September Days...

Here are few pics of our September so far...

Every other day, it's just the two of them now. You would think that means less work for me.

Not so.

Let's just say, without the bigger kids as a distraction, it's harder for them when they have to just focus on each other. Much more sharing and patience involved. (For them, too. :)

Grandma and Grandpa came to visit. I am not kidding when I say that within a 24 hour period, they had delivered us new dressers for the boys,
a lawn mower for Mark,
replaced the belt in it,
mowed the lawn,
hung a large mirror,
sewed 2 items that needed mending,
shopped at a few stores in town,
cleaned my vehicle,
cut down a few dead trees,
babysat so I could go to a school meeting,
had a picnic with the kids,
went to Alison's soccer game,
and somehow made all of this fun for the kids to be included in.


Grandma also stayed with Ben while he got his teeth cleaned at the dentist, and she and Grandpa, they stayed up late with Alison to help her form a hypothesis on a science experiment she needed to come up with.

Did I mention that Grandma also brought along like 100 brand new beanie babies for the kids to each choose a couple? Nothing like digging through a giant bag of stuffed animals to brighten their day. :)

It's been a terrific month so far.