September slipped away

Apparently we had an entire month after August...but somehow between the always crazy start of school and a few little trips, we have found ourselves already well into October! I thought before the obligatory Fall Greenbluff post I should wrap up our full and fast month of September!

A fully set up classroom BEFORE labor day weekend---first time EVER! 

Daddy's tire was flat and so was the spare---so Kendall got the exciting experience of watching it get towed!

First day of "school" (aka going to Mimi's) for Kendall & Kitty 

Spokane Interstate Fair

She liked the idea of feeding the animals but not the actual act of feeding them---so Daddy got to feed this goat!

First rodeo and she LOVED it! She waved to all the princesses and announced the play by plays "he's riding on dat horsey and he's riding on dat horsey!"

Special visit from Val and AnnMarie

And a fun shower to celebrate Darla and baby boy (she was just practicing here with this little one)

We started having Liam over on Friday afternoons and Kendall is in heaven! These two get along soooo great! 

We drove to the Gorge for our 4th Jason Mraz concert---he is amazing live!

Riss and Luke joined us for the event

The very next weekend we flew to Vegas! We're pretty wild these days :)

We couldn't have gone if it weren't for Kelli and Alex making it happen---Vegas was so much more fun with their company!

This little munchkin got to spend a ton of extra time with her Mimi which was a real treat for  all of us. Here she is enjoying her gift from our trip---a dice shaped sucker.

And you know what they say "What happens at Mimi's house, stays at Mimi's house"! This was the first time Kendall has ever fallen asleep while eating, so she clearly had a great time!

The Mullet

Business in the front, party in the back.

Wispy toddler style.

This is the look that Kendall rocks.

We try to spice it up with a headband.

Occasionally I'm allowed to pull it back in to "piggies" 

But most days it just flows naturally.

 Someday she'll say "Mom, why on earth did you allow me to have a mullet?"

And I'll say "Because it was just so cute, Honey."

Summer recap

I've been a little slow at keeping the blog up the summer, but that is because we've been soaking up the sun and the fun! We've picnic-ed, parked, partied, played, painted, picked, paddled, & pottied! Now for the picture overload:

Kendall at the Portland Zoo

At a baseball game with Papa

Visiting Gramma & Papa while Daddy was at the AP Calculus conference

One of many backyard picnics

4th of July with Thijs

So in love with swinging at the park

Lots of birthday parties and time in the water (she got pretty brave jumping off the edge)

Picking strawberries with Auntie Riss, Uncle Luke & Ella

We met lots of new baby friends this summer ---Kendall just adores every baby she meets

Treasured friends

And new friendships forming

Due date buddies reunite

Independence is growing

More birthday fun

Hosted an adoption celebration for the Johnson's

Little Mama

Successfully potty trained Kendall insisted on training all the babies

painting beloved stones with water

lots of playing in the dirt=lots of bath tub fun

more favorite babies

learning the art of playing golf

coffee dates

playdates

splash pads

and cousins

Learning to drive

hamming it up

first real ride at Silverwood

and she loved it

Plus there were a million more pictures I took in my mind! We love summer. Only about 10 more months until the next one. Until then, we will just have to enjoy the other seasons :)