Pumpkin

Here are a few Karis highlights. Her favorite word to say: "pumpkin", her favorite song to sing "10, 000 reasons".

Hurt Man Skit

The other week while I was upstairs, the girls put together their own little skit. They set up all the pillows to make a path and then acted out The Good Samaritan. Here is their script:

E- I am the hurt man walking down the road
J- I am going to help you
E- Thank-you
J- Here's one band-aid. And... here's one more bandaid, and.. here's one more bandaid.
K- cheese, cheese (looking at video camera)
E- Thank-you

Pumpkin Patch

Last week we went on a preschool field trip to the pumpkin patch. The kids did the hay maze, went on a hay ride, picked out a pumpkin, and had hot chocolate and cookies.

Injury of the week...

Last Sunday Ella split her chin and got 5 stitches. She was riding her bike down the hill to the park, lost control, and fell over the handlebars. So, we spent our second Sunday in a row in ER.

Memories from ER: -Ella sang "God is my Shepherd when she realized it was her bedtime (this is our routine at home). She sang quite loud to the crowded waiting room and a lady across from us told her that was her favorite song.

-When the doctor asked her how fast she was going on her bike, Ella answered: "faster than a car".

-At the end of her stitching Ella received a popsicle and asked the doctor if she could have an extra one to take home to Juju. 

Juju eating her popsicle on Monday morning :) (no, they don't always get along this well)

First Supper

Last weekend we moved! Here we are eating our first dinner at our new home (and on our new dining room table!) We moved just down the hill from our townhouse. The house is a perfect space for us. Ella and Juju still share a room and Karis has her own room. The first night she cried for "Ella, Juju", but she has adjusted well :) The big girls run into Karis' room as soon as they are all awake and say "Karis, we're here, were you lonely?" So cute!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Last weekend we celebrated Thanksgiving...

by having brunch with Grandma She-She,

by having a pork-roast dinner,

and by having a Thanksgiving lunch at preschool.

Juju's injury

Last weekend Juliette injured her arm. She jumped off a stool and landed on her elbow. Because of the swelling, the x-ray didn't conclude whether or not it is fractured. When the swelling goes down we will get another x-ray. Until then, Juliette is wearing a splint.

Hailey's Birthday

On Saturday our sweet friend Hailey turned one. She had a beautiful party down at Derby Reach. All the party guests had fun playing outside on a nice fall day.

Names

Juliette is getting quite good at printing her name. Here she is showing off her work (and wearing a bathing suit in October).

And the other day Ella built her name out of Lego during quiet time.

Worship Trio...

Sammy the Snail

Ella's new favorite thing to draw is a "Sammy the Snail". 

Latest happenings...

A few weeks ago we went to Great-Grandpa's birthday party. Amongst the party guests, were the twins - Andrew and Oliver. The twins are Spencer's cousin's baby boys and our girls' second cousins. They are incredibly cute and it was fun to have a visit with them. Here's a proud Great-Grandpa with his 5 great-grandchildren.

The girls have been very into painting lately.

Karis enjoys having a snack and watching the girls do crafts from her highchair. She sometimes joins in for the craft too. She loves to color.

We like to let Ella and Juju get dressed themselves, but you have to draw the line somewhere. 

We went to the Houston trail to get some exercise the other day. The girls rode their bikes, and Karis ran along behind.