September

Fall is here... for now! It's my favorite time of year to spend time outdoors with the kids. If I could just work a little less and have more time to get caught up on sleep, life would be perfect. But, I can't complain, we are enjoying the goofiness that Sage and Drew bring to our lives on a daily basis.

 If we can't find Drew, he's probably playing in the sink or the toilet. He's especially fond of plungers and toilet brushes--so gross.

 True happiness. She has a million dollar smile. :)

 This sort of thing happens when I'm out of town--Sage dressing herself. She seriously thinks that is how a headband is worn...and she wears it for hours this way! She's pretty proud of the shirt she is wearing that she painted with puffy paint.

 Drew is so much more engaged at the science center this year. We ended up getting a yearly pass. Both kids love it and it's just a block from the farmer's market. Drew got called a girl by two different people last time we were there. Perhaps it is time to cut his hair?

Notice the headband... I wasn't joking. Again, Ross was on his own this day. :) They seem to have the best outings when I leave town! (I surprised Lauren for her birthday and took her to Minneapolis overnight.)

 What? Drew's not eating in this picture? I'm sure that he just finished a snack.

 Travis, our neighbor, made this out of paper/foam. However, Sage thinks Drew should be a crocodile for Halloween. I think she's been watching too many episodes of Wild Kratts.

 Sage enjoyed helping make chemical reactions at the science center.

 A trip to the Fighting Burrito led to an impromptu trip to the sculpture garden downtown.

 Did you know that if you climb on a sculpture, a voice comes over a loud speaker and tells you to "move away from the sculpture"?

How could you not think this was a giant slide?

It's almost time for pumpkin patches and apple orchards. What can be better than that?