October Update

We have been busy. I cannot believe I haven't posted a message in almost two weeks! And some important things have happened. Annemarie has turned 6 months (on Oct. 11), my sister Erin has moved to Whitefish and fun activities continue to come our way and keep us busy.

First Will is great - loving school, loving Mrs. Morrison (his teacher) and loving sharing all his new knowledge with us. Daily I'm amazed at the things he tells us plus it validates the choice we made to send him to the school he's attending. Jiggidy - Jack is loving school as well. He's all about his friends and teachers and is always momentarily disappointed on the days when Will goes to school and he stays home. The games and interaction between the boys is usually amusing and at times endearing. The games they play together and amount of imaginary play they do is lots of fun.

Miss Annemarie is still an absolute doll (people say she looks like a doll all the time!) and gets bigger each day. Her hair has even started to grow. We still cannot really tell what color it is, but it gets longer each day. Doug is off to Bandon Dunes in a couple of weeks for golf fun with all his boyfriends. I'm totally envious and when I get some time I plan to plot my own annual fun trip where he stays at home with the kids for four whole days. Doug's playing lots of basketball, even had an "injury" and is still getting in a few rounds of golf before the weather completely turns and the snow returns. I've been enjoying a weekly knitting class where I've almost completed my first sweater (for Annemarie, next time I may try an adult size) and I am looking forward to Nov. 4th so I can quit my addiction to cable news. Last week I helped out with a small event at Will's school and in some small way I was reminded this is where I always wanted to be (a mom).

We're looking forward to a quick trip to Oregon for Thanksgiving and having family out here for Christmas. Of course there are lots of birthdays and fun events that will happend over the next few months and we're ready to enjoy them all. Hope everyone is enjoying the fall season!