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September 2019

The kids are obsessed with Legos and play with them constantly, always building new creations. They make zoos, resorts, airplanes, houses full of fun rooms and accessories, and all sorts of other things. The other day Tyler grabbed some of the Duplos and spelled MOM and then brought it to me as a gift. Sweet boy.


We hiked up Cottonwood with the Lunas and enjoyed the last of summer.


We have been loving the pool and were sad to empty it after Labor Day. The kids have been swimming LOTS. We also found a cool leaf bug on our last swim day. 


I found Tad playing peek a boo and singing to one of the baby bunnies after church. He said it was scared because it was away from its mom so he was helping it feel better.



Alexa and I did a spa night where Tyler and Daddy gave us massages, made us fancy drinks, played spa music, and we did masks. Kyle and I tried out axe throwing which was really fun, we did black light mini golf, Alexa helped Liam practice his hand stands (I come home to the weirdest things and sometimes I remember to photograph them!!), and we went to the Harvest Festival where we saw the most giant pumpkins that people were carving.


I took Tyler to the gym at my work. He loved the treadmill and thought it was cool to run fast. We’ve had issues with 2 of the freeze dryers this month and it’s meant for a lot of frustration and long hours, so it was really nice to have a buddy go in with me.


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