Busy September

The month of September flew by, and I didn't have a chance to post much of what we were up to.  The weekend after Labor Day, our ward was able to do a big service project for the Trinity Trails Association.  We cleared equestrian/hiking trails all along the outside of Lake Lavon (near Wylie).  It was a lot of walking for the kiddos, but we cut branches, cleared weeds, and removed trash and debris from the trails.  It was an absolutely beautiful day to work.  The weather was perfect, and it was fun work!  We ran into a Professor from UT Dallas with a class collecting insects, so of course Dave had to stop and talk.  He got a collaboration out of it!  It pays off to do service!

The girls were busy with school in September too.  In addition to getting into the routine of school, Ciera had to practice her french horn to prepare for their Play-a-thon fundraiser at the end of the month.  They had to learn 20 songs the first month of school.  It was really difficult for her, and she got frustrated several times, but ended up doing really well.  It was really fun to go watch her perform her songs after hearing them rehearsed so much!
I am so proud of all my girls and how hard they worked all month in school and at home! 

We had some weird weather in September here.  It was mostly hot, but we got an occasional rain storm that blew through.  The girls loved going out and playing in it!! (I didn't love it when they came back in dripping all over the floor though!) 
We had a great September overall!