Catch Up...

September has been beautiful and busy. We are still getting used to our new school schedule. Sam and Ben have had fun bonding while Charlie is at school. Last Wednesday Ben followed Sam around watching him color then played in a pile of blankets with him. They both were giggling and smiling. It's fun to watch Ben grow into a playmate for his brothers.

We spent a Sunny Sunday afternoon at the Japanese Gardens at Como Park. We always enjoy the peacefulness of the surrounding and seeing the variety of plants. The boys enjoyed climbing on the rocks and walking across the rock bridges.

We've had such beautiful weather most of September. We decided to try some geocaching closer to home with our new GPS one afternoon. We put in our coordinates and headed to Minnehaha Creek. We never found the cache but we did have a very nice hike along the creek. The boys enjoyed playing in the creek and throwing rocks.

On one of the last warm weekend days we did some landscaping around the yard. Planted a new shrub and moved some grasses. The boys were all very helpful. Lots of diggers, dirt movers, and mulch dumpers. The boys love helping outside and being part of a project. I'm thankful because they really are helpful!

Ben had his first haircut! Chris was starting to think Ben was looking too much like the grandpa from the Adam's Family. Below is the before picture...

And just after below...you probably can't really tell, but I did take about an inch off everywhere. I'm happy his hair didn't loose all of it's curl. I love Ben's curls and hope they stay around!

Lastly, we went to a Raptor Release a few Saturdays ago. It was amazing to watch raptor's being released after their rehabs were finished. We learned about Eagles, owls, and many birds while we were there and also took a walk along the St. Croix River.