3 weeks

Daddy's lap

It must be pretty comfortable.

tasty

We went with one of our homeschool groups on a field trip to Whole Foods today. They have such great tours there. Tons of samples, which make the kids happy. It also helps them try new things. My kids especially loved the smoked salmon spread, so after the tour we bought some of that to have on crackers as a snack in the afternoon, as well as some fresh apple cider. Yum!!

2 weeks

Declan started out his 2 week birthday with a doctor's visit. Just a check-up. He is 8lbs. 9oz. and 20 3/4 inches. Which means he's 1/4 inch shorter than when he was born. The nurse said sometimes they shrink?? I had never heard of that.

He did great during his visit -- he was very alert and calm while the doctor examined him. Unfortunately, then he had to get his foot pricked for the PKU screening. He cared for that not at all, but he recovered quickly.

The doctor said everything looked wonderful and he's very healthy.

It's funny how at 2 weeks, babies already develop a personality. He's a pretty mellow fellow for the most part, just getting fussy close to eating time. He's focusing on faces quite a bit and likes to look around him.

It's been so much fun getting to know him!

Halloween

The kids had a fun, full day. First we attended a homeschool Halloween party at the bowling alley.

Declan's very first Halloween:

In the evening, we attended the Harvest Festival at our church. They always have a great set-up. Inflatables, games, a cake walk and trunk-or-treat. Everyone really gets into decorating their trunks and filling them with candy to hand out. Our kids brought home an outrageous amount. They also won us a cake and some cupcakes.

This car's theme fit in with Chase's costume so they nicely posed with him and his friend:

Conner was a pirate, Chase a hippie, Brenna a witch, Aiden a Power Ranger, Zane a golfer and Scott went back to his '80 mullet days.