Fall happenings

Early morning view of the mountain.

Fall has been beautiful in out here in the country. September and October have kept us busy as can be. Here are some highlights of our fall thus far:

Lexie started swimming lessons at the beginning of September. We have had our highs and lows with it but overall I would say she is doing well. Doesn't particularly like to get her head wet. She enjoys the interaction with other children and I enjoy longer nap times. Liam and I cheer her on 2 days a week early in the morning, it's been a fun way to add more structure into our daily lives.

I ran my 2nd half marathon at the end of September in Tacoma. It was a rainy day and then I forgot to eat breakfast. I still managed to beat my old 2006 time by 3 minutes, my time was 2:18, nothing to brag about but for my own record anyways :)
Sweet Maggie, catching some Z's at naptime.

We started watching our niece Maggie 2 days a week. She is a character! She is doing swimming lessons with Lexie as well. They keep everyone laughing, the teacher thinks they are a hoot together. It is fun for us all to have more time with her around. And she is a great napper!
Travis went hunting with the Brock boys in the middle of October and got a nice deer. I didn't ask for many details but happy that he's happy. He got to spend his 31st birthday doing his favorite thing!
We started doing a home school co-op with some friends from church, just getting the 3 year olds started with numbers, letters, shapes, and bible stories. Lexie is doing very well. We have 8 3 year olds at our house (and 4 younger siblings) every other week for "school." It has been fun helping to prepare the lessons and I just hope the kids are soaking in some of it. Not really thinking about homeschooling more then preschool but it is fun and cost effective for right now.

Liam started walking in September and I truly feel like this made his heart content (at last!) He has been all smiles ever since he took those first steps. He has enjoyed our fall trips to the park.