Can u believe it?

• A 5 month old drinking from a glass! Yes, Esaias wants to do everything we all do...eating big people food, drinking from a glass, walking...you name it, he wants to do it! Of course he can't really, but man does he want to!!!

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• We're finally getting rid of some of that country blue carpet! We decided to forfeit our trip to Arizona to work on some home improvement items, we've needed/wanted to get to since we moved in 5 years ago. We will send some update pictures as we get them.
• A skeleton that glows in the dark! Danny went down to give Esaias his pacifier in the middle of the night, and "you could even say it glows." Esaias is moving around so much that you have to feel your way in the dark to find him and the pacifier late at night (or early morning.) It was pretty funny to not have to feel your way to find him that night.

• Our own personal Halloween decorations in our front yard. The kids were kind of bummed when we informed them that we would not be putting up all the regular Halloween decorations, due to the floor project. So, it was very fitting and good timing on the part of the crows to decide to come into our front yard in numbers. The pictures don't quite do it justice. Crows are huge! And there were so many of them! However, getting pictures before they left or we scared them away, was a challenge.

Finally...Fall!

I tried to think of some cute snappy name for this post, "Rolltober" or "Rocktober" but since I didn't like the sound of Rolltober and Esaias has been rolling over since September, that didn't quite fit. And stealing Rocktober from the Rockies just didn't seem right, while trying to convince you that it fit because Esaias' was rocking back and forth; from front to back and back to front...I don't know it just didn't work for me. Marina would have titled it 10-10-10. She thinks that today is a great day because of that.
So instead, I am naming it after this wonderful cloudy cool morning; finally our first few days of fall weather. We have been having such warm weather, that even though the calendar said it was fall, it still felt like summer. 80 degrees everyday...come on it's time for a change. I think it's just that too. I have to have change. I would sure be sad to move somewhere they don't have all 4 seasons. And we could use some moisture. I've been hoping for cooler weather for a while now. My students usually settle in better to school when we have some cooler weather. And I just love the colors of fall, and with semi-warm days still great for a walk or a bike ride and cool nights great for sleeping and cuddling up on the coach, who can complain???

Here's my cute boy. Yes, he is wearing a hat because our house is about 65 degrees this morning. And since we've just been fighting not turning on the AC for the last week or so, I can't bear to turn on the heat either. Marina just thought this was too funny that I put a hat on him in the house. He doesn't seem to mind. Playing with his toys happy to roll over, roll over, and roll over again. Marina is evening wearing some new warm hand-me-down jammies. Just the other day she was wanting to wear nothing to bed, and having me put a fan directly on her. And she keeps asking for it to be winter. I don't know if we will see anymore 80 degree days, but I am happy that fall is finally here.

This is a picture of Esaias hanging out in his highchair playing (from last week). He's happy for a little while. He is eating new foods. We've started with veggies and he seems to like them so far. You know though, once you introduce those yummy sweet fruits, veggies go out the door. Oh well we'll try.

Saturday was a beautiful fall day, and Danny & I went to the temple to be a part of our friends, Mark and Tiffany's sealing of their new adopted baby Mabel to them. It was super great to see them, and be a part of this special day. Eternal families are what make this life worth it. I am so grateful to know that I have an eternal family, and that we can work together to return to live with our Father in Heaven.