Finally catching up with some photos from the end of summer.  We had to send our home laptop off for a repair before the warranty expired, and then things got really crazy with the beginning of the school year.

To wrap up our summer we had a (mostly) awesome trip to St. Louis to visit the Pruss family that started with a stop at Lego Land just outside Chicago.  The only blemish on the extended weekend was the fact that our vehicle was broken into while visiting the zoo.  Luckily they only got Michele's mostly empty purse and a backpack with some kids books.

After that, we had a fun weekend camping with the Robinson family and later Jake got to go camping with Meme, Papa, and Alison.

Jake loves his 1st grade teacher and was excited to be in a split class with 2nd graders.  Michele has just one group of kids now with full day kindergarten, but she's still just as busy as ever.

Samantha is talking a lot more now.  Our favorite words to hear are please and thank you, along with ice and bus!  Her Ss are adorable!

Click through to see photos from August, September, and the start of October.