The many faces of Wyatt...

Wyatt's Blessing

Wyatt was blessed at church on November 2nd. He was a very good baby during his blessing. The only problem was his very cute & soft, fuzzy outfit. Wyatt had no problem with it, but Daddy's suit did! When Daddy brought him back too sit down after giving him a beautiful blessing, his suit jacket looked as though he had been snuggling with a white long-haired cat on the hottest day of August! And for anyone that knows Eric, you know that's not a possibility! But, even with the fuzz, isn't Wyatt cute?

Week of firsts

The week before Thanksgiving we had 'firsts' three days in a row. On Wednesday, Avery had her first school injury. She was swinging on a bar, slipped and landed on her left elbow. I immediately took her to get it checked (huge thank you to Erica for watching my kids with a one minute notice). She ended up with a sling until the radiologist could check the x-ray. Friday, we got a call confirming that it was broken. So, Monday morning, we went to the orthopedic specialist to have a splint for about 10 days and then had a candy cane cast put on for 2 more weeks. She's excited to get it off Friday!

On Thursday, the day after breaking her arm, Avery lost her first tooth! She has been dreaming of this day for many months. Even though I can't stand pulling teeth out, we worked together to get it out. The trick that finally worked was me holding on to her tooth and she would pull on my hand to get it out. Eden then decided that she wanted to pull a tooth, too! Avery just lost her second one this past weekend.On Friday, Wyatt laughed for the first time. It took a while to record it, because there is still a very fine line between laughing and crying for him. But, honestly, is there anything sweeter in the whole wide world than your baby's first laugh? (I've been trying to edit the video, because his best laugh is in the first 15 seconds, but I can't do it.)

October summed up

Avery introduced us to "fancy dinners". She picked outfits for her siblings and accessories for Mom & Dad.

Fun hanging out with the cousins! Jake picking raspberries for Aunt Angela and Lily is trying to stay safe while showing Eden how to drive.



Jake and I went to a local farm with his preschool group. This farm is so awesome! We love going on the tractor ride and getting to pick vegetables and pumpkins. We've gone every fall for the last 4 years.



A few more cute pictures... 1) Avery & Eden at the park, 2 &3) Cute baby Wyatt.

Jake & Eden sitting in a fire truck while on another field trip with Jake's preschool.

Happy 4th Birthday, Jakers!

Jake turned 4 at the end of September! I can't believe that he will be in kindergarten next fall. He can be the sweetest, most polite and kind little boy. He also can torment his sisters with the best of them! I love my little Jakers and all of the energy that fills him!

September in a nutshell...

One day, Jake was a huge helper and vacuumed for me, since I still couldn't do it. He vacuumed under the kitchen table for me & then discovered that it was a lot more fun to pick up the crumbs with your fingers and let the vacuum suck them out of your hand. It's not as efficient, but a heck of a lot more fun!
Singing in the rain & dancing in the puddles!

And the Halloween box has been found!

Eden holding her baby (no, it's not Wyatt).

Grandma & Grandpa came to help out for a week when Wyatt & I came home from the hospital.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

New Arrival!

Wyatt made his arrival shortly after 8pm on Friday, August 29th! He made us all worry a few times and made the doctor sweat a little bit, but he arrived healthy (and may I say, adorable). He weighed in at 7 lbs. 7 oz. and 20 1/2 inches long. We are so happy to hold him, hug him & love him!