Our little dinosaur!

Krieg made his appearance at our church's Fall Festival as a dinosaur, thanks to Kevin's mom! To my surprise, he actually really liked wearing the costume, and even insisted on keeping it on once we got home. The only thing he didn't like was the tail. When he had to sit on it in his car seat he kept pointing to it and saying "All done!" At the festival, he had no interest in filling his bag with candy, but occupied himself playing cornhole and "fishing" for as long as we would let him.
Here are a few pictures of him in his dinosaur, one with our good friends Amanda and Ivy (Pocahontas).

Surprise!

BABY #2 IS A GIRL!!

In the Kitchen

One of Krieg's new adventures as of late has been helping me cook in the kitchen. On occasion when I am baking, I will let him help me stir something, or dump an ingredient in the bowl. But his version of cooking usually consists of pulling out the baking soda, cinnamon, and vanilla (all ingredients he can both reach, and have secure tops on them that he can't open yet!) and pretending to pour them in a bowl and stir. So just about any time that I say I'm going to the kitchen to cook, he follows right behind me and begins pulling out his ingredients. I love it and think it's so cute. I want to encourage him to enjoy cooking since it's one of my favorite things to do, and consequently I spend a lot of time in the kitchen! I can't wait until he is big enough to stand on a stool and actually help me!

October Afternoons

Just about every afternoon after Krieg's nap we head outside to walk to the mailbox and play with his outdoor toys. I am so thankful for the fall and dreading when it's too cold to go outside for an hour or two!

Why I love consignment sales

If anyone knows me, they know I love finding deals. So, consignment sales have become my new favorite place to get deals on things for Krieg. The one in town was this weekend, so in order to be the first one to get in, I volunteered at it for 3 hours. It proved to be a good decision. I came out with a little Tykes basketball hoop for $1, a 4 foot tall chalk board/dry erase easel for $2, and a huge bag full of Black and Decker tools for $5 among a bunch of other things. I am saving the first two until winter, when we are tired of playing inside and need some new entertainment. But I gave Krieg the drill from the tool set yesterday since Kevin was drilling in the bathroom. He thought he was so cool to have a drill just like his Daddy! Kevin calls them "Drill Buddies!" I can't wait to see him with the rest of the tools. Now I'm on the lookout for a tool bench. Let me know if you find a good deal for me!

WCU Staff Team

Our staff team is finally growing! Ashley just arrived, so we now have two out of the three new staff up here. We are all thrilled to have the extra help. It sure does make Kevin's load a lot lighter. So in celebration of Ashley's arrival this week, I thought I would post a picture of our team.