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A mish mosh of our month with no order to these photos :)


First off, getting ready to celebrate Chester on his 10th birthday!

He requested brownie sundaes :)






This is the year he gets a birthday party with friends, he couldn't wait. 
We did a pool party with In N' Out Burgers and minute to win it games!
The boys had a blast.









On the same day as his party, Lucy did a retake of the ACT. 
We wore these tee shirts for good luck...hope it paid off!

After the party (where his friends mostly bought him weapons)
...Audrey built some armor for Chester's kind of playing :)


I sent this photo to my sister with the caption 
...I SURVIVED...
it was the Sunday of our Primary Sacrament Presentation :) 
We did a popcorn party for how fantastic the kids all did!


Heading out for Homecoming with her girlfriends! 
She has made such good friends here, makes my heart full💗



We ordered some autumn and Halloween puzzles...
Audrey hogged one all to herself!



Another story book illustration I'd like to live in :)

impromptu lunch out with these 2

Football Season!

Chester has asked to play tackle and Clay and I agreed he 
could play in 7th grade.
 The time commitment is big.
The price is big.
And I'd like him to be big(ger) :)

Still life of our chapel after having deep cleaned it
Well known fact...I am a cleaner and will clean everything but bathrooms.
 Nope, hate those :)

5th graders still like to be with their mom's at night :)

sun going down earlier by the minute


8th graders being lethargic and maybe growing and maybe being emotionally exhausted from school!
(but she aced her math test...105/100-she is in a high school algebra class!)


No school for Chet so we went to Magic Mountain :)

he is fun but guess who pooped out before me?!? haha

no lines!

And for the last few days I have been tracking the weather for our
 family fall vacation...looks like winter/ fall weather ...
crossing our fingers the forecast looks better. 
It has been 4 years since our last "real" vacation.
 Meaning, getting on a plane (all 6 of us!)
 Clay NOT working on the phone every time we turn around
and being in nature. 
Forrest bathing? 
I just read this was based on a Japanese practice.
 I think with our family just going in all directions, it will feel good to be on the same path for a week :) 


We all cannot wait!



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