That's a Wrap!

While the calendar tells me it’s September 1^st…

I still have a lot to tell you about things 

that happened in late August! The first – Nature walks with Max. 

The concept of a nature walk is not new around here…

but Max has recently been into finding things in 

nature to take pictures of  (which is kind of adorable). 

Usually, we just stroll around the neighborhood and see what strikes our fancy. Like….

Really tall sunflowers…

Crunchy leaves…

and teeny, tiny, acorns!

Or, if you’re at Mim’s house (and she lets you walk/ride around in your jams) –

You might find –

….Fountains in the neighbor’s yard

….Walnuts

and sometimes...she let's Penny come!

The second thing – Max started soccer.  

Papa Rob and I knew we wanted to make 

more of an effort to get him involved in 

social things (since we are skipping preschool this year) – 

and this was our first attempt.  I enrolled him 

in Soccer Shots – which takes place at the church

 right next to the Zoo.  Max is in the 2-3 year old class 

and I think he’s probably the oldest.  

There are only four kids so he gets lots of attention 

and a chance to do the activities many times.  

He seemed to really enjoy kicking over the cones, 

squashing the ball (stopping it with your foot), 

and shooting it into the goal. It’s an eight week class….

so we shall see how his progress continues. 

There are no games…they are just working 

on basic skills at this level – and a value sentiment (last week’s was team work).

 

The final thing – and probably most fun for Max- 

was the Saint Joan of Arc festival!  

This is the church we attend and 

their yearly festival was last weekend.  

We went two nights in a row (much to Max’s delight).  

The festival did not disappoint –

 with rides, a giant slide, fun house, and games 

where you can win candy! Max found a new candy 

he loves – Smarties and quickly shoved as many as possible into his pockets.  

The second night Titi came with us!
Max got his face painted (he picked a rainbow!),
played some new games (the darts game nearly
made me lose my mind), and picked out a
fan as a prize (which ripped before we had
even left the church parking lot).

Even though summer has ended - we are just
getting started with the fun around here.

Happy Thursday!
xoxo