New Backpack

We decided it was time for Benji to give up his preschool backpack. He was reluctant when I mentioned it to him, but when he saw that the new backpack had padded straps and a laptop compartment, he was all in:

Monthly Bucket Lists

A new tradition for our family. After finishing off our August list, the kids were eager to start on Septembers, so we went putt-putting on Monday:

Abby likes to be the one to check things off the list:

Labor Day Weekend 2017

As per tradition, the Lamy-Petersons came down for Labor Day weekend:

The adults did a lot of this

When we ran out of junk food, we asked the girls if they wanted to walk to the gas station and buy more on their own. They were up for the challenge

Sophia made them a list

The little kids mostly did this. Benji said that the Blue Henries were taking a nap, not guarding them

We decided to go out for dinner on Sunday night before our friends headed home. Benji did not want Sophia to be apart from him:

Twinsies

Dinner selfie (at Christians, although we got food from all over the Corner)

Charlottesville Women's 4 Miler

After taking a year off, Abby and I were back at it for this annual race. We both finished in under an hour, which was our goal since we had not trained. Plus, it was raining and cold, which did not make us move any faster:

Hiding from the rain before the race

Home again, just a little soggy

Last Blast of Summer

We met our friends the Dukes and Shadels at Lake Sherando (in the George Washington National Forest) to swim and cook over a bonfire in the woods. I left my camera in the car for most of the day, but caught a few quick pics of the campfire:

Chalk It Up

We had a few beautiful nights last week and decided to spend some time outside pretending it was still summer. Also, we still needed to check "draw with chalk" and "blow bubbles" off of our August bucket list:

At the Gym

Benji loves watching cartoons on the treadmill: