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September 2013

September.  The beginning of school.  The start of fall.  And we are finally officially homeschooling because this kid...

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is officially in Kindergarten.

And this kid...
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is in preschool!  
Both home-preschool and at Westgate Chapel with the same teachers his brother had last year.

So our September looked a lot like this:

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With the obligatory making the first applesauce of the season.

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And doing school in our PJs

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And going on fun excursions like the Bird Fest in Edmonds....

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Of course, we can see falcons in our own backyard too!  (You should have seen how many young robins this guy upset as he flew up on that fence).

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We did a family scavenger hunt at the UW Botanical Gardens

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We also started Homezone and swim lessons at the YMCA

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We started taking a stroller apart to make a "car", but we haven't gotten very far on that project.

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And of course, Autumn is here.  Lots of time to play in the rain!

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Welcome Fall!

More September pictures can be found here.
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