Life is Really Good - - - Just the right pace.

Well, I have adjusted to our new fall schedule, and LOVE IT! I am enjoying the kids so much more. We have gone to parks and gone on bike rides daily, and I feel I have plenty of time to spend with them and still get my to-do's done. I am a happy mom. Having three kids sure was an adjustment for me, but I feel like I am finally hitting my stride.

This month starts the beginning of BYU football - and of course, we hiked to the Y on Labor Day. We invited Brad's family to come with us, and it was amazing weather - cool enough to enjoy the hike. We hit the top, going higher up the Y than we usually go, and the kids did great. Later we had a party when our group joined up with Brett's family and played some "Rock Band Hero" and partied. A little out of character, but a blast!

Audrey's birthday is at the beginning of September, and we enjoyed having a High School Musical Birthday Party. We made posters, strung streamers and balloons, played games and had food. It was very fun. Here she is blowing out her Gabriella birthday cake. She celebrated the day before her birthday so that she could have two special days. She is always thinking!

Carson started 4-year old preschool on the same day as Audrey's birthday party. He is VERY excited to go. He talks about it a lot, and he is ready to learn. He seems a lot more ready to sit and learn and participate. His class goes to a lot of field trips in the fall, and we already went to the Tracy Aviary and have several more lined up for October. While we were at the Aviary, "Get Gephardt" filmed his class and some moms including me. The segment he filmed will probably air on an upcoming Friday. We were answering the question of why geese fly in V's. What a fun trip.

Now that Audrey is in School all day, it is just Carson, Kate and I doing the fun mommy trips. Here we are on our first major one to the Thanksgiving Point Dinosaur Museum. The kids had a blast here, and it was fun to get away and do great things. I have found I have the time to many small things with them, daily, and it is so fun to get back to spending time all having fun together.

Both Carson and Audrey have been playing soccer this month. Carson has been playing in "Preschool Sports", a sports clinic for preschoolers at our SL County Recreation Facility. This is his first time playing soccer, even though he has done some other sports camps there. At home, he loses interest pretty quick in soccer, so it was a surprise to see him dominating the soccer floor and scoring goals! The day of this picture, he scored two for his team. He says he is ready to play on a team next spring. That makes both of his parents happy, since he definitely needs physical outlets to channel all of his aggressive energy.

Chad decided to coach Audrey's soccer team this year! We have four neighborhood girls, and we got hooked up with another group of girls in the next neighborhood over. So, we have a full team of first grade girls ready to play. These girls are pretty good and it is fun to watch them get so much better as the season progresses. We started off the season slow, lost the first 3 games, but now we are on a two game winning streak, Saturday's score was 7 - 0. What a fun thing for both Audrey and Chad. We have thoughts of trying to keep this team together and build on it in the next season. Hmmm, we'll see how things play out.

Well, what a great September! Life is Really Good.