Our Family Memories in September!

 We had a wonderful time in September! We were able to spend time with a lot of family and I finally started feeling better from morning sickness. We also enjoyed the warm weather while it lasted!

We love baby Augustine!

Our Fall Bingo board!

We also got to announce our pregnancy, which was really fun!

The funnest part was telling the kids. Both Ben and I teared up when they read the end. Oliver didn't really get it at first, but a few hours later, it clicked for him. He came over and asked if I had a baby in me. I said yes and he gave it a hug and kiss and he has been beyond excited since then.

Ashtyn is always creating something.

Oliver loves tractors and he loves lining them up! I think it's so cute.

Oliver playing 💗

Rylee loves pineapple. This was her lunch that she got herself 😂

Oliver went through a phase where he was struggling to nap very consistently (thankfully, he's past that for now). He was tucked.

We did have to deal with some sickness. I hate sick kids.

Parker and Oliver love playing together.

Ashtyn got a cookbook from the library and was trying out all sorts of new recipes. She loves cooking!

She's also been doing guitar lessons and learning more with it, and really loving it.

Uncle Caleb with the little boys 💗

They stopped making Zone Perfect bars, so we did a little party where we could all test taste different protein bars. We had a lot of fun with it, even if it was a bit nerdy.

The kids found a toad on our front porch!

And a snake in the front! One of their favorite activities now is snake hunting.

We also did some pickleball lessons for homeschool. Ben and I were having them do different drills to practice basic skills.

And of course they love playing at the park afterward.

Ashtyn riding with no hands.

We did a lake day with Danny and Oliver wanted to bring his excavators 💗

He didn't love the boat haha

But the kids all loved fishing! They each took turns with Grandpa and Rylee got three on one pole! It was a lot of fun for the kids.

September was a great month full of great memories.

Oliver's Third Birthday!

 Oliver turned 3 in September! I can't believe how grown up he is getting. 

As part of his 12 days, I gave him cake mix. He couldn't do it all by himself like his sisters, but he did help a lot and loved it. He thought it was the greatest thing!

I thought I'd be more excited for this present than he was, but I sorely underestimated how excited he would be for a shirt that not only had a tractor on it, but his name as well. I love how much he loved it!

He got lots of tractors and candy and was in heaven!

Decorating for his birthday so he woke up to it!

I normally make cake donuts for the kids' birthdays, but between feeling exhausted and still somewhat sick from pregnancy and all the family reunion stuff we did over the weekend, I just didn't have it in me. I asked Oliver about buying donuts and he said no, he wanted me to make some. I compromised and made cake donuts (waaaaay easier) and he loved them. 

We spent the afternoon playing in water at cousin's house as part of the reunion and Oliver loved it!

Oliver is all things tractors right now, so deciding his birthday theme was very easy.

He wanted angel food cake for his dessert, so that's what I made for him.

I struggled quite a bit with preparing this birthday. I felt like I had no energy left and didn't feel great. Ben watched the kids at his parents during the water party while I finished setting up and cleaning the house and I was happy with how it turned out. Oliver loved it and that's what matters.

Happy birthday, Oliver!

He had a great time celebrating with family!

Later in the month, we did his birthday date. We had some different ideas for him, but we ended up going simple and taking him on a four wheeler ride and buying him a candy of his choice. He loved it, simplicity and all!

We love having Oliver in our family!