Mid-October

Halfway into October, and time certainly is not moving any slower. We are in the middle of sharing the flu with everyone here at home - last week Mike was home sick for a day, and soon enough everybody got sick. No fun, especially for the little guys, since this seems to be a lingering flu. We're past the fevers now (we hope) but the loss of appetites, sore throats, coughs, and runny noses continue. Joy oh joy, winter is on its way! (Blah)
Aaron is now 6 MONTHS, how did that happen? Half a year has flown by, and he's now sitting up on his own (a little tippy still but he can sit for quite a while if he feels like it). When he's healthy, he's got a fantastic laugh that melts your heart, and he's such a happy kid - even now after a coughing fit, where I can tell his throat is so sore, sometimes he'll look up at me and give me a half-hearted little smile. What a little trooper!
Peter is one month shy of 2 YEARS - woah. He's learning so much, so fast, and it is quite exciting for us all. His mind is a little sponge (oh, a sponge with a mind of its own sometimes) and he catches us by surprise all the time by what he knows. He knows how to count 1-10, and a few random numbers higher than that, except he almost always skips '6'. Our mealtime prayers for a few days were: "Lord, thank-you four 5 6 7 8 9 10 this food and drink four 5 6 7 8 9 10 Jesus' sake Amen". It's kind of hard to keep the smile off your face...
I've got a few new pictures to share. I've been shrinking the photos before uploading them to shorten the time it takes, so if you would like a good-quality picture please let me know and I can email it to you. Enjoy!

Always on the hunt to find a good picture of the two boys together...Peter looking like a bit of a goofAaah, love this smileJust chillin' in my rocking chair, MomTwo boys looking spiffy for churchHugs outside on a fall dayHanging out with MomOne of my new favourite pictures :)And another favourite, a boy and his truckPeter's current favourite book is Curious George