Nothing to exciting around here...
We did some Christmas shopping Saturday. My goal is to not do any shopping beyond the middle of November except for the essential groceries. So far we are right on target to meet that goal.
Rachel seems to have come down with some sort of illness, she had a fever last evening of 103.1 and hives on one of her thighs, so today we have an appointment with the doc to get her checked out.

A lot has happened since my last posting. Ken was offered a new job at another company which he has accepted and will start on the 30th. So, we have been enjoying his little bit of time off before starting the new job. We have also had visits from my sister Lois and my sister Debbie and her husband. And were enjoying the fall weather until today...when winter decided to give us a preview of what is to come. This is not too unusual for our area. Last year we were without electric and phone service for four days due to an ice storm in the middle of October. Trick or Treaters have to bundle up 'round these parts!

Dress Up Days

With the weather turning colder our play has shifted more indoors. One of Emma's favorite things to do lately is play dress up. Especially when a good friend like Natalie comes to visit.
Rachel usually likes to get into the act too. She thinks she is a big girl like her sister and has even taken it upon herself to start potty training. So, a somewhat reluctant Mommy has gotten out the little potty chair and is hoping for a faster success rate than we had with child #1. Emma is also excited about Rachel going potty and yesterday accomplished more than what I could. She somehow got Rachel to pee in the potty yesterday afternoon. Something I was trying to do all morning. Maybe I'll just retire and put Emma on the job!

New Camera!

For those of you who may not have heard. My wonderful husband purchased a new camera for me (although I think he is also enjoying using it and learning more about photography). Now I will just have to live up to the expectation of better camera=better pictures! The previous post was one of my first shots with the camera. An experiment in low lighting. More experiments will follow in future posts...

Fall Project

Emma, Rachel and I worked on a fall project yesterday. We carved these pumpkins. As we scooped out all the yucky pumpkin pulp we talked about how Jesus died for our yucky sins so that we too could go to heaven when we die. We replaced the pulp with candles to make a pretty light for others and we gave our pumpkins smiling faces because Jesus wants us to be kind and loving to others.