Baby Update

Well, our little Miss Eliza is 7 weeks old now, and doing well. She is smiling a lot and starting to really focus in on people and objects. She is doing better with daytime naps, though she still doesn't like to take them in her crib. At night though, she does great -- usually waking only once between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. She has started making little gurgles and cooing noises which are super cute, and seems to enjoy her bathtimes now. Here are a few pics of her over the last few weeks.

Home School History Fair

Last week, Hannah and Jack joined other area home school students to participate in their first history fair. Hannah chose to make her display about the famous pioneer and author, Laura Ingalls Wilder, whose Missouri home we visited this summer. Jack also chose a topic he is quite passionate about: the Titanic disaster. It was a good opportunity for them to practice their presentation skills and also to learn about other students' projects/topics. Both kids enjoyed themselves and are already talking about what topics they want to do next year.

Hallo-WEENIES and BOO-gers

This year, our church small group hosted an outreach event at our friends' home on Halloween night called "Hallo-WEENIES & BOO-gers" (translation: hot dogs and burgers). Basically, we gave out free food and candy, put up a garage-door screening of "It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown", and had an all around good time getting to know our neighbors. Dave even had some of his buddies bring the fire truck by for the kids. We had a great turnout, and will probably do it again next year.

A Visit From The Tooth Fairy

Here's Jack showing off his missing tooth (the bottom one). This is his first one to lose the conventional way -- his top tooth got knocked out in February when he took a dive on the basketball court. Well, not totally knocked out -- it was broken off above the gumline and had to be removed by a dentist. This time, Dave yanked the tooth out with a piece of thread (a much cheaper procedure!) Anyway, Jack was thrilled to get his $1 reward the next morning.