Other Summer Fun (Goat Yoga, new hair, Shannons, bowling)

I had the opportunity to try Goat Yoga with a couple friends! It was....interesting! :) I'm happy to report that I walked away without my yoga mat being pooped on, so we'll call that a success!

 Whiskers enjoys being in Willow's bed but she won't let her sleep with her overnight. Meanwhile Owen's heart bursts with joy when she comes in his bed :)

Bound and determined to have them confident in cooking before they leave the house!

Owen attended the library's summer reading program kickoff with a friend.

Owen is still attending a weekly ninja class. It's good exercise for him!

Sometimes they have "extra" things, like this Spiderman inflatable!

Willow had a trim but asked for her to curl her hair. Her face looked like she was on Cloud 9!

Her purple has faded out but you catch glimpses of her bleached hair underneath every once in a while. 

We brought out some "trail magic" for the Appalachian Trail thru-hikers one weekend. It was the end of the peak season for our area but we did see a handful and they were grateful! They were all super kind and interesting to talk with on their brief stop with us. It'd be fun to do again!

Owen took advantage of summertime to try out a mohawk. The guys tried to scare me when he came down half-shaved... I love his genuine joy in this picture though!

We enjoyed free summer bowling this summer. Gramps and Gramma joined us!

A bike ride for ice cream with a friend!

We joined Hannah and Hunter at the pool while Willow was on her mission trip. 

Summertime is for icecream!!

We enjoyed a day with the Shannons before they started packing for their move to the west coast. Owen was happy to have Scott join him on the Wii!

We took a hike with their dogs, who loved jumping in the river to cool off!

 

Owen is losing a lot of teeth lately!

He even lost one at a cousin sleepover at Nana and Grandpa's!

We're beyond grateful for our "older" BFFs. They've been such a blessing to us, between my Grow Group with Connie, nursery with Joe, Chris working with Joe for a bit, aaaaaand inviting us to share their box seats to the baseball game!

September Fun

Just a little fun chalking on a nice weather day!

Owen was invited out for ice cream with a friend!

We love Tim Hawkins and were so excited to find him coming to town! Kim and Chad joined us for a weekday date night!

We enjoyed getting to a couple minor league baseball games this fall!

 

We stayed for the fireworks and realized they were the first fireworks that Owen has ever seen!

Tilly and Whiskers had a well-visit at the vet. 

They made it clear they were not happy about being in the car OR the carriers!

Owen's class had a lesson at school with the counselor and were asked to set goals as a family. One of ours was for the kids to spend time together (very rare these days, unfortunately!). Here's some of their "forced sibling fun time." 

Clearly they made up their own rules!

Willow is still enjoying her time in the nursery at church each week. She's got some good tricks up her sleeve!

 
Owen had a couple buddies over for a sleepover. Thankfully they're both super respectful young men, which makes it easy to have them over!

Owen's friend posing for him to draw his portrait. He actually took it very seriously!!

Owen even made a spinner of activities for them to do!

Making apple muffins always reminds me of this book that the kids enjoyed when they were younger. 

 

Chris hasn't read it for AGES so I was super impressed with how well he did with his memory test ;)

Fun flowers I learned from an Instagram video!

Owen and Willow both tried too!

I made lollipop spiders as a treat for the Question of the Day winner at school while we read "Charlotte's Web." Many of our craft supplies were passed down from my mom or her friend who retired the year I started teaching. We have a ton of googly eyes to choose from. The price on this container made me wonder what they'd cost today, and if the person who bought them knew how many years it would take for them to be used!!

Owen started a ninja class at a new gym closer to our house. It's more of an American Ninja Warrior type of gym than the gymastics gym he was at before. It's challenged him in a different way and we've already seen him show growth in his ability to maneuver the course. We can't wait for him to "beat that wall!" Either way, he comes out sweaty every time!