Yoda vs. Crayfish

Yesterday I made two discoveries in my drive way.  The first was a gift from our cat, Abby.  I did not realize this but there are crayfish that live on the property next to us.  And I thought that standing water was only good for breeding monster mosquitos.

The second discovery was a tiny Yoda toy that had washed into a crack in the drive way.  The crayfish and Yoda had to battle each other for the honor of the coolest find.

Abby

Why aren't there any birds at the feeder this morning?

Abby is a good cat-look at the way she lets Amelia carry her!  And today Amelia gave Abby a "bath" in the bathroom sink.  Abby came in the other day sneezing and for the entire day whenever any of us would see her she was sniffling and sneezing-I avoided her thinking-"I'm not catching that crazy cat cold."  Well, by late afternoon Amelia announced that she knew what was wrong with Abby-that she had a piece of grass in her nose, to which Daviid and I said "ok" and were thinking "yeah right." (being the very loving parents that we are :))  After we put Amelia to bed for the night, I finally got the nerve to expose myself to feline flu and picked Abby up to investigate, and sure enough there was a piece of grass sticking out of her nose.  As I pulled at it-she reacted protectively and I realized that this was no small piece of grass.  Better prepared, I grabbed the grass and pulled and out came a 3-inch blade of grass!  That grass must have been wound all around in her little sinus cavity-it was crazy.  Amelia was right, Abby's feline flu free, and yes cats do need people to take care of them.

Annalise Marie

David and I have decided on a name for our daughter, who is due January 30th.  Annalise means grace or favor and Marie is after her Aunt Mary.  I usually avoid the camera when I'm pregnant but a friend and very talented photographer offered to do some pregnancy photos for me, so I thought I'd give those of you who don't see me on a regular basis a glimpse into the pregnancy.  By the way the girl who did the photography is not yet 15!

Fall Fun

We have enjoyed this fall from every angle possible.  We have been apple picking 3 times, visited a dairy farm, a cotton farm, and meandered through 2 corn mazes.  The children have ridden 4 hayrides so far this fall.  Oh, how we love the fall!

Thanks Mom and Dad!

Birthday Fun

Amelia's good friend Emma celebrated her 5th birthday this past Sunday.  We all had a great time and later Amelia said " I wish Emma was my sister."

Little brother, Ethan, watching his big sis on the computer

Wedding

David officiated his first wedding this past weekend.  It was his first time wearing a robe during a service.  Doesn't he look nice?

Later at the reception I was able to take this picture of Amelia and her friend Stephanie, who has just recently gotten the "circle" hair-cut so that she could look like Amelia.