SEPTEMBER 2014

WOW, We did alot in September!  I think I am going to go ahead and keep the pictures in the order that they are in, instead of trying to organize them into activities.  Zayne and I went to Nash Farmstead (in Grapevine, Texas) and he was able to try on clothes that little boys wore back in the early 1900's (or maybe even earlier!).  He learned how to make rope from twine; how they died yarn; make dishes and cups; and toys (i.e., corn husk dolls).  We had so much fun! For lunch we visited an old train ... but the museum was closed so we could only admire it from the outside.

Another day we visited Klyde Warren Park, which is a park that was built over a freeway in downtown Dallas.  As you can see they have several things that kids can climb on and a splash park! We enjoyed visiting this park several times throughout the year especially on Thursday evenings when they have free live Jazz Concerts!!

We had a friend in the neighborhood that invited us to join their Academy soccer team, since they knew that we were looking for a new team.  The coach seemed to be very knowledgeable, a little rough, and yelled alot but actually thought it would be good.  Zachery improved so much during this time and Zayne enjoyed playing with the younger brothers of Zachery's teammates.  With Academy soccer there are some restrictions, like they have uniforms they wear for practice and even the type bags they want on the sidelines during the game.  Even in the off season we had practice twice a week for 90 minutes.  It was a little different and required alot of time!

For our crazy day we spent the day at the Dallas Arboretum for their Autumn in the Arborvitae Days, which we were able to get alot of good pictures!  Then we surprised the boys with going to the Balloon Festival.  It was a fun packed full day and had some melt-downs by the end of the day.  But all in all it was a blast!!

Some of their creations out of Trio's.  Zachery made a person and Zayne made a boat.  As like Zachery did at Zayne's age he loved the tank park!! Just wish we had more friends to come play with us!!