It seems as though the time is just flying by! Fall has come and gone and here we are only 12 days away from Christmas. Dan is 1/3 of the way through law school and hes finishing out his first semester with a punch! His words were: "I'm going to kick my finals butt!" Juliette has officially entered the "I'm four going on sixteen" stage. And boy was I suprised the first time I asked her to do something and I didn't get the usual "yes mommy", instead her reply was something more like "No, not today mommy, I don't think so, I'm going to do (this) instead." Who knew four year olds could be so bossy, controlling, and independent! I bet you couldn't even tell by this picture!

Don't you wish you could be a kid again?

Little Explorers

Our local Planetarium has a great Pre-School program called Little Explorers. Juliette and I have been attending the monthly activities and have found that they are so much fun, not to mention a wonderful learning opportunity. So far we have built an edible spacecraft out of candy and ice cream cones, made a galaxy, and explored a pretend Saturn! We have had so much fun building and exploring!

Metamorphosis

This summer our family had the opportunity to take care of not just one monarch caterpillar, but TWO! What a surprise! When our first butterfly emerged from its crystalis, we found a teenie-tiny caterpillar at the bottom of the jar. It must have come in on one of the milkweed branches as an egg. Just as I was about to celebrate the end to our bug-keeping days, we were hit with the responsibility of parenting caterpillar number 2! But it was great! What a rewarding opportunity!

Juliette turned 4! (In August)

Juliette's birthday took the back seat this summer with the wedding, moving to New Hampshire, law school, etc. but I think she enjoyed it just the same. Thank you Heidi for letting us use your home. I'm glad Juliette got to be with her new cousins too! They had such a blast!

Happy (Belated) Halloween!

Juliette was a cat. Although most people thought she was a bunny. We received lots of nice comments like "Oh what a cute furry bunny" and "You must be a white bunny!" Juliette corrected people at first, but then gave up and went with flow. Candy was more important! This picture is from Trunk or Treat at our church. Juliette is looking at the container of pencils, probably picking out the one she wanted.

We're hitched! As of 8-8-08!

Yes, Daniel and I are now married. I still haven't officially changed my name. I didn't realize that is quite the process!! I'm hoping to send in the paperwork before Christmas.