Charlie and I made Playdough (or is it doh)?) bats. The one on the right is his.
I got to see my nephew again on Halloween.
Sweet pea.
Claire as a little flower- she hated her flower!
Charlie, Claire, Gabriella and Joseph.
The neighborhood kids.
Claire, ready to go inside while her brother goes out for a bit more.
Charlie and Gabriella. Charlie thought the wart on Gabriella's nose was really cool.
We like taking wagon rides down our street.
I found a place to go horseback riding up north in Traverse. It was great! I REALLY missed it! The forest and field walk was beautiful. It was an adventure for sure...out in the boonies. The horses were very spirited because it was so cold, so it made for an exciting ride.
Charelie on Polly the Pig. The women in charge said Charlie did wonderfully. He loves going riding. She said in a couple years he'll be able to go himself (gulp).
Charlie celebrated Halloween in his "By Myself" Preschool class. At the end of class the kids sang us a couple songs which were really cute.
Chris saved a LARGE pile of leaves for Charlie to play in. He had a blast. Chris bagged 29 bags on leaves that day...that's a lot of leaves!
October is fire prevention month so we took Charlie and Claire to the local fire station for a visit.
In the fire truck.
All of a sudden Charlie seems to have made leaps and bounds with his drawing skills. He went from just scribbling 2 months ago to drawing things we can recognize. This is a spider. I think it is very good.
Claire loves to bounce on her Daddy's neck....and slap him in the face....
This is Claire on her 9-month birthday.
Claire likes to cruise on just about anything!
Claire was watching Chris and Charlie play outside while I finished feeding her lunch.
Crazy-haired Claire.
Again.
She likes to bite on her shoes.
Claire really properly crawled for the fist time at Aunt Mo and Uncle Patrick's house! Claire has been army crawling/rolling for a couple months. She was about 8 1/2 months when she made this move to her hands and knees. She REALLY wanted to get Eddie's dog toy, and proceeded to stick it in her mouth-eew!
Claire at 8 months.
It seems like Claire has been teething since she was 3 months old, and finally, here they are. She now has 2 teeth on the lower bottom jaw. It is very hard to get a picture of them!
My first time meeting Elliot!!!!
Proud Uncle and Elliot
Proud cousin Charlie and Elliot (~1 month)
Claire, Grannie K., Elliot and Papa K.
Elliot-a couple weeks old 
Claire was baptized on September 20th- Godparents Patrick Heber and Ruth Moore.
Charlie and Grandma C. sharing a drink at the luncheon after the baptism.
Claire and Grannie K.
The Godparents.
Uncle Phil, Aunt Kelly and Grandpa C.
The Baptism.
Our family.
I thought this pic was from Claire's baptism, but it's actually from Aunt Jane's wedding. I like this picture- Charlie took it (he LOVES taking pictures).
Claire turned 7 months while we were up north. Charlie gave her a "birthday kiss."
We have graduated to two pigtails.
Claire and Grandma C.
Charlie enjoys taking pictures-especially of me, in the morning....