Summers end

 Dallas is becoming quite the lego creator

 We had the pool to ourselves the other night

 N - holding it in... you can see her in the picture above in a similar pose

 The pool has been our everyday constant.  We go after nap and stay for 1-2 hours. 

 We borrowed this bounce house from a friend for a week.  Of course as soon as I set it up, all kids want to play in the sandbox all afternoon.

 Zoodles:  Noodles I made from zucchini.  The kids find them slurpable, and don't seem to notice that they are not spaghetti.

 Everyone keeps asking me if we have started school.  I guess it is a typical and interesting question to ask.  We haven't. Time to dive in. 

She needs a trampoline or a hammock to lie on outside.  I kicked Dallas out to the sandbox this afternoon since it was so nice.  Emily just wants to read all afternoon, Dallas just wants to play with Emily.  So I had Emily go read outside next to Dallas.  In the picture above she is finishing Little House in the Big Woods.

Since Ames schools started today, the pool was not open until 5:00.  We had to find something to do with our normal after nap period.  Puzzles, snack and cloud gazing fit the bill.