Halloween Photos

Howdy Peeps-


Here's a photo of Oskar in his Halloween outfit. He was a dog. We had 18 babies and toddlers at our house for a Halloween party which went surprisingly well. We brought our water table in from outside and has it full of Halloween ducks for the kids to play with- and that's what Oskar is standing in front of. The reason we had to bring it inside- was 15 minutes prior to the party- our dog Tyler got bit by a rattlesnake in our yard. As horrible as this was- it could have been so much worse- with 18 babies painting pumpkins in a yard with a loose rattlesnake. So our good dog once again saved the day and took the bite instead of little human niblet. Tyler the dog is doing fine now- after anti-venom- emergency hospital stay and a vet bill encroaching $1500- but what do you do when he's been your best pal for 12 years and your "first child".

Other exciting news- I am pregnant again- about 14 weeks. Keep us in your prayers- a lot can happen but I am confident it will all go well. Cautiously optimistic. Babies will be about 2 years about- which is a little closer then I had thought- if anyone ever tells you you can't get pregnant while still nursing THEY ARE WRONG! :-). But it may be perfect timing. So we are off again.

Oskar is 19 months and talking up a storm. Saying super funny things every day. His favorite words are "fork" and "frog" which both sound like "F * CK" and of course ran around at our Mennonite Church potluck enthusiastically yelling "Fork" "Fork" when finding a plastic fork. I had to follow close behind telling everyone "he's saying, fork...." Also the baby sitter says "sweet" a lot as an exclaimation- so that's another one- when Thomas the Train rolls off the track and into the mud- Oskar yells- "SWEET!". So much fun.

Okay- it's late here so I'll get this photos up and write more later. Good to check in with all of you and read your updates- sorry I haven't posted so awhile- but pregnant mom- I have been chasing a toddler and barfing so not my computer time lately.

Carolyn