September

 September was full of lots of fun things! We started the month off with school. Maya started second grade and Brianna is in first grade. The school year started off virtually for them. It was weird but we have adjusted really well actually.

Dalli  started preschool! He is attending Redeemer Lutheran this year and so far he totally loves it. he is such a cute little boy who's growing up so fast! 

Lydia spent the morning looking at books while her siblings were in school. She's doing her own sort of learning I suppose.

Dallin and Lydia are really good friends. They love playing together and they are so fun to watch. It will be fun to see how their relationship blossoms as time goes on.

We went to the park with some friends one afternoon. We love playing at the park and the warm weather has stretched on longer this year . We are enjoying it for as long as we can!

We have been friends with them for about 4 years. It's fun to watch the kids grow and change together. We will miss them so much when they leave next spring after Austin graduates from vet school.

Our basement window wells have become homes for some very large spiders. It's like we live in a horror movie!

We went to the pool one last time. We had a great summer there this year . Everybody loves to swim and spend time in the hot sun.

Lydia and Maya are special buddies. Maya is big enough to carry Lydia around and sometimes Lydia just wants to snuggle with her. Such sweet sisters.

A fire started at the beginning of August and has been burning ever since. One day in particular it grew 60,000 acres and it filled our sky with orange and black clouds. The sun was blocked out and it was 60° outside (even though the high was 93) and so dark in our home. The ash was literally falling out of the sky. It was such a strange day.

And then the next day it snowed! This was two days after we had gone to the pool. Colorado is so silly sometimes!

another freaky spider. This one was two and a half to three inches in leg span and just really disgusting.

We moved Maya and Brianna into the basement. We set up the bunk bed for them. It's so fun to be utilizing the basement that Ryan worked so hard on!

Sleepy boy.

Another fun evening at the park!

We went on a bike ride with our good friends, the Searles. We rode from our house all the way to old Town to get burgers for dinner. We left a little later than we should have and ended up riding back home in the dark. All in all it was about 16 mi round trip. Definitely the longest we have done as a family! We had a great time, even though I learned I really need to work my leg muscles more.

Lydia had a cute little ponytail!

Dallin and I spent the afternoon with my mom, Holly, and Aunt Wendy. We went to lunch and then looked at the flowers by CSU. They sure have some pretty ones over there! Dallin was a really great tag along for the day.

Lydia turned 18 months old! We love her and everything she is so very much.

I got to do some hair! That really very seldomly happens anymore.

Sleepy boy again. Why is it that they always look so peaceful?

We spent the last weekend in September in Colorado springs with the Brownings. On Saturday we went on a hike to enjoy the Fall colors and get some exercise. It's always so fun to go visit them!

Brianna got to go back to in-person school! She has been loving it, despite having to wear a mask all day. I think it's going to end up being a really positive experience.

August Fun Times

The photos got posted in reverse order but that is okay. We can live life backwards sometimes, right?

Lydia got her own room because we moved Maya and Brianna into their room in the basement. Everyone adjusted wonderfully!

Ryan had a birthday and I made a cake. It was really not gross.

We got water balloons from the primary presidency. The kids enjoyed playing with them one afternoon.

Ryan and I had our 10th anniversary! We spent a few days at the Brown Palace in Denver, with the kids at home with Papa. We hiked, ate amazing food, got massages and pedicures, did a little shopping, and went on a bike ride around downtown Denver. We had a great time!

I have three amazing daughters!

Pro tip: don't leave your patio umbrella out all season. Wasps will live there.

Grandpa Kent and Grandma Lalo came to visit. We love having them here! They are so wonderful with the grandkids, and of course very helpful around the house as needed, or even when it isn't. 

Maya let me do her hair. It stayed in this for three days.

Lydia doing her silly sitting-on-things. A paint can in the laundry room this time.

We went to the pool. We went so much this year! Due to COVID-19 we had to sign up to go, and I would sign us up for 3-4 days a week. Having to commit to it made it happen more often, and I'm glad. Last year we hardly went because of Lydia being so tiny.

We painted rocks for another primary activity.

While Grandpa and Grandma were here we went to a cute little train ride in Loveland, that was right by a park. Dallin was in little boy heaven on that train!

Masks are so fun!

We also went to a park and had a picnic lunch one day. The weather was so lovely that day!

These two are such a joy to have in our home. I probably say a million times a day, "You're so cute!" And they know it!