Clearly, Charlie enjoyed himself in September...
Despite the trauma of last spring, we put Charlie in soccer again. Maybe our friend Kelley was right -- maybe the problem last year was the shoes, because this year he is having a ball. And yes, that is my son you see actually touching the soccer ball! While he will run with it a bit, defense is definitely his preferred position -- he just loves denying goals to his buddies Sully & Landon -- hopefully he'll do as well when the games start!
And since we're home for now, Charlie and I signed up for a Childrens' Museum membership and have been spending Tuesdays there with our good friends Calvin, Claire and Mrs. Sophie. Basically, the boys muddle through French class and then go crazy in the castle and on the pirate ship and fire truck -- usually making for an exhausting morning, but well worth it!
One of our September highlights was our trip to KC. As always, it was jam-packed with fun, but the purpose of the visit was to celebrate with cousin Patrick and his new wife Claya. Sadly, I managed to get no pictures of them, but here we are dancing the night away at their reception.
And of course, we managed to squeeze in a bunch more fun in our 2 1/2 days in KC with a trip to Deanna Rose for tractor races, a hayride, goats and slides.
And finally the most questionable (but perhaps the most fun) event of the month was Charlie's first shooting trip. I can't really explain how my opinion went from "Absolutely not!" to, "I think he'd really enjoy it..." over the course of a morning, but enjoy it he did. After all, what is better than hanging out with Daddy, PaPa, Uncles and Cousins and making things go boom?
