September

I decided to join 5 other moms and do a Preschool Co-op with Mason this year!  We started by having playdates at each of our houses.  Silas, Lydia, Mason, Charlie (just along with her big brother), Will, Jovie and Lola.  They are super cute together!  Then we will have preschool every Thursday morning rotating hosting/teaching.  I'm looking forward to teaching and I'm looking forward to the 2 hour break when I'm not teaching!  :)  I think it will be a win for both of us!

Lydia lives on a farm so it was pretty fun to see all of her animals and hold baby kittens!

Here are our preschool friends and their moms!

Kate made a fun craft with Mason and Adria when she was here visiting.

Labor Day weekend
It was so fun to have Brian, Katherine, Mikayla and Caden visiting for the weekend!  We rode on the Sheldon bike trails together.

We spent a lot of time at Mom and Dad's house.  The mower rides were a hit!

Dorian and Levi each learned how to drive Grandpa's mower!  The look on their faces was priceless...they loved it!

On Labor Day we went to the pancake breakfast, the rides in the park and the parade.

Love getting pictures in my email from the boys at school!

My cousin Nathan and Amanda's wedding was at the Apple Orchard in Sioux Falls.  It was beautiful and so fun to celebrate with family.

Heidi and Ryan's lovely family.

My dear siblings!

How sweet!  Dorian decided to buy an algae eater for Levi's fish tank.

I absolutely love seeing Nathan with our boys, even if it's just chillin' on the couch watching football on a Sunday afternoon.

After Dorian's unit at school about Pond Life, he was spurred on to look for frogs at Sandy Hollow.  It was a perfect spot to hang out on a Sunday afternoon.  And we found a ton of monarch butterflies on one of the trails, too!

Mason still loves his matchbox cars!

Mason is in Kindermusik again this year!  The first 35 minutes is independent and I get to come for the last 10 minutes to see everything that they are learning.

Nathan, Dad, Dorian, Levi and Claire were on a team for the Compassion in Action golf tournament again this year.  So thankful that they can participate in this to remember Rodney and give back to other families.  Kerry wrote, "So excited to announce that we raised $16,000 at the golf benefit on Tuesday for Compassion in Action. The Plucker family along with ours has raised around $186,000 since 2010!"  Amazing.

What fun to have lunch at school with Levi!

Enjoying a Saturday afternoon bike ride by Silver Lake.  And the park was just as much fun!

Mason goes to Children and Worship during church and to Tiny Tots afterward!  Oh my, he is growing up so fast.  Love it when he brings home the papers that he worked on!

Enjoying a Fall day with Grandma at Ground Effects and out to McDonald's for lunch!

Silage pile fundraisers are in full swing.  If it didn't smell so bad, it would really be quite lovely.  :)

Dorian started Cadet's this year!  And Levi stared AWANA.  So far they both love these programs.  It just makes for a busy Wednesday night.

Pumpkinland with our preschool friends was fun.  We went to pumpkin school, looked at the animals, picked a pumpkin, and held the kittens!

Emma is such a great cheerleader!  I took Dorian and Levi to one of her games!

I haven't burned a candle for a long time because I was always concerned about the safety of it with young kids.  But after buying this while shopping with friends, it may become a staple.  I love the smell and it makes me happy to have it on when I'm home!

My mom spoiled me again with some baskets and trays from her stash of lovely crafts.  Thanks mom!

Jaden is such a good kid so it's easy to have him over at our house all of the time!

Mason's first day of preschool!  He's ready with his backpack on and letter bucket in hand!

Mr. and Mrs. Rosema came to visit Jason and stayed at our house.  What a treat that he washed our vehicles and even entertained Mason while doing so!

The boys loved jumping on the trampoline with Jason.