All Bundled up for the Pumpkin Patch

A trip to the pumpkin patch is a an essential for this time year. Never mind that we grew our own it just doesn't thrill the soul of a child as a whole bunch of pumpkins to choose from! And choose they did. Andy and Katie ended up with two white ones and Riley and Brianna the usual orange. We will have to cook one of those whites to taste the difference! It was very cold last weekend so we had to bundle up but everyone had fun. It was fun to be with my two nieces for this trip also. Three three year olds keeps the group hopping...how blessed we hard. Of course we could not do without the leadership of Riley and Brianna!

Pumpkin Patch

Big weekend for Mr Andrew. For the 1st time we got to see Andrew drink from a straw. For most of us this is something we take for granted but for Andy this has been hard work. And to see it for the 1st time as his parents was huge. It is hard to make a mouth work in new ways and teach it things that most of us knew as babies. Such a blessing to see his improvements each week!

For my sister we are on a schedule of waiting. Always more waiting and this time to figure out the treatment needed. There are many hard situations she is facing and I am praying that time will heal.

We are super busy with fall and looking for ways to settle down some. The big two are loving soccer and so much fun to watch. Katie is REALLY talking up a storm. I am more than amazed. She loves preschool and it is fun to watch her there:)

Andrew using a straw

Kids

A look at our book worms and bee keepers! Brianna loves to teach the little ones so here she is having her reading lessons. I spent the day with Riley at Science Day and one station was about bees. He got his chance to try on the hat! It was a very fun day in the mountains with many different science experiments for us all!

A picture of my Mom and Brianna. Those two are 2 peas in a pod! The bottom is my very adorable niece and nephew!

Snow in Colorado

Sept 21st and we already got our first snow. Hard to believe. Harder yet to believe that I was putting shorts away today as I watched it snow! Kids are so excited and sad it melted already!

Life is going on as usual. Kids are busy with their own little lives, school and misc activities. Never a dull moment but thankful all the time.

Poor Andy had an ear infection and I didn't even know it. Hope this is not a sign of things to come this winter for him. Wasn't understanding how the whole tubes in the ear thing works until today.

My sister is doing well. She will meet with the Oncologist on Oct 5th and that will give us all more direction to her treatment. There are still many unknowns but more gratefulness than anything. It is so good to be able to talk to her about many things again and circle back to cancer and all of the different parts of it.