The cold is coming!

Fall is definitely upon us. It has gotten much cooler in the last few days and every so often there are whispers of snow. Fortunately, none has come yet. Hopefully we'll have a bit longer before the snow starts! Here are our updates!

Aaron: I'm working really hard at my classes. I have been getting a lot of exercise because I bike to Flathead High school for my first class, then bike to Glacier High School for my remaining classes.  I am getting used to my classes, although it's hard to ever have enough time to prepare for 4 separate lesson plans each day! In the next month I will be taking my COMPS. That is the last step before I can get my Masters. I have a lot of work ahead of me, but we're hoping it is worth it and I can finish my degree!

Julie: Things have been going pretty well lately! I have been enjoying my new cooking blog: http://mediocre-eats.blogspot.com It gives me a fun outlet almost every day as I prepare fun things for the family. I also try to keep up with the occasional crafts: a cloth book for the kids, birthday cards, clothing repairs, etc. I've also been making time to do some reading. I'm currently starting the Twilight series. I know, I'm just getting started. We did finally see the movie a few weeks ago and enjoyed it.

Joseph: I am still learning new things every week! This week I am learning about F/f, 5, and green/verde! I am getting so good at learning my spanish words! My latest hobby is watching Dora and Bob the Builder on Netflix Instant Watch. (We get Netflix and you can watch certain movies and shows on the Netflix site. He loves this! He doesn't hardly watch tv anymore.) I also like going to storytime at the library on Tuesdays and bringing home books.

Emery: I am still the sweetest little girl ever. Just last night I slept from 8-4 and 4-7:30. Mama is very happy about that! I am eating rice cereal, oatmeal, applesauce and bananas! I am figuring out this whole sitting business. I don't enjoy doing it for long periods of time yet, but I'm getting pretty good at it. I enjoy standing too. I am constantly learning how to make new sounds. Everyone always likes when I talk. I'm just a happy girl. I will be having my six month appointment in a few weeks. Mama and Papa are excited to know how much I've grown. I'm getting quite a few rolls on my legs, and my cheeks are getting kinda big. I'm tall enough to fit in size 12 month clothes, although my waist isn't quite big enough yet! I guess I'm gonna be tall like my Papa!

Mama cut my hair!

Just in case I fall down!

When I woke up from my nap the other day I just looked out the window quietly for a few minutes. It was so peaceful!

Mama looks so pretty in her shoes, I figure I would too!

Videos!

The new blogger editor doesn't include videos yet, so that's why we haven't posted any. But we switched back to the old blog editor just for this post. We've been taking tons of videos and wanted to share them!



Random videos of Emery. She's funny. Once she sees the camera she'll stop talking or whatever she was doing. Now she'll actually smile at it. When she eats sometimes she'll make an "mmm" sound with every bite, like Julie's nephew Nicholas. It's so cute, but impossible to get on camera! Here's some Emery fun. Enjoy!

Check her out!

Yup! She can sit!

However, she won't do it all the time. Only if she wants to. If we keep her happily engaged with a toy she'll sit, and the moment she loses interest she falls over. We're sure it's only a matter of time before she thinks sitting is actually cool!

Emery!

Emery has been having tons of fun the last few days. She has started rolling, going from back to front (both directions) and even rolling from front to back once. She's eating solids now. Mainly rice cereal and oatmeal. But we've started introducing bananas too. She's starting to "talk" a lot more, and her sleep seems to be improving as well. This little lady is growing up!

This little girl loves to stick out her tongue!

Joseph wanted his picture taken after he found all the chicks in this counting game. He was so pleased.

p.s. Julie has a new cooking blog, her current hobby. If you're interested, check it out! She'll be updating it regularly. http://mediocre-eats.blogspot.com/

Ta-da!

There's really nothing special to say "Ta-da!" about, it just sounded like a good post title. Here's our latest and greatest:

Aaron: Teaching has been going well. He's adjusting to the new roll and seems to be enjoying it. For him, it's just the daily grind.

Julie: Raising two kids is tough! But it's getting easier. The new challenge is finding a way to get some regular exercise! I'm sure that will come in time as well.

Joseph: I'm learning more spanish! Now I know how to say sol, luna, estrella, rojo, blanco, morado and I'm learning negro. Now I ask Mama and Papa how to say things in spanish all the time, like car, window, sky, and street. I'm also getting two new teeth. I told Mama that my mouth hurt yesterday and so she looked in and saw two big bumps on the back of my gums. I almost have new teeth. She put medicine on it so it didn't hurt anymore. Thanks Mama!


This is my calendar and the things I'm learning about. I have a number of the week too. This week I'm learning about black/negro, C/c and two/dos. When I remember things about these new concepts all on my own, I earn extra computer time to play my games on the computer. It's the best!

Emery: I'm eating baby cereals! Now that I have this extra little bit of food, I'm so much happier! I'm sleeping better during the day and better at night. I also fall asleep for my naps without even crying. I still cry at night though. Have to keep them on their toes! I'm such a happy baby. Everyone loves me!


I have learned to smile at the camera instead of just staring at it. Now everyone can see more pictures of how beautiful I am!