Alora spent a lot of the summer going to toddler summer camps with mom and Elijah and going to pre- preschool play groups. Mom hoped this would ease the transition to preschool which begins Sept. 8 (Alora had a hard transition as she is very attached to mom and shy in new situations). She has grown a lot and I am excited to see how she will do next week.

I have been unable to blog because my second camera of the summer was broken. I am sad that I didn't get all the fun pictures of everything we did this summer. I have a few pictures that I have gotten recently. The summer has gone by soooo fast. Now that both kids are mobile, there has been so much more to do. We are trying to spend the majority of the day outside at the river, hiking, or in the backyard as Sept. marks the end of good weather. October and November can have a few warm days, but generally it will be dark by 5:00 and windy. When the kids get up today from their naps, I am going to take them to the pumpkin patch. Every year we wait until right before Halloween and we freeze!!