October so far...

EKG, so many wires on such a little body

I don't think he likes the hat Addy tried on him

6 months old!

recovering is hard work

I'm Batman (costume for the LPA party)

I love the cape on the back

first cereal (with an audience)

handsome little man in his new church shirt

a giraffe for the church carnival

pumpkin bowling

eating gummy worms and whipped cream without hands

cute little giraffe

pre-race

here comes daddy

almost to the finish line

crazy hair day at school

our car decked out for trunk-or-treating

• Maren is recovering well from having her tonsils and adenoids removed.  Her appetite is better and her mood is improving.  The number of meltdowns has drastically decreased.
• I loved general conference, so many of the talks were just for me.
• Enjoyed our traditional crepe breakfast for Sunday conference. 
• The kids had their fall break from school, unfortunately our days were filled with doctors appointments and other such boring stuff.  
• Silas is 6 months!
• We celebrated his half birthday by spending 2 hours with the cardiologist, then lunch at the Spaghetti Factory, and shopping with Aunt Camille. 
• Spent 2 hours at the cardiologist office, he told me that Silas needed heart surgery.  I knew he didn't, but after 2 hours of tests and re-checking his blood pressure I was told that he was fine and didn't need surgery.  I think I will be finding another cardiologist.
• Silas tried his first solid food, rice cereal.  He did really well, the girls loved watching him.
• Ben ran his first 5K.  I am so proud of him!  He has really taken his health seriously and has worked so hard.  He has lost nearly 40 lbs. and jogs/walks every morning.  Addy and Sydnee and I went to watch him run, it was fun to watch and so inspiring.
• Silas got a new shirt for church, he looks very handsome.
• Our dryer has been trying to die for months, Saturday our washer died.  So, I now have a new washer and dryer.  I love it, I get more done in less time.  Maren loves it because the lid on the washer is clear and she can watch the clothes washing.
• We took the kids to a Halloween carnival at the church.  They had a ball.
• crazy hair day at school for red ribbon week.
• We went to our first LPA (Little People of America) activity.  They had a Halloween party with games, a magician, balloon animals, lunch and trunk-or-treating.  It was fun to meet so many other families in our same situation and to meet some of the moms I chat with on Facebook.  We won 2nd place in the trunk decorating contest (we may have stolen our idea from our good friends the Rawlins).  The kids scored majorly on the candy front and we had a great time.