September

Football season! Ryan's team, the Tigers, have practice every Wednesday, and games every Saturday.

A beautiful Indiana sunset.

Bella finds ways to keep entertained during practices.

The Sunday before Labor Day, we went to the Monon Water Park, where we hadn't been in 3 years! It was a ton of fun.

Bella getting ready for the wave machine.

Ryan was too short for it, so he just watched.

And then the rest of the month was just a string of beautiful days and fun moments to remember.

Ryan loving on Puppy and Fred.

Waiting for the bus. I have no idea what Ryan is doing here.

This is how I found him one night before bed - reading his Gideon Bible.

And this is Bella - ALWAYS a book in her hand, and several more opened up around the house that she's working on.

First game of the season!

WRS stands for White River Sports, sponsored by White River Christian Church.

Ryan's #3, in the middle of the shot sort of blocked by the boy running to the right. Coach Mann has the white sunglasses on, and that's his son, Jack, picking his nose.

The boys getting some last-minute tips from Coach Mann.

This. I love to kiss this spot on the back of his neck, and I wanted to remember it.

He came home from school one day with a fever. Nothing a nap with Fred couldn't sort out.

Us mugging for the camera at church.

Ryan's first "like letter" because we say that you only love people in your family. (We'll expand the definition later, but for now this works.)

We had a late night (I forget why), so I offered the kids coffee before school. They thought it was the coolest thing ever.

We were headed to the library when we spotted something going on in Carmel. Turns out it was an art fair, and as it was a gorgeous day, we went!

Ryan had fun with the sidewalk chalk! He gave himself a mustache.

And a black eye, and a black hand!

My two cuties.

Getting some love from Sasha. When he's not running through the house making her chase him!