I'm coming

There will soon be a new post here. I'm working on my 'family' blog. I started another one for the grandparents. I wanted to get that one up and going for them. And, I need to work on the kids' report cards before we start school back up either on Wednesday or next Tuesday (I'll decide on Wed!!). But, I should be able to update this blog sometime this week with pictures from November. So, by the time all the snow has melted and the flowers are blooming, you should see pictures from Christmas :) Actually, I'll put one on here right now--it turned out pretty well.

background

Ugh!! I'm trying to change my background and am having a terrible time. I'll work on it later--when I'm not changing diapers, feeding babies, doing school, etc!!

part 5

Are you impressed yet?? How many days is this now in a row that I have updated my blog?? WOW! However, it would be nice to know if anyone is actually enjoying this or am I just wasting my time?!?! Well, while you think about that, here are 5 more pictures.

Little silly boy

Ethan teaching Haven how to play trucks

Haven would rather play a board game

Sweet baby girl

Here is the first of many of these pictures!

So, that basically ends October. Well, I do have a few more pictures from a different camera that I haven't sorted out yet. I'll try to go through those quickly (most of them are junk pictures that the kids took) and post them. I have no idea why someone thought it would be neat to take 25 pictures of Rachel getting her teeth brushed, but obviously someone saw the need :) The kids just like to have a camera in their hands and click away. Some of the pictures are um, truly, um, interesting. Most will find their home in the recycle bin :)

I'll try to get the rest on here soon, but it may be a day or two.

*Haven's 6th tooth popped through yesterday (Monday, Dec 5).

**Tom is pretty much back to normal--whatever that is :) Thanks for praying.

Still more

The boys started taking piano lessons this summer. They love to practice (um, that's good, I think. They're doing well; I'm going crazy. But, there is hope that they will actually learn to play a recognizable song!!)

Andrew's hands

Andrew practicing

Guess who?!?!

Just too funny :)

Ethan being a goon :)

part 4

I know these are all basically the same picture, but Haven's just sooo cute in the leaves! It was hard to only choose 5 from all of the ones I took--a couple of day ago at the beginning of October :)

I LOVE this picture!!!

More to come soon--time for school right now!

part 3

5, 10, 15

Haven trying to sit up
Ethan and Sarah

Ethan

Cute Ethan

Sarah, Rachel, and Ethan

part 2

Five more!

Andrew and Peter in the backyard--
I have no idea what they were doing!

Haven and Ethan making plans ;)

Looking somewhat guilty

Daniel with his 2 babies!!

Haven with her cool new vest--
thanks, Bethany's neighbor!!

If I have time and don't fall asleep at my computer, I'll add 5 more before I go to bed.

*Tom update: he's doing better, but still aches all over. He said he can feel every muscle and they all hurt--even his hair hurts :) Thankfully, he doesn't have much to worry about in the hair department!!

October, part 1

Well, here we are in, um, October, right??!! It really can't be December already. My blog pictures tell me that it's the beginning of October. So, you have your choice--you can believe the calendar and the weather and go with December or you can believe my blog and what you know to be true and go with October.

I just spent an hour getting my October pictures ready for publication!! Instead of spending another hour sitting here uploading them, I'm going to upload 5 at a time until they're done. Five shouldn't take too long and I should be able to do them at different intervals throughout the evening.

**For my baby book for Haven: cut tooth number 3 (upper right) on November 29, #4 (upper left) on December 3. She has at least 2 more coming on the top and possibly 2 more on bottom.

**Disregard that note if you're going with the *fact* that's it's October. The above note will make absolutely no sense in that case ;)

Well, here are the first five pictures from October (um, the beginning of the current month)!

Ethan with a light for his fire truck

Ethan on his bike

Ethan on his bike going around the block

Sarah and Rachel on a walk

Haven after a walk

**I would add a picture of Tom, but I'm afraid that would be the last picture I ever took. He's in bed right now with the stomach flu--YUCK! I won't go into details, but please pray for him. He's over the worst of it right now. Please pray, too, for the rest of us. I don't want it spreading through the family. Ethan got a hold of Tom's cup and drank out it, so please especially pray for him. That will not be a fun time for any of us. (I don't like barf.) Thanks!