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Start 'em young...

Madeline wanted to go to the mall, so we went while Caleb was in school today. Our mission was to find Madeline some sandals, which we accomplished. Luckily that left us with plenty of time for Blaze'n Burrito! I'm getting them hooked young. Both girls thought it was the best lunch ever. Eleanor cried when the quesadilla ran out. Poor thing. Madeline ate her part of the quesadilla and then devoured OUR cheese dip. If it's already this fun to go shopping with my girlies now, I can't imagine how it will be when they're a little older.

6 month checkup

Eleanor had her 6 month well baby visit this week. I can't believe how fast it's all gone by. Where is my little newborn? She is 27" tall (86th percentile) and 19 lb 6 oz (94th percentile). She is happy, easy-going, and playful. Happy 1/2 birthday, sweet girl!

Happy Friday!

Donuts Before School

We had some extra time this morning, so we stopped for donuts. The kids thought it was the greatest thing ever. I let them each pick their donut, (purple sprinkles for Madeline, rainbow sprinkles for Caleb. Eleanor, unfortunately, just had to watch.) and I let them have chocolate milk. ( thrilling, I know!) We were pretty much the only people in there, so the donut lady chatted with the kids. She even complimented their behavior when we left. What a fun start to the day!

The girls

Caleb...

... has discovered Mariokart.

Small Victories...

I made a quick trip to the mall by myself with all three kids. They needed to pick out Christmas ornaments. We managed to find everyone an ornament, grab a fancy Christmas cookie, and get back out without any meltdowns or crying babies. It was my first real shopping experience with all three kids. Yay for small victories!

Playing at the Park

We've had some really pleasant (if somewhat changeable) weather lately. Yay for playing outside!

Fall Pictures

I love these pictures. I'm really lucky that the kids' school makes the extra effort to get siblings together.

Ok, so I'm trying to publish from my phone, and the pictures are not showing up properly. For now you can click on them to see them. I'll try to fix this mess later. I'm not really impressed with this app. :-(