September in review

September has been a good month, and now it has passed, and I'm just now updating my blog...so here's a little recap:

LABOR DAY AT THE PARK:






AUNT GERI COMES TO VISIT!


EMMA TRIES HER SKILLS AS A BULL RIDER:

WILL THE REAL ANNIE PLEASE STAND UP?


RJ TRIES COTTON CANDY (AND DOESN'T LIKE IT) AT THE SCHOOL CARNIVAL

CHECK OUT THIS SLIDE!
HERE I COME!

SWISS DAYS PARADE


WHY IS THIS LADY PAINTING MY FACE?
AND THE RESULTS! CUTE!

6 weeks...or forever...?

I think we are at about 6 weeks since RJ joined our family. 6 weeks sounds like such a short time, especially when it feels like RJ has been a part of our family forever. It is so absoultely joyous to have him in our family. It is hard to imagine life without RJ in it! The transition has been so natural and so 'easy'. Not that having two kids is necessarily 'easy' - it is definitely more crazy, more busy, more chaos, more exhausting and more fun! Emma and RJ fight just like any brother and sister would...but on the other hand, the first thing Emma sayss every day when I pick her up from preschool is "Where is RJ?" and "when are we going to see him?" They really are very cute together. Emma is now in all-day preschool, four days a week. It makes for an awfully long day and for her, especially with dancing classes and tumbling too...but she likes to be busy and I think it will be a little better for RJ to have some personal time with Grandma and Grandpa. So far, it seems to be working...but we are only a week into it...so we'll see! Here's a few pics of my beauties:

RJ and Grandma

Helping mom make a cake!

First day of preschool - 2009