We had a little funeral for our bunny Nutmeg when we buried him, but we wanted to have another celebration where we could talk about and remember him. We decided we should set up our dinner out on the hill, since Nutmeg loved to hop around out there so much.
We used bunny dishes, of course!
Sebastian is no longer a teenager, and does not usually act like one, but he was soooooo embarrassed that we were eating on the hill. He almost died of embarrassment. He kept saying angrily, "Why are we doing this? Everyone is going to see us!" I am (slightly) sorry to report that Malachi and I thought this was so funny that we kept saying things like, "Wait, is that someone looking out the Curtis's window? Are those binoculars?" Seb was NOT amused. He eventually came and sat on the ground with the kids, but I'm honestly surprised he did that much. And he beat a hasty retreat as soon as he'd eaten. Well. It is probably not the last time his family will embarrass him, unfortunately!
Meanwhile the rest of us had a lovely time. I want to always eat on the hill! The weather was so perfect and the views so beautiful!
Afterwards we came in and unveiled the little reading corner we made where Nutmeg's cage used to be. It will be a good cozy spot to sit and remember him!
And we ate fruit pizza with peaches on it, since peaches were Nutmeg's favorite! (I'm so happy that he got to have one the morning he died!)
Goldie made some bunny garlands and put out bunnies in Nutmeg's honor
And then we looked at pictures of Nutmeg and talked about how much we loved him. It was a good celebration!
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Apparently it was a very celebratory few weeks, because we also had our House Anniversary Celebration. Goldie made the decorations for our dinner on the back deck. I both can and can't believe we've been here five years!
(Goldie also made a mini version of the big banner, just for me 😍)
This picnic blanket had been washed earlier and hung up here on the clothesline to dry, so Goldie made use of it for her decorations. So clever!
We feel so grateful to get to live here!
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Gus made these wonderful drawings of the planets, with music to go with each (in the style of Gustav Holst, of course!). His spelling is the best and I hope it never improves. :)
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Daisy off to ballet with her sisters. Life is so good now that she can drive them all! :)
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The roses were looking so good all through September!
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Gus and Clementine got invited to a neighbor's birthday party and were so excited to go! The family asked for no presents, so they bought a little bouquet of flowers for the birthday girl.
They reminded me so much of little Daisy, also going off to a birthday party almost ten years ago:
Off they go!
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The girls and I have participated in this "Magic Yarn Project" quite a few times in the last year because we know a lady who is involved with the organization. They make princess wigs for children who have lost their hair to cancer or some other condition. (Not just princess wigs, actually—they do some really cute boy hats too!) Our part so far has been attaching the long strands of hair to the little crocheted beanies, so it can then be styled. It's kind of soothing and fun just to get in the rhythm of tying on the yarn strands. The girls brought a couple of their ballet friends with us this time!
We've done Moana and Elsa before, and this time we got to do Aurora!
When the wig is all done you get to package it up with cute stickers and cards, and enclose a little picture of yourself to go with it. It was so fun to see so many finished wigs ready to go out to their recipients! I think there were almost 400 of them made on this day!
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Malachi asked a girl to Homecoming (I disapprove of "Hoco"…tsk tsk) in…well…exactly the way you'd expect Malachi to ask someone:
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A clean and organized cupboard, courtesy of Gus
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A bunny girl
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Our "field trip" days are mostly in Provo this year, since the girls go to math classes there on Tuesdays. We have had fun discovering some beautiful parks and enjoying the beautiful weather! I love Y Mountain in the Fall!
Gus, unbothered by his recent bonk, explaining to me something about the game he is playing
Clementine with my mom
BYU Bookstore
Clementine saw this baby in the baby swing at this park, and promptly went up and sat on the connected seat so she could swing him. His mom didn't seem to mind, and neither did he!
It was the little kids' turn to do a BYU campus golf cart tour, and they really liked it! I had to get a picture of Gus and Clementine to match the one of Daisy and Malachi I got earlier this year:
Sometime all too soon it WILL be Gus and Clementine getting ready to go to college, and I will be saying sadly, "Where do the years go?"
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Shrimp alfredo, made and photographed by Junie on her Dinner Helper night
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Gus has been obsessed with SWAT teams lately. He heard someone talking about them around the time of the Charlie Kirk shooting at UVU, and immediately wanted to know everything about what they do. Sebastian or someone showed him a picture of riot gear, and ever since then he's been using everything he can find to dress up as a "SWAT man."
Convincing—and scary!
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Clementine in a too-small sweater
Clementine in a too-big dress
Clementine with the little car she always makes for "the bats"
Clementine feeding Evie a tiny piece of fruit pizza
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Lastly, some sunsets!
Moon!
This is such a beautiful time of year!
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