See ya, September

 With more free time, Gwen has rediscovered her love of puzzles this month and can whip out some more difficult ones pretty quickly. 

 Mommy made a quick trip to California and got to go to Rubi's!

 Adam was sneaking Caleb into bed with him. We had to break that habit really quickly (for all of our sanity) but they sure looked cute sleeping with each other. 

 Adam ran an errand with Mom one evening, was treated to ice cream, and realized how important elbows are. 

 Tessa started ice skating lessons in September and is a natural. Her coaches can't believe how good she it! She is loving spending time on the ice each week.

 Mommy was glad to go back to church with the family after several weeks of staying home to rest. 

 Tessa started Activity Days and loves it!! Her only complaint is that she doesn't get to go every week. 

 Adam and Tessa are having great school year so far! They are bringing home good grades and are loving their classes and teachers. 

 We had a beautiful double rainbow in our backyard one evening. 

 Gwennie got to go to the library with Dad one evening to pick out a special Gwen show. She brought home a Care Bears movie, opened the case and asked, "Where's the disc?" That made Mom and Dad feel old!

 What a life!

 September means fall and fall means hats! We Nielson girls love our hats!

 We went to  Ma and Pa's for Oktoberfest. We ate delicious German food and played some of our favorite German games. 

 Tessa got to attend her first General Women's Broadcast with Mommy and all the other girls in the family. She worked on some art projects while she listened. 

 We had our annual General Conference trivia FHE to help us get ready for General Conference. 

 I thought Adam was sick one night because he went into the bathroom after I had tucked everyone in  and he was in there for a long time! Finally I knocked on the door and he said to come in, so I opened the door and found this. He wanted to finish his book, but didn't want to keep Caleb awake, so he hid in the bathroom. Goofy boy!

 Mommy is still recovering from surgery and some days are better than others. On rough days, we do lots of inside, quiet activities. Candyland gets played frequently. Thankfully, Gwen has no complaints about that!