It seems as soon as school starts there is a sudden crispness in the air as school buses drive past the house and as the girls and I watch all the kids walking home from a day at school. The excitement and anticipation of starting a new year, with new clothes, new classes and reuniting with new and old friends is apparent on their faces. In the distant I can hear the whistles and the calling out of plays at a football practice nearby and while making a quick trip to the store I walk past isles full of fall colors, decorations and with the scent of cinnamon and apple cider.  Through all of this I find myself reminiscing of past Septembers and how each one was a start of something new in my life. Even though I am no longer in school I still feel some kind of feeling of a fresh starts and excitement of watching my girls experience similar things. One of which being my oldest daughter starting Preschool on Tuesday. I’m so excited for her to learn new things and make new friends, but like most mothers out there I feel something pulling at my heart strings from it all. I can’t even imagine what I’m going to do when I have to send her off to Kindergarten or 1st grade!

So to celebrate the fast approaching fall and welcome in September with all it’s fun colors, activities and new beginnings we thought we’d do a Friday Finds around the month of September! I’m pretty excited about some of the finds myself!

First off I think this printable by Colette from “My Computer is a Canvas” sums up all the wonderful things about September perfectly!

Next, I think Lauren Conrad is a genius for her post on “10 September Style Tips“. She has some great tips on transitioning some of your summer clothing to work for fall!

Lastly, one of my most favorite and exciting finds is the start of all my TV shows including my absolute favorite, “Parenthood”! Season 6 premiers September 25th! Is anyone else as in love with this show as I am?! I’m so sad this will be the last season.

What’s your favorite thing about September?

Sara and her cute family left our house this week. We had such a fun time together and the 2 weeks they stayed went by way too fast as usual. In the 2 weeks they were here we managed to go swimming, go to the children’s museum, to the new “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” movie, have a dinner party, had our new blog go live, did some photo shoots, sewed, watched many episodes of ‘Impractical Jokers, had a couple game nights, a sushi night, visited BYU campus and watched the kids while the guys had a weekend fishing trip and much more! It’s basically been one big party and I’m missing it already!

So now that all our company is gone I’ve got a huge list of things to do and a weekend full of catching up around the house. However on the bright side we’re having our family pictures done this weekend. I decided to try something a little different for us and have the pictures done at our house with a more relaxed feel. I’m excited to see how it goes. Also on a “bright” note today’s Friday’s finds is all about yellow and once again all for under $15! Take a look!

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Just a little plug for the wall art “How bright will you be” by Sarah Jane…it’s free and she is one of my favorite artists! I am saving up my pennies to get some of her artwork for the girl’s playroom.

Hope you all have a fantastic and bright weekend! We also want to congratulate the winners of our Popular posts giveaway; Whitney Batty and MarKay Anderson! Thank you all for entering and once again for ALL your support! We love our readers!