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Sep 2026 - Pinewood Derby

The kids all met their Lagoon summer reading goals and we had a blast at the park on Labor Day.  Nathan was the winner--he met his 500 page reading goal in ONE WEEK!  Alexa put my glasses in her bag while we rode Cannibal and they were sadly destroyed.  She handled me a pile of glass and broken plastic when we got off the ride. 















Alexa has been loving her comp softball team and we love cheering her on.  She had a double rainbow at one of her games a couple of weeks ago. She also broke another bat!




Our Primary did a Pinewood Derby race and it was really fun.  Tad and Liam loved building and painting their cars.  Grandpa Swingle was here over Labor Day and he helped them cut out their cars and taught them all about the strategy of a good pinewood derby car. 


We celebrated Grandpa Swingle's retirement with a bowling party!  We're excited for official retirement and the fact that they are now moving to Utah! 



Other random happenings this month: 



I was in Milwaukee for work and it was great to meet up with Jeremiah for dinner! We went to a delicious Lebanese restaurant. 

The kids love any chance to dog pile and wrestle with Dad

Our wonderful neighbor, Emily, threw a tea party for Alexa and I and we got matching pajamas to celebrate

My dermatologist took a biopsy of a mole on my leg and reported that it had highly abnormal results and a high chance of cancer mutation so she cut it out. I was not prepared for the amount of my leg she was going to cut out in the process! It was quite the incision. She made a large diamond cut around the mole, went fairly deep, and then pulled the skin together and stitched it up. First time seeing the inside of my leg.


Videos:

Tad & Roman the Jedis: https://youtu.be/UfxXU364hvM?si=ue077hjyr9fbDjCb

Alexa softball hit: https://youtu.be/mIlmKZy7bPI?si=TNqaHrooX7lg6XET

Tad winning a Pinewood Derby heat: https://youtu.be/c5jdsv7zM3s?si=K4P7ikGaDKjNaM3g


Funny Quotes:

Tyler: what does IRS stand for? International Really Strange?

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