Where have we been? Well, here...

Sorry for not keeping in touch - don't know what happened to the last 6 weeks, besides the summer coming to a crashing end and Amber starting school : ) . But no excuses. Anyhow, just wanted to post some pics of the family from summer's end to recent. Things are going well here in Happy Valley - enjoying the beautiful fall weather that finally came, and excited for another PSU football season. As always, hope everyone is well!

Daddy had the itch to hit golf balls one Sunday afternoon, so we took Tanner for the first time to the range...


Eye on the ball - very nice...


The downswing...


Enjoying the shot. He's got better form than Chris!


In August, we went with our friends Bryan and Elaina and their kids Alyse and Grant to Delgrosso's amusement and water park. The kids had a blast...





Tanner was such a great "protector" when Carsyn (ever so cautious) rode with him...


Two long-time, great friends...


Amber and Tanner took to the go cart track right before leaving the park. So much fun whizzing around...


A couple weeks later, we met our friends Dan and Erinn and their kids Ellie and Jack at the Centre County Grange Fair. Despite the pungent odors of the stalls, the kids really enjoyed seeing all the animals on display...


Tanner and Ellie after conquering the big John Deere...



Ok, favorite pictures of the summer. Amber took Carsyn over to a couple tomato plants we have to pick some ripe ones. Carsyn totally got it and was just too cute picking away (OK, so we got a few green ones!)...






Lately, Carsyn has become more interested in the swingset and slide. This afternoon, the kids were having so much fun playing together on it...


Carsyn: "Come on Tanner, let's skip this picture and GO!!!"



Carsyn getting a kick out of peek-a-boo from the playhouse window...



Carsyn looking as if she is on top of the world...



And finally, Tanner taking a few swings before heading in for the night. On a side note, Tanner is playing soccer this fall for the first time. He has been doing great, and we'll be sure to post some pictures of him on the blog soon. Oh, and Chris got suckered into coaching as well! Overall, it's been a lot of fun with little regret, but those are two LONG hours with six 4-year olds to get through each week!