the beginning of september

holy eff, it's already september and it's already our family fall.* this past week has felt especially fallish because the weather has turned much cooler — particularly the nights. the hubby and i just sat outside in our driveway looking out over our nice view of the neighborhood, enjoying the weather and talking. it seems like just yesterday we were sitting out there watching the fireworks on the forth of july.

yesterday we celebrated labor day at the lakehouse with the in-laws and my mother. it should be a much more fun time than it is, but unfortunately you can't choose your family. at least grandpa and the kids had a great time, which is definitely important. it was probably the last day of swimming outside for the summer which is going to bum out munchkin for sure, but at least we have 9 more weeks of swim school.

saturday we watched the first husker game of the season, and munchkin played quite well by himself which helped us enjoy it.

friday night i went to a surprise birthday party for a dear friend of mine who lost her baby boy. her birthday was earlier in the week, and her baby's due date was friday. i can't imagine how weird/hard that milestone must be. i really hope she had a good time. it was such a sweet thing for her hubby to set up for her.

thursday night we actually had a kid-free night at the lakehouse so we tried to invite people out to watch the first night of football with us, but unfortunately everyone else has real jobs and bosses and schedules that they have to abide by, so only two people could join us. we definitely made the most of it and had a really good time regardless.

this upcoming week is munchkin's 2nd birthday. i can't believe how old he is and how much he knows and understands. i also still can't believe i'm an effing parent.



*our family fall starts the monday of the week of the first college football game.