One highlight of September for us here in New Mexico is going to the State Fair down in Albuquerque. This year Phil took a day off in the middle of the week so we could all go down and enjoy the day without all the crowds on the weekend. Sasha predictably loved all the kiddie rides and Jack was content to watch. He really enjoyed getting to feed the animals in the petting zoo area and we all thoroughly enjoyed the fair food. We've spent so much time outside this fall with nearly perfect weather every day--literally it's been 70 degrees and sunny ever since I can remember. Both kids like to play frisbee, do obstacle courses in the yard, be chased by mom and dad, play hop scotch, and kick the soccer ball around. This is Sasha's first year playing on a soccer team and she really enjoyed it. She is very enthusiastic and runs her little heart out on the field. Sasha has formed a very close friendship with Katie (above) in her class at school. She and Katie are equally adventurous and tomboyish and just love spending as much time as possible together inside and outside of school. Sasha has taken off with reading since this summer. She can read just about any kids book by herself now--she doesn't always like to--but every now and then she'll go on a reading marathon and just sit down with a stack of books and read them aloud. It has been an amazing thing as a parent to watch this evolution.
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