Ella and Callie at a "work Halloween party"
Carissa and Ella doing some fall camping at the Christian conference-grounds
Ella and Nathan loved the outdoors. It sure is a lot more work to bundle them up for the cold
Ella and daddy playing in the leaves...Ella is not to sure about it!
Nathan tried to stay awake till mommy got home from work, but he just couldn't do it
Nathan and Ella with their "gords"
What a cutie!
"Mom..are these going to be our dinner later?"
Close up of Nathan
Ella is really starting to ham it up for the camera
Their new play spot..the dishwasher!It has been a little bit since I blogged. Just haven't had a lot of free time at night when I actually have access to the computer and Internet! Let's see what we have for updates. Of course the biggest news, is that my brother Dan and Laura had a precious baby girl on October 23. They named her Avery Mae. She was bigger than all of Laura's other babies, weighing in at 8lbs and 3 oz and 21 inches long. She has a huge amount of hair. Thank goodness for Internet, so we could see her on-line. Sounds like things are going well. I think the other kids are going back to Edgerton with Laura's parents, so that Laura can recuperate and adjust without 3 other children around. It was my 32nd birthday last week and Todd and Kathy and girls graciously took our babies so that we could go out to eat. It was so nice. We went to a restaurant downtown and enjoyed a quiet, uninterrupted meal with no babies hanging on our legs or trying to take away our food. We definitely overate, but it was all worth it. The babies currently have little colds. Both have runny noses and croupy coughs. Luckily they are able to sleep at night, but they are a little clingy during the day (which makes for a long day). They are not walking, but love to walk with our help and walk around furniture or anything that will support them. Ella loves to wave and clap and she now knows how to do, "so big!" Nathan does things when he wants to..but not consistently!!! I cannot believe they are 10 months old already. That one year old mark is getting pretty close. Last week, I also went to stay the day with Carissa and Rachel, who were camping at the Christian Campgrounds near Grand Haven. It was a beautiful day and we spent a lot of the day outside. The babies had fun, but they needed to be watched closely or they would try to eat acorns, rocks, bark, etc. The rest of the weekend was rainy, so I am glad that we had a nice day when we were there. Tim continues to be busy at his work which is a blessing here in Michigan. We are looking forward to going to Minnesota for Thanksgiving. We cannot wait to see all our family, especially little Avery.
