I've decided that if i wait until i have time to post my pictures it will never get done, so here is a brief update. Saturday we all ran a race together. Savannah and i ran a 5k and Isabelle and Matt ran half that. It was really fun. We are really getting into running. It is fun to be getting into shape as a family. We go running around our neighborhood as our whole family of 5. (Adam in the stroller and everyone else running. ) We are planning to do a mini-triathalon in the spring. I love my family.
Adam is such a good eater. Now that he gets solid food he has beomce increasingly un-interested in nursing. He eats three meals a day plus snacks. He would rather eat off a spoon than nurse. With my other kids I always fed them before nursing (nursing being the reward for eating a good meal.) with Adam it is opposite. I spoon feed him as a reward for a good nursing session. Silly boy. He still doesn't sleep like i would like. With the cold weather he tends to sleep only a few hours at a time. I finally put a space heater in his room and last night he slept better, but still only for 6 hours. sigh. I remember how grateful i was for 6 hours when he was 3 months old. Interesting how perspectives change.
Isabelle turned 5 on the ninth. She is such a sweet fun girl. She has started going to a playgroup on mon,tue,wed mornings. It is sort of a preschool setting. She really enjoys it. Mostly they just play but it has been nice for her to have some socialization and nice for me to spend time with Adam, and get some homework done in the mornings. One of my favorite things we do together is cook. She loves to help me in the kitchen and has become quite good at washing fruits and vegies, stirring things, and even slicing pickles.
Savannh will turn 8 on Thanksgiving day. I can't believe how fast she has grown. She is such a tender, considerate, and helpful girl. She is going to be baptised in early December. Tomorrow i'm taking her to get her ears pierced! I've been promising her for years that when she turned 8 she could have it done. When it first came up she was in pre-school (4 years old) and eight seemed SOOOO far away. She is doing well in school and enjoys reading her chapter books. Recently grandma lent her "the boxcar children" and she reads aloud to Isabelle every night. She is such a good big sister and very patient with Belle's teasing.
Matt is Busy-busy-busy. So many projects and never enough time. He is excited for the holidays so he can get some things done. He has been a life saver and helped me so much with this crummy math class that i'm taking. (thanks also to my dad, and Eric, and Levi for all their help! thank goodness for free nights and weekends! you guys are awesome) He is working out at his dad frequently and is trying to increase his speed for his next triathalon.
I am missing my family... (I hope some of you read this some day!) ... who are all preparing for the holiday. Hope you have fun. Hope your deep-fried turkey turns out yummy. Miss you. Eat some extra pie for me.
So much for a "brief update." Loves
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Our little Punkin.
Isabelle took this one of Savannah coming up the hill.
Isabelle with a pile of imitation cannon balls.
Cute/Cold Adam. He did not appreciate the wind very much. I love his jacket. It has dachshunds all over it and little puppy ears on the hood. He was such a patient sweet boy.
