september extras

well, here it is - the second week in October and I'm finally getting around to writing about September

better late than never, huh?

september started out hot...just the right way to squeeze the last out  of summer

speaking of lasts...Peach got one last ride on her favorite horse, Rooster T, before we said good-bye to summer

and our garden yielded its grand finale

according to my girls, the carrots were worth the wait

and we got real brave, purchasing a pile of boards from a garage sale marked "bunk beds - $10"

we had no idea if everything was there or what it would look like when put together, but we took a chance and it was worth it!

J put them together and I helped paint - the girls LOVE them and Peach thinks she is soooooo big to be sleeping in a huge bed

in reality, I think it makes her smaller - tiny Peach in a queen size bed! :)

finally, my little Tulip girl has slowly but surely turned over a new leaf

for quite a while, she wanted nothing to do with books

i would try to read with her and she'd squirm off my lap as fast as her little legs could scoot

so, i worried that she'd be behind

i worried that she wouldn't like school

i worried that i would have to bribe her with chocolate and ice cream to get her to do anything academic

and i prayed....

and i was reminded once again that worrying accomplishes nothing

"who of you, by worrying, can add a single hour to his life?" - Luke 12:25

so I gave it a rest and suddenly, Tulip started venturing over to the book drawer in our living room

and that's where she's been every morning this month

reading....bringing me books to read....listening to her sister read

and emerging as her own little book worm self

on that happy note, we'll close the book on September

:)