Well, this past month has been busy. We got Jacque's ears pierced at the beginning of the month. She did very well. She didn't scream as much as Kat did. She was more upset that Geoff had to hold her tight. After he let her go she stopped crying.
After weeks of rain we got predictions of snow right before Thanksgiving. As we were driving down there was some snow already high up on the hills. Of course with all of the rain the waterfalls were very full and beautiful.
We finally got snow on Sunday night here in Tacoma. So driving has turned even worse. Geoff didn't have to go into work untill 0830 today because there was even more snow and of course anything that had melted yesterday was now ice today.
Kat went out to play in the snow. She didn't last out there very long before it got to cold for her. She hasn't had very many chances to play or really see snow in her short life, so she isn't too sure what to do with it.

Halloween, what fun. Kat was a princess and played the part all too well. We went trick-or-treating at the Puyallup mall. We went there last year but Kat really didn't know what was going on. This year all she knew was that she could ask people for candy, and if she stood in front of them long enough they would give her more. She was very serious about it no smiles and very quite "thank yous". Jacque was asleep the whole time. She was tigger.
Jacque had her two month check-up on the 3rd of Nov. She is 11 lbs 11 oz and 22.5 inches long. She is in the 75% for weight and 50% for length. Already bigger then Kat was at two months. Jacque is such a morning baby. She is all smiles and coos. She loves to sit up straight, no leaning back for her.
All for now.

Ah, the joys of having a three year old. Kat is more bossy and you can now understand all of her commands. For example when we sang "Happy Birthday" to her she was telling everyone to stop, hand gestures and all. That was after we had lit her candles three times. She kept blowing them out before we could sing to her. She also loved getting birthday presents. After she had opened her last one she asked for "more please". But with the whole pinata thing, she was like, whatever. She was happy to get the candy after someone else broke it.
Jacque is getting bigger, clothing that is newborn doesn't fit and some of the 0-3 months stuff doesn't fit either. In fact size two diapers are on the next shopping list. She has her 2 months check up on the 2nd of Nov. It will be interesting to see which percentile she is in. Kat, at her three year check-up, is in the 25% for weight(29lbs) and about the 15% (3 feet)for heighth. Her little sister is going to out grow her, or so we think.

Just a quick update. Kat is having great success in potty training. We started last Friday and now she is wearing panties. She even wore panties last night to bed (by mistake) and they were still dry this morning. So we will see if it continues. She has stopped asking to wear a diaper, she liked to wear them because she knew they were easier. She doesn't have to think when she is wearing them. So maybe before her third b-day she might be totally potty trained. ;)

This past weekend we (Kat, Jacque, and I) went down to Vancouver, WA to see my grandparents and so that my family could have a chance to see Jacque before she got to big.
She was held by great-grandparents, 4 great-aunts, 1 great-uncle, and 2 cousins. Of course every hold was supervised by her grandma, "mama", and her older sister. She enjoyed all the attention that was showered upon her. She also now thinks that talking is just opening her mouth really wide and then closing it. No sounds come out though.
Also this past week Jacque had her first bath in her little tub. She really likes being in the water. Kat likes to stand right at the tub and make sure everything is going just right. In fact Kat like to make sure that her little sister is happy no matter where she is, Kat will provide the entertainment. Jacque reconizes her sister's voice and will look in that direction and kind of smile.

Ahh, it was so nice to get away and smell some of the freshest air to be found around here. We took a four hour drive north-east of us up into the mountains to a resort. We went from sea-level to 4,000 ft. There was fresh snow on the ground as we went over the mountains on Hwy 20. It even snowed on the pass the night we were there, though none at the resort itself. Beautiful grounds to walk around on, lots of trails. We didn't go far as it was getting dark and sprinkling off and on. The food was excelent (if it hadn't been, there wasn't any other place to eat so we would have been out of luck). Our room over looked the lake/pond that was there, a very peacefully veiw.
Geoff enjoyed the fresh air and his cigar. Kat rode her bike around, her legs are now long enough to reach the pedals. Jacque enjoyed the peace and quiet by sleeping, what a suprise. :)

This past weekend we all went to the Puyallup Fair. Friday was the cattle drive and parade. Saw some beautiful horses. After the parade we got into the fair for free. Kat got to ride her first roller coaster. She loved it. After we left the fair she continued to talk about riding the Dragon ( the roller coaster was a Dragon). She would sit on her chair and then the ride would "start" and she would scream.
Sunday we went back to see the Pro rodeo finals. It was fun to watch. Only one guy lasted 8 seconds on the bull, everyone else got thrown off. They had some very good bulls and bronco that gave the cowboys some good challenges.
Both days Jacque slept the whole time. She is still too young to really appreciate outings.

Well we hope everyone will enjoy the website as a way to keep up with our busy and growing family. We will try to keep it updated as often as possible. JW and Sara use this site and it is great, we always get to see how Brady is doing.

13 Sept was Jacque's 2 week check up. She is now 9 pounds! Her and Natalie are both doing very well.

Kat is addapting very well to being a big sister. She is more helpful than we could have ever imagined. Kat turns 3 in less than 2 months.