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OK fine! It's cheating I know! I dropped the ball and didn't get a photo so I asked the kids to draw a picture of our family in September. This one is brought to you courtesy of Wyatt.
Thanks to the glorious month of September which gave me two daughters six and ten years ago, my kids' ages are super easy to rattle off to anyone who asks. 13, 10, 8, and 6. Wyatt has the physical proportions correct here, he and Sarah are once more, exactly the same height. Tony, Emily and myself are also approximately the same height and the three of us actually do each have one fat leg and one skinny one. We all also love our new matching fat round shoes, they're so stinkin' comfortable!
I really like that he gave us all happy eyes.
September is always a month of crazy busy around here, when all the things that everyone is involved in suddenly ramp up and take over our lives. By October we sort of have a momentum going and are dealing with the schedule better, but I find myself longing for those carefree, nothing on the calendar summer days we had just a few months ago.
By the end of October, there is a lot of anticipation. Of changing weather, of the coming holidays, and especially the slowing down of things. Soccer is almost over now, that's when I let out an enormous sigh of relief and gratitude for the busy season that will begin to wind down. There will still be a full calendar, but soccer seems to be the thing that pushes me to the edge, with three kids playing we have six practices to get them to on weekdays and Saturdays that are mostly blocked out for the morning and much of the afternoon.
Today is a rare Saturday, it's the bye weekend. So we are home. Doing nothing.
It's October 29 and I don't have an October family picture yet. I have three days, if I can pull one out I'll post it on
Happy fall. Happy halloween!
