Hello fall!

I noticed it's been a while since my last post, so here's another one to keep ya'll happy. :)

The weather has cooled considerably, but that doesn't keep my outdoorsy boys in the house. They love to be out, in almost any weather. They are waiting for the snow. Peter is not. lol

Matthew is now 8 months old! He has cut his first tooth, started to pull himself up on things (mostly Kimberly's little chair and the fireplace), and tries to crawl on all fours instead of army crawl. He still isn't sleeping through the night consistently, but seems to when I need it the most... So, we know he CAN, just not as often as my other kids were at this age. I usually don't mind too bad unless it's more than twice a night that he's up.

Kimberly is definitely 2. She has been throwing more fits, and is constantly getting into things. She loves to comb her hair, brush her teeth and wash her hands, and each of those results in a bathroom counter covered in water. :S We have attempted to potty train, but she will not go on the potty. I will sit with her in the bathroom for hours if I had time and she will not go. We have sat in there as long as 20 minutes without so much as a tinkle, only for her to pee her pants 10 minutes later in the kitchen, or she'll wait until she gets a diaper on for nap time... stinker. So, we're taking a break, and will try again in a couple weeks. She still loves to love on Matthew and can often have him cracking up just by looking at him. It's too cute to watch. :)

Lucas is pretty much the same... he is talking a lot better in complete sentences and clearer. There are still a few words that are harder to understand, but when I think of where he was a year ago, it's a HUGE improvement, for which we are very thankful.

Daniel continues to excel at his school work and loves to be with Peter or Grandpa any chance he gets. He always has something to say that leaves us chuckling. He's quite the character. He's been going through a growth spurt lately and has been eating us out of house and home. lol He loves to sit with Sparky, but Sparky usually doesn't like to oblige...

Caleb is loving his schoolwork and likes his language arts the best. He's learning to read! I can't believe he's growing up so fast. He has also started catechism and loves it. I think it's his weekly highlight. :) He always comes out with a smile on his face and stories to tell. :)

Peter and I are looking forward to celebrating our 8th wedding anniversary this month! I can't believe it's been that long already, and yet it seems we've been married for so long... God has blessed us in so many ways in our years together. We are actually going away for a couple nights sans kids, and although I'm really excited about it, I'm also a little nervous as this is the first time we've done something like this... But I'm so glad we have the friends and family willing to care for our precious little ones while we're away. :) Should be a good, much needed, relaxing time. And no, I'm not telling the world where we're going... lol

Well, that's about all that's going on here... not too much new.