September Ect... ('25)

Beside many cheer/football nights for Shiloh and cross country meets for Zoe, in September we, also, celebrated my birthday, Zoe went to her homecoming dance, and we all went to a USC football game to watch Shiloh cheer. That keep us pretty busy but a couple of other memories in the month...

Ice cream date with the middle child!

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The kids gets a little bit of a dog fix when we visit my parents.

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Selfies on my phone this month....

My phone is not safe at work either if a child is there.

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The Okra Strut parade is something we always look forward to.  We realized we had gotten rid of most of our collapsible chairs, so I just sat on Zoe for awhile.

Curbside for the action, including the blow up Okra!

The kids always love all the goodies that they get!

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Sweet moment captured by a friend behind us at church.

Thankful for the time we do get to spend with family during this busy season!

Zoe's Homecoming Dance

 Zoe wanted to go with friends to Homecoming, but still wanted to do so in a cute way and make a poster and basket for one of her bestie to ask her.

They have a very sweet friendship.

I love that they don't have to worry about a date and can just enjoy being together! While she does not go to school with them anymore, they are able to bring a friend and were so excited to do so.  Quick pizza before all the fun!

Then we headed outside to take photos!

I took a ton, wanting to capture all the beauty and love.

Angels.

And some individual ones...

One last silly one - a 67 marking it's place in time!

And then it was off to the main event, and I dropped them off at school.  There was some drama later reported but the girls are so supportive of each other and did have a lot of good memories!

A Low Key Birthday

 My birthday this year was on a Saturday, and being Cross Country season, Zoe had a met that morning.  Fortunately, it is the one that is close to our house (none of the others are).

It ended up being a beautiful morning, unlike last year where it was raining.

It was a flat course so the runners all liked it as well.

Strong Finish!

The girls keep adding to the group hug!

With the meet being so close, the Grands came out to cheer her on as well!

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Once back at home, Shiloh made me a yummy brunch!

I got some sweet snuggles....

And some gifts.

I love being outside, so I choose a hike in the forest for a family activity.

Ezra found a seat.

The boys, also, found some very large pinecones.

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That evening we went out to dinner with some friends.

We ate at al fresco (my favorite) with perfect weather at Private Property.  The lighting was weird for photos for me but glad to have the memories!

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The next day we celebrated with my extended family.

As much as it is hard to believe my kids are getting older, it is just as hard to realize I am 46.  Thankful for a low key weekend with great weather to be outside and to get to spend it with those I love!