October 2008 - A milestone on the 4th, to be exact...

This first happened on October 4th, but this video was taken 3 days later...






And Kacey wanted to show her new skill off also...

October 9, 2008 - A surprise for BB

Okay, it's really 3 surprises... Happy Birthday!

October 2008 - Mac and Cheese!

Your response to our request for mac n cheese has been .... ummmmmm.... overwhelming!! And really appreciated. ... I'm wishing I'd requested some muscadines and a Willy's burrito and salsa ... and perhaps a new car .... but live and learn. :-)







Thanks Denise and Frank!!!!








In the middle of our onslaught of mac and cheese, it snowed. I think it was October 2nd... just in the mountains. But I knew if it snowed us in, we were stocked up!!! It stayed cold over the weekend and now it's back up into the 60's here and I don't see any snow, so I guess it's warm in the mountains, too.





Thanks Kate!!!! (And Anne, Scott, Will, Ben!)

Thank you, Grammy and BB! We love the coloring books and lizards.

Thank you, Gram!!!

September 2008 - Cow Festival

Cows in parade ... plus a cute wave.


Okay, these aren't cows ...

In the Fall, lots of villages hold festivals, dress up the cows in flowers, and parade them down from the soon-to-be-snow-topped mountains. It's really interesting... we're sometimes in traffic jams because cows have the right-of-way.

We love the yogurt, so Im happy to let them go first so they can settle in there low land home and get back to work.

So impatient with the diaper changes...sometimes we just let her go back to the toys (but just for a minute.)

September - Hiking around, trains

The Billington's and us went on a hike around the Kaiseregg ... it was a cloudy day so we skipped the top and walked to a 'chalet' for some fondue, paragliding, zipcords, and windy weather.

We went to Vapeur Park, (a.k.a. 'the train park') with Luca's family.

The girls actually took a nap on the way home.

singing....