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(Please click here for September photos or here for October photos.)

You know the saying, "time flies leaving little time for blogging". Or something like that.

In the last month (or so) since I posted, the following things have happened.

Lots of friends had babies. Craig and Kari added Aubrey to their clan. Harlan and Jessi welcomed Helena. And, Dana and Mike popped out (more Dana than Mike) Aaron.

People celebrated birthdays. Colin turned 5. I turned 30. Pete (Grandpa) turned more than 30.

Friends and families got knocked up (Jake's term... not mine). Mark and Kelly found out they should be having a little girl in March. Heather and Ryan found out they'll be having their first in April. Oh yeah... and we got to visit with Heather since she was in town while her sister had her second child. It was really nice catching up with her and seeing her niece, Sydney, again.

Michigan State finally beat Michigan at the Big House. Go State!

Jason and Jo completed their move to St. Louis. Jo and Michele are still connected by the miles of tears they shed.

Jake got to pick out a pumpkin, help carve it, and go trick-or-treating (over the span of a month or more). Jake walked around saying, "Trick or treat." Which he would then follow up by telling our neighbors that were giving him candy that he got "enough" at his school party! With Halloween falling on such a nice evening, he stayed up and helped us hand out candy. When he got bored, the M&M's and Whoppers (he REALLY liked those) helped fuel him as he ran around the yard and wove his way through the ornamental grasses.

This was also his last week in the Toddler's room at day care. Starting next week he'll be moving up to the transitional preschool room. He's going to be joining a few friends that he started with, and one girl, Grace, is moving up at the same time. Unfortunately, they are leaving his best friend, Lincoln, behind until he's old enough, in December. Everyone is concerned about how that split up is going to work out. When dropping Jake off one morning, I overheard Lincoln trying to convince Ms. Erica that he is a "big boy" over and over!

Hopefully we'll have some movies up shortly. I'll also try to make sure to put up a post or two before Christmas, but after this last span, I better not promise anything!