Beautiful September

We went to a reptile show at the beginning of the month, this was for Elyse's benefit. She loves critters! She would have loved to come home with a snake or a frog or a lizard, but not until she is older and can take care of it herself! Paige looks less than impressed but Elyse was super excited to hold this big python, she would have done it herself but it weighed over 40 lbs.
Paige was a good sport and didn't mind the little snakes.

Elyse ready for pre-school. She likes it but she has told me that "they don't really LEARN anything, it is more just playing". Elyse would love it if it was a structured school setting, when they paint, she wants the teachers to show them HOW to paint certain things rather than just letting them paint what they want. She is a funny kid and she has always been so old for her age. Sometime I feel like I have a 14 year old instead of a 4 year old with all the sassy things she says!

We have had the most beautiful September, it kind of makes up for the crappy summer we had weather-wise. I love that as of yesterday - Sept. 24, the kids were still playing in the pool. We have broken a record for the warmest Sept. It was 33 degrees C when I took this picture!

It is fun that Bruce is home, we have lots of "play-dates", Bruce let the kids create all over his driveway with all his various chalk toys. The 3-D glasses for the chalk were very cool!!

Connor was lucky enough to have Darth Vader at his 4th Birthday party. It was pretty cool, even though most of the kids were terrified! Bruce is giving her some light saber pointers :)

Again, Bruce is a pretty fun uncle, he bought a HUGE inflatable pool, it was pretty fun. The kids thought that the water was too cold, they are used to the warm water that Bruce usually fills the pool with but he ran out of hot water try to fill this thing!