Busy Marie

Things have been very busy for Marie lately.

We have had doctor's appointments, traveling to visit family,
new toys,and enjoying the fall weather.

**It's hard to believe, but we had the 6 month check up with the ENT
this week. Everything looked great, but we were referred to a pediatric
allergist to make sure that we are doing everything we can to make Marie
comfortable with her allergies and asthma.

**The doctor was so quick, we had time to stop at the library.
We hadn't been there since the beginning of August!
Marie walked in and knew exactly where we were.
We found pumpkin and Halloween books,
played with puppets, and the train set.

**Andy thought Marie needed an early Christmas present to
keep her busyas the weather starts to get cooler.

Welcome to Marie's Kitchen!Menu:
Apple with a side of Banana
Pear with corn on the cob
and a book for dessert (or whatever else is lying around)

**We were so busy playing I didn't catch many pictures of
our trip back to N'West Iowa - but the few I snapped are priceless.

Marie with Grandma, busy decorating the drivewayAndy, Alissa, Abby, & Marie reading a good book

**Our new furnace has arrived - it took 6 hours to install so I had a
day at home with Marie while they worked on it.
It was quite noisy, so Marie didn't get the nap she needed.
We stayed busy playing outside in the beautiful fall weather.
She loves to crunch the leaves as we walk
and collect them in her wagon.