Gilligan's Island

This post is a result of a special request from a special friend, far...far away. This is a house on Bridge street near the school that recreates a different scene each fall. I will try and get a better shot next time I am out.

Fall Festival

This weekend Gordon-Conwell held a fall festival. Eleanor had a good time. She tried a hot dogs and got a balloon. It was a pretty chilly day so we didn't stay long. The little girl in the picture with Eleanor is Faith, she attends church with us and is one month younger than Eleanor.

Mr. Potato Head?

Eleanor has been playing with her Mr. Potato Head toy in an unusual manner. A few days ago she was making a strange breathing noise while playing, I looked down, and she had Mr. Potato Head's nose in her mouth. I didn't have my camera ready and figured it was a one time event...but today she had in his teeth and I grabbed my camera. She really cracks me up sometimes. Hey, I don't get out much so I have to find any little thing I can to keep me entertained. I still love being an at home mom...but I miss having co-workers. I will probably start up a play group this winter and I have been helping a Korean mom with her English while the kids play on the playground. Ever heard a Korean with a southern accent? Luckily she already know a lot of English, she just wants to practice (although I am not sure how much help I will be).

Mom and Dad left last week after spending 5 days with us. Dad says, "Eleanor sure does sleep a lot", and I think they were both surprised because she eats so much. Eleanor takes 2 naps (about an hour to 1 1/2 each) and sleeps from 7:30pm-6ish. She is still nursing 4 times a day, eats 3 meals, and about 2 snacks. Believe it or not, she acts as if she is starving before every meal.

John is less excited about his classes this year. He is taking intermediate Greek and intermediate Hebrew, and an Ethics class. I don't think he is challenged enough.

We have a new cell phone so I will e-mail you with our new number. If you don't get an e-mail from me in the next week or so, then e-mail me. We will still have our 423 cell number for another month.

Ten Months

Eleanor is now 10 months old! In the past week she has really started to attempt to talk. She can very clearly say Hi, Hay, Bye, and make monkey noises. She is learning some sign language and can sign that she wants to eat and she can sort of say: eat, baby, no, and yeah. I am still not sure if she has the mom and dad thing figured out. She pretty much only tries to say the words that Linnea says. Grandma-Shell and Grampy Jim are here for the week. It has been a little chilly at night so I put Eleanor in her bunny pj's.

Pots and Pans

Eleanor occupied herself while I cooked dinner. She is often hard to work around, but the pots keep her busy. We broke down and purchased a baby gate for the kitchen. The girls (Eleanor and Linnea) have a love hate relationship with the gate. They don't like to be blocked off from the kitchen, but they like to press their faces to the Plexiglas...which is so funny. I want to get that on camera because I know everyone would get a kick out of it.