Carving our Jack-o-Lantern

The kids wanted to do a silly face this year for our Jack-o-Lantern... We actually got a little bit of help from them for once, getting the seeds out -- although it took a lot of encouragement! We had a fun little family night together doing our jack-o-lantern... (Oct. 30)

Our First Snowfall!

Well, as of this point, the weather is perfect these days, but a few weeks ago, we actually had a couple of snowy days (in October!!) We were a little worried about what that was going to mean for our winter, but luckily, the weather has warmed up a bit once again, and we are having some beautiful days around here for now. Those few days it did snow, the kids were so excited, of course, to get to see it and watch it from the windows, and for Brielle, to get to go to school in it! (And Timothy got to see his first snowfall out the hospital window!) These pictures are from October 28 - our first day of snow for the season!

Update on Timothy

So Timothy is going to get to try eating again tomorrow (for Halloween!) -- a special formula, called Portagen, which is low on the fats that go through the lymph vessels where the leak is... He will only get to try a tiny bit at first, and slowly get more and more as the days go by, as long as he does okay with it and the fluid doesn't start building up again. Best-case scenario, if he does fine with the feedings as they are slowly increased, he will be up to full feeds on his own (with no IV fluids) in 3 weeks! We are definitely praying that is what happens and that he will not need surgery. That is the plan at this point...


This is just a little video of him to show how fun and interactive he is getting when we talk to him, and how big he is already getting - trying to talk, himself! (He'll be 7 weeks old tomorrow)... We can't believe it! This video is from Oct. 22...

Ward Party & Festive Timothy

So we had our ward Trunk-or-Treat this past weekend, and the kids had a blast! We've got a Witch, Darth Vader, and a Fairy Princess this year! They are VERY excited about Halloween! Timothy got dressed up that weekend as well -- in a cute Halloween outfit from his nurse, Katrina! Of course he wasn't necessarily excited about dressing up, but he sure got a lot of oohs and aahs at the NICU! :)