wait, what? ♥ september recap

Recapping nine days late, I know, but I was out of town for a week at the beginning of the month and left my laptop behind. I barely even knew September was here before it was gone, but this is the month recapped as best as I can remember! :)

September 1 - 4 was our annual Labor Day Meeting, which I oddly have no pictures of. Bro. Travis Alltop was our guest preacher and the meeting was tremendous!

September 6 was the wedding of Tom and Hannah. My sister was a bridesmaid and I did her hair (hence the hair picture). It was a beautiful and special wedding - they've been together since she was fifteen! She was one of the first to go straight from our teen group into marriage, so everyone was very involved in either the ceremony or the reception. The ceremony was very moving and the reception was lighthearted and fun. (Also I caught the bouquet! ;))

Me fixing A's hair, Hannah D. fixing Grace's, and the two of them getting ready to be beautiful bridesmaids!

 

We Skyped Faith in PNG during the ceremony :)

The snapchat I sent Faith when I got home that evening :)

September 7 our family gathered at Grandma and PawPaw's for a cookout.

My uncle, Nathan, my mom, Aunt Carolyn and Aunt Janice

Jackson climbing the same trees us older grandchildren used to climb. They have shrunken substantially. ;)

Taylor, Amie, Aunt Carolyn, Jordan, Bethany, Will, and me

Amie with our cousin Will and his girlfriend Taylor

Me and Tanner doing what we do best :)

September 11 - 15 we kept four children while their parents were out of town. The only pictures we have are on my mom's iPad using the photo booth app. I suppose I should start taking more pictures...

September 21 Stephen and Tara flew down and we met them for supper at Cheddar's. We didn't have much time because my dad was preaching that night and we were all singing at the church. They were only in for 3 days because Tara's beginning to have interviews at hospitals in this wonderful state of Tennessee - just a few more months and they'll get to move back for good! Her residency will be over sometime next June.

Well, I was obviously distracted :P

 September 28 my parents, Amie, me, Jacob and Christine and Jace, Jackson, and Tanner flew out to Arizona for a week long vacation - the first family vacation we've had in I don't know how long. Stephen and Tara weren't able to join us because of her work schedule and we missed them, but we had a wonderful time regardless! I'll post some pictures soon, but here's one of all of us at the Grand Canyon.

Don't you just love being the only adult not doing what you're supposed to be doing? Tanner and I, we can't get it together.

SEPTEMBER SNAPS:

1. What is known around here as "Prayer Letter Week".

2. Practicing braids and updos for the wedding.

3. Amie and Jace - aunt and nephew, piano teacher and student.

4. The day I got to hold someone's baby for an hour and it was part of my job. Best job ever? I think so! ;) (This baby's mother was saved that day which makes it especially nice!)