Better Late Than Never, Right?

Well, how about an October wrap-up before November ends? We have not exactly been busy in the sense of doing a ton of stuff. We have been sick. Constantly sick! Due to this constant illness, Cle is no longer attending preschool. She is no worse for this decision since she was still crying about me dropping her off most days. We are hoping to be done with illnesses soon. Both girls have had croup, and Claire is on her second round of antibiotics for a double ear infection.

Also in the news for those who might not know yet, we are expecting baby #3 at the end of May. Yep, we're crazy. Three babies under three years old. All I can say is, life is an adventure.

Anyway, I haven't taken as many pictures over the last few weeks as I would have liked, but here are those from the end of October at least...

 Working a puzzle

 Cousin Mercy at the pumpkin patch

 Sisters in the corn trough at the pumpkin patch

 Hi there little farm girl

 Cousins checking out the chickens at the pumpkin patch

 It's so fun to play together

 Tub crayons are one of life's greatest joys - the picture on the right side is a "teeny tiny bee" flying toward a flower - do you see it?

 Halloween smiles - no we didn't dress up or trick-or-treat - we'll delay that insanity for as long as we can...

 Claire's picture of night and day. Not bad, huh? (Yes, this was her idea and all her own design).

 My little doll in one of  favorite places - the play kitchen.

 Claire on a mosaic bench at Tiger Town

 Preschool Halloween party - Claire's last day of school

 Our newly re-done laundry room is a new favorite hangout. Whenever I start a load in the front-loading washing machine, Claire says, "spin and spin and spin!" and sits down to watch.

 Seriously love this little smiler! Of course this is a rare moment of catching her SITTING in her high chair. Even though I have her "straight-jacketed" to the chair (as Nani says), she still manages to stand up and even work her way out of the full body harness that holds her in place. Aunt Gini calls her Houdini, we call her Evie Knevie.

Aunt Gini, Mercy, and Tessa at the pumpkin patch picking sunflowers

October Review To Date

Lots of pictures, few words. All is going well enough at the Peel house. We continue to fight an incessant string of colds due to Claire starting preschool. We are basically through with our laundry room remodel which involved termite issues, plumbing issues, and electrical issues. We have weathered some severe storms - electrical lines down in the yard and such. We are hanging in there. I'm sure there is more to post, but for now, enjoy the fact that I've put up some pictures for a change!

 Visit from my best friend from high school and her two (BIG) kiddos

 Claire had to wear pigtails like K

 Went on a hayride at a friend's farm with a bunch of other friends and their families. Most of the pictures were so blurry from the bumpy ride, so this is the best of the bunch...

 Claire and Evelynn on either side of cousin Tessa

 Here she comes - she crawls, she cruises, she climbs - she is DANGEROUS, but not quite walking yet! (Won't be long...)

 Mommy's little delight

October (So Far) Phone Digest

September Phone Digest