September brings with it Cadel's first day of preschool. With Senja in tow, and every day since, she comes in, hangs her coat, takes off her outdoor shoes and follows Cadel for a few minutes. Then, we put her shoes back on, get her coat, and take her home with us. Cadel often says he does not want to stay at school and needs a bit of encouragement, but then settles in and is happily a part of the school day.

We spent a wonderful weekend in New York for our friends' wedding and came home to more school, biking, and harvesting tasty things from our garden and the farm in our neighborhood. Don't be fooled by this seemingly peaceful photos of Cadel and Senja together -- they certainly are have their share of altercations!
September also put Justin on the couch-to-half-marathon training schedule (well, not exactly "couch" since this is Justin after all) and we ended the month farther north in New Hampshire camping with friends and cheering on Justin and friends in the race.