Audra's School Carnival Weekend

Saturday was shopping for new jeans
to wear to her 8th Grade school dance...

Sunday started out with singing in the Choir
for Mass...then it was time for her

Cheerleading dance routine

Dance Demo Team Performance

Grandma Carole, Aunt Erin & Morgan came to watch...

along with plenty of school friends & their families too.

Audra ended the day with some free time to just enjoy

the food, games &

fun at her final school carnival.

A Super September, so far...

8th grade Welcome Mass to the 1st graders...Aah!
(how did MY daughter get to be the BIG girl?)

I've been helping out a lot at Audra's school....
the Welcome Mass, Hot Lunch for the Cheerleaders
& getting my donations baked, gathered & turned in for the Carnival.

Speaking of the school cheerleaders...
here's Audra's group getting ready for the 2nd half of the game
 after walking over to greet the other team's cheerleaders.

Doing their thing...must have done a good job...the guys won.

This month marked the end of Jared's 7 years of Altar Service
& the last time my 2 kids do that together.

Louis' sister, Leona & her husband, George came to stay with us for a few days.

Jared attended his 1st Bulldog Football game as a collegiate, himself
along with his buddies from the dorms.

...and I got him to join me for a Mother Son Sushi Lunch Date...
(Happy Mom!)

...and of course I can't forget my real time consumer...Zoe!
She thinks she's human.



Our 1st week with our new girl,

Zoe

Zoe's car ride to her new home with us

Here she is, giving her toy a tour of her new yard.

 Zoe & Audra ~ getting to know each other

Settling in to a nice calm routine together...
Audra was GREAT with our new puppers for the entire, long holiday weekend

Especially when they are both really tired
from playing together outside in the heat of the day

But every morning, it's time to start all over again

Zoe thinking, "Oh Come On, mom...let's play!"

Okay, but...we both know you are really looking
forward to when Audra gets home from school.