Cabin Fever/ Everyones Sick

So the family has a combined: pink eye, flu, cough that keeps up from 2-4 AM, a double ear infection (both on Jeffrey), and a sore knee (on Allie from slipping on the ice). So stay away from us seems to be the message. i keep thinking that we are on the way to being well and then they send Jeffrey home from Daycare, may be allergic to eggs, has had 2 reactions, so we take him to the Doctor only to discover the ear infections. Uck, Uck, Uck!!! Thankfully Gran was here to help us get well, so much harder when you have a little one to take care of and you just want to nap. And we all hope to be well by the time the birthday guests arrive. Needless to say we are all sleepy bears.

What we are thankful for

This holiday as we recover from a family cold I realized that more than any other year I am thankful for the health of my family. Jeffrey is almost a year old and we have been blessed with a happy and healthy little one. Somehow we made it thru the year with 2 colds, lots of lost sleep, and few other concerns. I am no longer feeling like my head is underwater all of the time. Jeffrey is now walking across the house and I am guessing I will be chasing him before his birthday hits.
Brian is thankful for his family, that Jane and Al have found happiness in their new NC home, and the safe return of our friend Jeff from his deployment abroad.
Gran Beck is visiting with for the holiday and she expresses how thankful she is for her grandson, that her daughter likes her, and that she has returned to the court (which is now filling her retirement).
I believe our Jeffrey is thankful for our love, his spatula, laundry basket and rubber duckie (current favorite toys).
And we are all thankful for the love, laugh, and support of our family and friends.

October Fun

So we have hosten an annual pumpkin carving party each year since we moved to Salem, this year it was at our new place and we were lucky enough to have great (dry) weather. So below are some of our friends enjoying the new place and pumpkins. Above Stella and Lily carve it up.
Umm, love the pumpkin, both Stella and Jeffrey enjoyed nawing on the pumpkin tops, not sure if it was the cold factor or that they are both fed lots of squash.

Jeffrey gets measured at the local pumpkin patch, he really does need to work on his posture or no one will know how tall he is.

Jeffrey carefully selects his pumpkin to carve.

Grandma and Grandpa Dilks help Jeffrey ballance a top a hay bale catapillar.

The fall in bloom, gotta love the NW, oh how it grows