over the last weeks.

Sept 25 was the Tie Dye Triathlon.  

I completed it with my pals from Shawnee...

and from Pauls Valley.

My fan club cheered me on!

And after we left the tri, we went to see M's very favorite train engine.

Third time we've gone to ride Thomas.  Last year when we left, M asked "when will Thomas come back to Okamona City?"  I replied "in the fall".  All year long he asked..."when's fall?"  On the first day of fall, he exclaimed with all the excitement he could muster...."THOMAS IS COMING!!!!"  He really does have a one track mind.  (One track? HA!)

In October, M started art lessons with my friend Leanne.

Paint With Leanne.

We practiced a little before he started with some finger painting...

I'll be posting about his art show next week.  It's this Friday night at a local coffee shop and he's so excited!

We tackled some pretty significant projects at the homestead...

B worked hard to figure out how to run electricity to our barn.  

I am constantly amazed at how my husband can do things he "doesn't know how to do".  In a year he's - with a little lot of help from our friends - completed a major remodel on our bathroom, replaced every floor joist in the house, laid beautiful hardwood floors, done trim wood work and run electricity to our barn.  That may not be all.  I'm just not remembering.  He's pretty awesome.  And he makes LOTS of dust when he renovates.  

We ripped up the rest of our downstairs flooring over fall break to finish laying wood...

And got beautiful new french doors that actually close!!

E was super cute all month long...

I became a soccer mom. 

And in a month where I feel like my view has been largely from the couch trying to survive feeling crummy and pregnant, I want to remember how much fun we had.  

Because we have had LOTS of fun too.