The First Noelle!

First of all my sister Elizabeth and her husband Jared gave birth to another healthy little boy. He weighed in at 8 pounds even and 20 inches long. As most of you know, that is pretty tiny for my sister's boys. The jury is still out on his name. I will keep you posted.
Our family was graced with a wonderful visit from one of Andy's childhood friends. Tom Roehrig, along with his wife Natalie and their adorable daughter Noelle came to visit this Saturday. Noelle and Olivia hit it off right away after the first five minutes of shyness. They had a blast hanging out together in the backyard playing in the playhouse, sliding, and swinging, while the adults got a chance to talk and catch up. Once inside they did great at sharing with each other and taking turns pushing each other around on one of Olivia's little ride on toys. The two are so alike in many ways, but still have some apparent differences. Noelle doesn't eat much for one, and Olivia doesn't stop eating for the most part. Also, Noelle is a very cautious child at doing most anything and Olivia would jump off the roof if given the chance. Noelle watched Olivia climbing stairs, going down the slide, and swinging fast and quickly gained some confidence to join in on the fun. Their voice and vocabulary is similar as well. At times I'd hear one talking and not know which child I was hearing. We had a nice lunch and visit, but both girls were overdue for naps so the Roehrigs headed out before it got ugly. It was great to get together with another girl for Olivia to play with. Too bad they don't live closer. They are expecting a little boy in January as well.














Time to say good-bye! Precious hugs and kisses!

Hoppy Halloween!

Olivia and baby Gavyn all dressed up to go trick-or-treating!

Olivia with Grandpa McNeil. He had to stop by and see his cute little frog on Halloween.

Well another successful Halloween has come and gone. Olivia was thrilled to dress up in her frog costume and go trick-or-treating around the neighborhood with daddy. She did so well at going up to every house and saying "trick-or-treat" and "thank you!" She would even say "Ribbitt, ribbitt!" at some houses. When she returned she helped me pass out candy to all the trick-or-treaters. She started the day at Jackie's having a Halloween costume party with all of the the other kids. She wore her bear costume there because mommy didn't want her to get her frog dirty and ruined before the evening. Hopefully we can reuse it down the road for any siblings that may come along. She had a great time at Jackie's and made a shaker toy and decorated a pumpkin. We are so glad she was able to find a spot at Jackie's daycare again. She adores Jackie and her husband Bill and does great with the other children there. We are so comfortable with her staying there that it brings such a peace of mind. Not that Olivia staying at my sister's didn't. Elizabeth just had too much on her plate with the new baby coming and all. Everything worked out for the best. Elizabeth is due with baby number 4 any day now. I'm convinced it's a girl for once, but then again, I am almost always wrong at these things. I just pray she has a smooth delivery and a happy healthy baby. I will keep everyone posted with that information.

Olivia with Jackie at her Halloween party.

Watch out! A ferocious bear is on the prowl. Roooaaarrrr!