A little bit of fun from September 2013

These are some random pictures and videos from the month of September.

We had a church activity, where George Dyer, an award-winning tenor who performs in Branson, MO with his family, came and performed for us. It was a fun evening. The girls entertained themselves by playing with rocks and their friend Cooper for most of the time. There was popcorn, snow cones, and cotton candy, though the cotton candy ran out before we got there. The only bummer of the night was when I waited in line for popcorn for 45 minutes to an hour, finally got to the front of the line, and the popcorn popper machine stopped working. There were three pregnant ladies, including myself, who would have gotten popcorn from that batch. It was funny and sad at the same time.

Cooper, Rachel, and Allie playing with Rocks

Allie can be quite the character, though she can also come off as very shy at times. You just never know what to expect from her. And she does have fun dancing.

She also has some great fashion sense. She looks like she is about to cry in the picture below, but she really wasn't.

Since we can't afford preschool for Allie, I've been rotating with two other moms from church. I've had just one other girl come twice so far, though I will typically have two other girls come every third week. Allie enjoys "school," though she enjoys it a lot more when I am not the teacher. I really try to be patient and loving as I help her. I'm guessing I am just not as fun as others. I don't think I was meant to be an early education teacher. Luckily, the other girl has seemed to have a pretty good time when she comes.

Rachel, Allie, and Hayley doing "school"

Allie and Hayley practicing numbers

Again, a month is not full without taking some pictures at the park.

I love this one of Rachel. She actually climbed up, turned around, and said, "Take picture, Mama."

Allie was so happy and proud to be a "good big sister" this day. She pushed Rachel on the swing for 10-15 minutes. Rachel didn't want out, and Allie insisted on pushing her as long as she wanted. It was pretty sweet.