Back to Blogging-Sept.

I know Holiday season is when most people drop off their activities such as blogging, but I have missed pretty much all of fall, so I thought I needed to send the highlights so that I will not get even further behind!

Here we go...In September...We decided we had better take a trip to the temple, since we hadn't been in about 6 months. So while Dan was doing his session, I took the kids to Downtown Disney. (Which is basically an outdoor Disney shopping mall) It was neat though, they have a rainforest cafe, only Dinosaur style! We will have to eat lunch there next time! This time though we checked out the lego statues around the lego store, danya enjoyed the building tables the most! I thought the Lego Sea Creature was cool, but we spent the most time looking at the small, moving models of major world cities.

Also in September we did the International Coastal Cleanup. I think our group picked up about as much trash as the rest of the groups, which isn't saying much considering our group was sitting on their rear ends half the time. We went with the Girl Scouts, fortunately the 3 girl scouts in our troop were working harder than their older siblings (and their mom in one case!) Can you see Emily's rip roaring attitude in the middle picture? But afterward we were rewarded for sticking it out with free admission to Miami Seaquarium. Something I have wanted to do, but wasn't sure I wanted to pay for. The shows were neat, but after a few hours there was nothing else to do-definitely NOT worth what it would have cost to get in. But always fun to see Dolphins, orcas, and sealions do their tricks, so definitely a great day! Emily just liked being able to wander around with the older siblings WITHOUT me. A little taste of independence despite the fact we kept running into each other!




Carson also started a little music class this fall. It is free at the community center by a military spouses group. I have gotten lots of ideas for my new calling as nursery leader (which I love, even though I haven't figured out how to tame the wild rumpus that ensues the last 20 minutes of class).
I am in an "Iron Chef-Pembroke Pines" group. We all cook something with the chosen ingredient and bring it to the luncheon. October was tomato and November was pumpkin. Then we rate each others items and the winner gets a small prize provided by the host. I have not won the prize (no surprise there), but I have been a winner each month as I have found a way to get my friends to cook a truly delicious lunch for me each month!!!! And I usually have some of my dish left over for an afterschool snack that makes my kids very happy!

Here is Carson as a little cowboy, I think every child goes through this phase! Ours only lasted a few days, but I don't want to forget the way he would ride his hobby horse and raise he hat shouting "WOOHOO!" So precious!