Where went September?

Somehow it seems as though September came and went with hardly a glance backwards. Ah well. Suffice it to say, every day was full to the brim, and the following pictures capture but a few snippets ...

We've definitely been enjoying Toby ... Mommy must say that she loves the additional encouragement she's been to playing outside! It's fun watching her play a game of chase with the kids ... :o)

She graced us with volunteer participation in this picture ...

Matthew spending time with his big brother ...

And his big sister ...

Happy as ever! :o) He is so responsive to people. He takes in new situations pretty quietly, but people he blesses with huge smiles. He's so much fun!

(Sorry it's tilted ... please crook your head--I don't have the ten minutes it would take to fix it and get it back into this position!)

We've definitely spent lots of time coloring and drawing and crafting ... it's been neat to see Hannah's imagination blooming in her pictures.

And this is actually from August, but Peter's doing great with scissors ...

He did all of the cutting for his tractor picture. :o) He's also talking now. A lot. In full and complete sentences. He's still a bit difficult to understand sometimes, but we're working on that with him, and he's improving every week.

Here's a cooperative project from just the other day. The whole thing was glued together into a project about 3-feet wide. It's a picture of our house ... with bedrooms and stairs and lots of other things. :o) Awww.

Mmmm ...

Everybody's hungry these days! Although the big ones are *starting* to be able to get their own snacks. Wednesday evenings we do cereal after prayer meeting at church. Hannah was particularly hungry this night ...

With big appetites, I guess it's good that coupons are still happening. All of this (plus 2 lbs of carrots, unpictured) for $15.05. I saved $37.80. And yes, I realize the refrigerated cookies aren't the healthiest option, but at least they are fresher and have fewer preservatives than the packaged ones that taste like a combination of cardboard and chalkdust. And at 44 cents each, it's helpful to have them to pull out for lunch snacks when from-scratch cookies aren't happening. The kisses will go on top of peanut butter cookies I'll make with the jar of peanut butter I got for 24 cents the other week. :o) The Lord is good.

So, that's about it for now.

Look for more posts about our trip to the apple orchard, Peter's tumble to cement from four feet, and other minor events in upcoming days ... :o)