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Did I mention?

Oh, and for any who don't know, yet... We're expecting again! We have an ultrasound next week, so I'll be posting again soon about that. We are due May 10th, but will be delivering in April. Just sayin'...

Quick kid updates:
Natalie is sure it's a girl and prays for her baby sister to be healthy every night. I keep saying it might be a boy, to which she replies: "I don't like boys."

Peter has learned a TON of animal sounds! Here's the current list, as far as I can remember:
cat, dog, bird, monkey, elephant, horse, cow, sheep, duck, mouse, chicken, snake, fish, starfish, tiger, lion, bear, penguin, alligator, skunk, zebra, and bumble bee. I'll come back and add more as I remember them...

I wake up every morning to him shouting "MOMMEEEEEEEEEE!" and he begs for me to open the curtains so he can watch for "Daga" (dogs). His blankey is his "Gaga" and "Ga" can be a "guy" (or toy figurine), that he dropped something and wants me to get it, or "again." He asks for "schee" (cheese) and "Wawa" (any drink) constantly and is gaining weight very nicely now that he's on cows milk. His peanut allergy doesn't seem to be too big of a lifestyle change for anyone except Natalie who won't eat pancakes anymore since we don't have peanut butter for them. Otherwise, life is great!

Thanksgiving

With Thanksgiving plans drastically altered at the last minute, it was up to me to put on the feast! With Nate caring for kids and cleaning, I cooked and cooked for two days and everything turned out great! We invited some of Nate's colleagues for dinner and we all had a great time. My only regret: I forgot to take pictures of my four beautiful... nay, GORGEOUS!... pies!! I made two pumpkin, an apple/berry and a peach pie. Nate made almond roca and it was the biggest hit! Everyone chose the roca over the Costco-purchased high-end chocolates and truffles we had bought. Go, us!

Cute Kids in Cute clothes

I love to take Sunday shots of the kids. I usually dress Peter right before we leave, so it's hard to get his picture before church. After church can be disastrous (hence the crumbs on his tie...). I'll try to do better. His outfits are too cute to miss! I mean, check out those shoes...!

Catching up: Halloween

Two little red crayons. They both really enjoyed their costumes, and Peter even kept his hat on! We had fun at the church trunk-or-treat and the playgroup Halloween party. Natalie said her favorite part was the candy. I don't blame her, but I think my favorite part was when she came up to me and started rubbing her head on me. "I'm coloring you, mom!"

Catching up: Mormor and Morfar

Mormor and Morfar came to visit! We had a great couple of days enjoying their company. Can't wait to see them again. Seriously. I can't wait. How about we fly down this weekend? Please??

Catching up: Preschool

Natalie's first day of preschool... We are in a "joyschool" type preschool, where six of us moms take turns teaching each month. She loves it, and I love living vicariously through her! How fun to play with friends, color, eat, and learn cool stuff! She came home last week so excited to tell me that flour is made of wheat! Who knew??