Playing catch up

We have done so much in the past few months, but I have been doing way too much sewing and not nearly enough blogging on our family blog.  Here is some photographic evidence that we have not disappeared off the face of the earth, along with a quick rundown of some of our adventures.

We went camping over Labor Day weekend with a bunch of our friends who also have kids.  The kids ran around in one big dirty pack and had a blast.

Charlotte started riding the bus to school and she loves it -- especially because she gets to ride with her buddy, Mia (a second grader).

She just looks so teeny getting on that bus every morning, but she acts like she has been doing it for years.

At first, Peter insisted on wearing his backpack to the bus stop each day when we walked Charlotte there or dropped her off.  Now, he's totally uninterested in even walking with me to the bus stop and I usually leave him behind (it's only three houses away).

I sewed Charlotte a cute little nightie out of her daddy's favorite 20-year-old t-shirt.

We went to Michigan State for a September Birthdays tailgate party.  Charlotte helped NanaB open her gifts.

Corey helped Granny open hers.

Peter made strange faces with his beloved Ellie.

Both kids got to meet Sparty, but we only got a good shot (well, a cell phone shot, at least) of Charlotte with him.

Charlotte ran in the school's fun run fundraiser and actually ran for 15 minutes straight!  She was a little dynamo.

I volunteered at Petey's school and loved watching him in Charlotte's old stomping grounds,

The cats slept a lot.  Sparty did not approve.

I made friends with a stinky llama at a farm we visited with the Davies.

More catching up to come!!