September brought cooler weather and started all the sports- football and basketball with neighborhood friends and of course soccer- Bella loved all the games. On labor day we had a fun bbq and football game with pop pop. We went to the Get to the River festival and the boys got to go fishing, Carter for the first time. They both practiced casting and hoped for a fish but alas no bites. We played miniature golf and mama beat dada- but just barely. We had the last concert of the summer- Queen, it did not disappoint and the next day we found Carter dressed up like Queen and singing in the back yard. We participated in our neighborhood day of service and packed weekend food bags for kids. After dropping them off Carter declared that those kids are rich and we are poor because we don't get easy-mac- ah the lens of a child. The boys had a super fun Fun-Run at their school and both beat mama in sprinting. Our garden exploded and we thankfully found a few recipes the boys love with zucchini. We served fiambre and represented Guatemala at Dia de Los Naciones. We had a family zoo day and saw the new camels. Jefferson declared he was done with pictures (pre tween attitude), but Carter wanted pictures everywhere. We went to Harry Potter night with cousins and Carter was sorted to Slytherin and Jefferson to Gryffindor. We watched all the Utah games and Carter made us laugh with his latest football uniform creation- stuffies for shoulder pads and upside down Captain America mask for a helmet. Carter made us laugh when he said "I'm just going to take a sweet nap." And Jefferson made us laugh when he started "cold calling" family members and telling them about the books he just read- scripted school assignment. Super funny to see him learn phone etiquette including how to hold a phone. Jefferson also started band- percussion and news crew at school once a week so our morning became a bit earlier. Love this season.
