Baby #3

Thanksgiving

Micah had a Thanksgiving Feast at school where we had brunch and the kids performed a couple of songs.

Wednesday afternoon we drove to Indiana to meet up with the Gurley side of the family.  With six kids under the age of five, it was a fun, noisy time.  Nana and Grandpapa had some remodeling done, and their new master bath includes a large swimming pool soaker tub.  The four older cousins had a great time in there together.  Micah also took another bath by himself on a later night because he "couldn't swim with all the girls in there."

lots and lots of reading

snack time

making airplanes with Papa

Papa and Uncle Mike instigated a pillow fight.

Camera Clean-up

It's been over a week since I've posted, so let's just download pictures from the camera and see what we find!

Micah's fall party at preschool

Our ABF fall party - a Notre Dame player and the leprechaun

I took other pictures, too, but my camera and I were having trouble  with fuzziness.  Here are the Olivers as a pumpkin, pie, and cool whip.  :)

Hannah has picked up on Micah's habit of sleeping between the wall and the bed.  Why do we bother buying beds for them??

And, finally, a horse cake I made for Sydney's birthday.

Oh, and a very happy birthday today to Poppa!  I'd tell you how old he is, but I can't count that high...

Gymnastics

I signed Hannah and Jackson up for a free-play gymnastics time at a local YMCA.  Jackson was home sick today, so he'll join us next time.  It took Hannah a few minutes to warm up, but then she was in her element.  Most of the pictures are a little blurry, but I had to post them all so you could see the common theme - the tongue sticking out in concentration.  My mom used to tease me for doing the very same thing.  :)  Oh, and we just happened to have a hand-me-down leotard, so brace yourself for cuteness.

Her tongue isn't out in this one b/c she's saying "help me, Mommy".

This one is my favorite.

You can't see her tongue, but I like the bouncy pony tails, too.

even while sitting down!

2-year pictures