Lane's B-day, StitchFix & Other Catch-up

Things are going well with the new school year so far!  Rhett is staying busy with football practice (games start after Labor Day) and drama club just started, with book club and math team beginning later this month.  Alexee is taking gymnastics again, and she also wanted to sign up for intramural basketball and volleyball and Crosby wanted to play flag football.  So I don't think we'll get bored this fall! :)

Lane had to work last Sunday, so the kids and I went to early church service then went to Silver Dollar City for a few hours.  It wasn't too hot, and it was much less crowded than a typical summer day so I was happy about that!  They rode several rides together.  Rhett has never been afraid of any rides, but Alexee and Crosby are getting more adventurous now, too.

Sunday evening Lane and I had reservations at Top of the Rock's Osage Restaurant for his birthday.  It was our first trip there, so we were really looking forward to trying it.  Our only regret was not arriving early so we'd have more time to look around before dinner.  The setting is amazing with a beautiful view of Table Rock Lake, and sunset was so pretty.  We loved the food too!  It was such a nice evening.

(It was fun to see that the restaurant had an ad in Southern Living this month!)

So Monday was Lane's actual birthday.  I made a strawberry cake with cream cheese icing, and we celebrated with the kids after dinner and gymnastics.  We're so proud of him, and we are thankful for how he loves us and takes care of us!

I've heard about several people shopping through Stitch Fix recently, so I finally decided to join and give it a try.  I was so excited to open the mailbox and see my first shipment!  They sent five items (2 tops, 1 dress, 1 jeans and earrings).  I liked the style of everything they sent, but decided to only keep the jeans this time.  Both tops were just slightly shorter than I would have preferred even though I liked the design.  I tried on the dress a couple of times and almost convinced myself to keep it but decided I didn't really love it.  The check-out and return process was super easy, and I loved the convenience of it all.  After making some minor adjustments to my "style profile" I scheduled a second shipment for this month...so we'll see how that goes. 

Misc. pics of the kids:
Alexee at gymnastics and in morning carpool line; Crosby reading Box Car Children and showing his sweet, toothless smile

Bogart and Rhett enjoying a relaxing Saturday morning and Joey on a field trip to the back yard to eat clover.

Both boys are missing lots of teeth right now.  Crosby is missing front teeth, and Rhett is missing a couple on each side.

Misc. pics from the back yard:
Cute mushrooms :)
Ferns that I bought at the beginning of the summer and had very little hope for because I'd never had ferns...but they loved this spot on the patio!  They have been so pretty, and I really hope they make it through the winter!
Mama and baby deer strolling through the grass
Pretty sunrise colors and fog on the lake