The end of summer, and beginning of school

I can hardly believe it's September! The summer went by so very fast. We ended our summer with lots of fairs and festivals in August, and the beginning of "4 Year Old Preschool" in September. This year, Jacob and Grace will attend preschool 3 days a week (M-W-F), but have also filled their Tuesdays and Thursdays with dance class and gymnastics. (Although Jacob will only attend dance class willingly if it is, officially, "Pirate Dance Class." Yes, we have convinced Jacob that pirates do, indeed, dance in ballet shoes and jazz shoes!)

Well, here is the end of summer in pictures!

A ride at the Winnebago County Fair

I think that they went down this slide 73 times! I was never so

thankful for "wristbands" as I was on this day!

This picture is a classic . . . Jacob, the sensible one, is hanging onto the

rollar coaster bar for dear life -- screaming -- while Grace has

her hands in the air and laughs . . . for anyone who has

never met my children, this picture will tell you everything you need to know!

My 43rd Birthday . . . must be in dog years, right? (smile!)

First day of school . . . do any of you have any idea whatsoever how

hard it is to get 2 four year olds to stand together, look at the

camera at the same time, smile, not have one eye closed, not have one

finger up a nose or in an ear . . . not slapping the other's head

or looking at a bug . . . this is one of the 38 pictures

we took this day in front of the tree . . .

Picture number 86 from behind the tree also turned out half way decent!

Ahhhh . . . back at school! (Translation -- 2 1/2 hours 3 times

a week that dad has time to himself! Woo hoo!)

Roscoe Fall Festival Parade . . . officially starting the

welcoming of the fall season . . .

Jacob checks his "loot" from the parade . . .

how many tootsie rolls can one child possibly eat!

Now we move forward toward fall . . . another season . . .