Fall is finally here!

Fall is finally here. I actually had to wear a sweater in the morning. Okay so it was really only 60 degrees but that is pretty cool compared to the 90+ degrees last week. We have been spending a little more time outside since the weather has changed.

Jacob likes to make bug highways with side walk chalk. Excuse me black bug, you are not obeying common traffic laws.

Merry added some houses and shopping to the bug city.


Adam's 2 front teeth are about to pop through. That had nothing to do with the chalk or the weather but very important to document for his dentist mom.

games and hats

Jacob comes home every day from school and asks to play "chest." He understands the piece movements but we are still working on strategy and the name. I like the faces he makes when he is concentrating so hard or thinks he made a good move.


I just realized that I hadn't even put Adam in this hat I made during my semi-obsessive knifty knitter phase while I was on bed rest. It is a little snug on him. Maybe the knifty knitter will be revived for the winter, not that we need hats ever in the south. His eyes still are a little sad- dang germs are still hanging out.

more of Adam

This is his sad man face. He is getting over a nasty cold/ ear infections. Thank you public sch00l for sharing your germs.

A continuation of Adam at 6 months

Several years ago I had just one little boy (Jacob) 6 months old. For Christmas his uncle made all the grandchildren on my side of the family a truck with a number on the side of it. Jacob was #8. Grace got the truck down and was showing Adam how to properly drive a truck to keep him happy while I was taking some 6 month pictures of him. Then Adam had to complete his own examination of the truck including a chew test. Adam is grandchild #25, 2 more have been born since Adam arrived and one more is due next year. I wonder why we do not get cool home-made trucks for Christmas anymore.

A preview of Adam at 6 months

Adam turns 6 months in a couple of days. Just in case I never get around to taking more pictures. I thought I would share a few I snapped today before my battery died on my camera.
A few things about Adam

• he has 2 teeth
• can roll and frequently does to steal siblings toys
• favorite thing to eat is paper
• is very ticklish

Lucky us- he has been such a good baby. We all love him so much.

P.S. Notice the floors he is laying on, they are finally in! Now if I would just fill the nail holes in the molding.

More of Merry

Merry started preschool this week. She loves it!

Notice her cute bob. It was supposed to be a slight a-line but the Great Clips lady didn't really speak english so I got a bowl instead. I trimmed off the back part of the bowl and then had to take her to the hair master Bre to get it fixed. Merry told her dad "I went to the hair cutting place and took a short cut."

Grace is sort of sad though, notice her feet in the picture. Grace, Adam and I went to library story time during part of preschool, Grace was a little unsure what to do without Merry there to sit by her.

I am still sifting through pictures from San Diego. Merry wanted to get her face painted everyday and then go swimming. Too bad I have no post swimming pictures.

Finally the Friday fix it from