the big kids, could you say no to that face?? :)

Brinley and her football team. The coach was so nice to her, despite my first impression :)

Casen just loved football! It was fun to see him have so much fun! He was so into every game, cheering constantlty!

Casen got the sportsmanship award! He is a good sport and always cheering on his teammates!

The kids had fun playing in the rain... I loved playing in warm rain as a kid! And I just LOVE this picture! :)

Our ward had a talent show, so Melissa Ekman's girls, Sage and Summer, did the snowman song with our kids. It was Marlee's first time performing and she just loved it! They all did great!

Love these cute kids!

Brinley finally got into the game and did a great job keeping up with the boys!

Probably the favorite pool game :) They love doing this and I love watching and taking pics!

Squishing on the bench with Abbie and Ellie Nelson, they all have so much fun together!

I love this little girl's smile, and lucky for me she does it a lot!

We had Lindsey Smith and her little boy Milo over for FHE! Here the kids are helping with the caramel popcorn.

Oh the things kids come up with to do with MUD! I just couldn't stop her :)

Casen and Milo had so much fun on the roller coaster, I love Milo's smile!

Marlee followed Brinley's example and joined in the mud fun :)

Labor Day weekend Tyler and Heather Nelson had us over for a BBQ, we became instant friends :)

The kids had a blast playing and even ended the night with a play!

Casen chose donuts to celebrate his first day of preschool!

Marlee the monkey climbs everywhere and our new pantry is no exception! I keep worrying about her falling but she gets down just fine, snacks in hand and all!

Love having ducks in a our neighborhood instead of having to drive to the state park!

Wish I could stare at this cute girl while driving!

Drove downtown to have dinner with Dad! It can be a lot of work but the kids love it :) Despite getting lost on the way home!

Getting ready for church with this cute boy :)

22 weeks pregnant! Brinley takes all my pregnancy photos for me :) My dress is from Michelle and Ashlee, miss them!

First day of preschool at Reflex! He goes there on MW from 9-2 and to Miss Meg's on TTh from 2:30-2:30.

Shopping with this girl is always a party :) She loves to go to stores.

Sent off these cute booties to Jenn and Joe for their twins. So excited for them!

The foam pit is Marlee's favorite part of gymnastics, she could jump in it over and over again... and she does :)

Marlee is excited for Aunt Jenn's twins and had fun playing with her own "twins".

Found this sign today and I love it. I hope that our family can always be a refuge for our children... I definitely have a lot to work on.

First batch of homemade bread in our new house. Man I LOVE this stuff!

On our exercise/park trip. These two actually do really well in here together, so glad!

Come on, does it get any cuter!?

Casen hit our car window with a rock! I was mostly mad when he said "It was an accident, I meant to hit Brinley's head." :)

The window slowly began to cave in! UGH!

And this is how I solved the problem for 48 hours til it got fixed! Unfortunately glass kept falling inside the car. So thankful we could get it fixed so quickly!

Marlee and I got to go eat lunch with Brinley Boo! It was fun to get to be with her!

All of Brinley's little friends loved Marlee, and Marlee loved the attention.

Casen's bird house and edible bird nest from Mrs. Meg's class.

Met Dad for dinner again after gymnastics. Fusion Tacos - really yummy!

Just love our cul-de-sac! Marlee and Brinley with Grace, she is such a sweet friend.

We had Jessica Zeck, her boys, and the missionaries over for dinner on Monday for FHE. We had a great time, she is such a sweet person.

Daddy made it home in time for stories!

Marlee pretending to sleep :)

Finally finished my wall in the family room. Overall I am happy with the final product, all though it seems like it never turns out quite the way I pictured :)