And for the Lips of the century. This little one has been charming us with her smoochable lips and delightful antics.
Meet the Lips!
The Brown Eyed Beauties...
Here is the landscape at the cabin we went to for the Jesse Avery Birthday getaway.
Out for a little walk on the docks.
The Birthday Boy and Girl looking Goooood!
The Cake!
It wouldn't be the ultimate birthday weekend without carrot cake with cream cheese frosting.
Ready to dig in. Yum!
Avery is going to turn 1 in just a couple weeks, and is looking more like a toddler than a baby these days. She's enjoying getting around and tasting everything she can pop in her mouth before I stop her. Here she is munching away on something.
It is definitely very fall around here. The weather is turning crisp, and here is Simeon on a day out climbing on the farm equipment you can find everywhere you look around here.
Avery, getting into her book. This is one of her favorite spots, perched up on a chair. It would be a table if we let her.
Looking Lovely!
And our little ballerina. As serious as ever. She can't wait to start classes. Until then, she enjoys making it up herself.
And she still keeps up with her big brother.
The little goofball
And the big brother, Just cool, calm, and collected, and letting you know who's boss. He is such a little charmer lately, and loves to take his mama out to coffee.
At the end of summer, one cannot resist making that perfectly tart yet sweet, mouth watering strawberry rhubarb pie. And here is the proof that my wonderful husband was right. He just kept telling me I should enter my pie in the fair. And I kept shrugging it off. Until this year I finally did, for him, and low and behold it won Best in it's class. It took the prize, just like he said it would, and he enjoyed getting to eat a whole lineup of practice pies I had made earlier in the week.
Mille enjoyed this little morsel of mouth watering goodness out in the last rays of summer with her shades on.
Trying to capture these three together is quite a task. They are always doing their own cute little thing.
Who can resist those oh so squeezable cheeks?
And here is the last camping trip of the summer. We sent it out with a bang, spending as much time as possible digging in the sand, swimming, and walking along the beach.
Simeon started Pre-School today at Logos School and seems more and more ready every day. It especially made him look all grown up in his fancy school dress uniform. He seems like he is older than just his young 4 years of age. Maybe that's because he's been asking if he can drive the car lately. 
Oh the years of wonderment and excitement. My little man growing up so fast!
Still that fun loving little boy...
Looking so handsome....
Yet so full of mischief...
And so ready to take on the world! Go get 'em Simeon and may you live up to your name at Logos (The Word) and be a "hearer of God".
What more could two boys want? Here's Henry and Simeon having a great time at the beach.
Mille is a girl on a mission to build and take dominion over her little sand pile
This one is for you Colson. Mille is striking the pose right here and saying, "Iii'm carryin' myyy bike!" The saying finally went with the action.
Training wheels be gone! Jesse is really practicing his paces trying to keep up with this boy. Simeon did pretty good for his first try without the crutches, but it'll take a few more confidence sessions.
Mille was trying to keep up as well
Getting ready for the Adventure!
Simeon and Avery
They look so much alike, and Simeon has a special place in his heart for this little dumpling.
Beware, Avery has turned into quite the paper munching Bombat. If there's a scrap of paper around, she will find it and quite quickly make it disappear. I have to warn the mailman.
Here was quite the quaint little afternoon tea party. Thank-You Great Grandma Brown for this wonderful tea set. The children have enjoyed it so much. Simeon asks me quite regularly if we can have tea.
We found a great place on the Snake river with sand dunes that led right down to the water.
Hours of fun!
Sim really enjoyed using all the apparatuses in his class and Mille can hardly wait to be big enough to join next year.
