Sick baby

The only thing that makes sick baby bearable ... is all the extra cuddle time!!

PEPS

 Evan and lil-A playing nicely

 Little O-man is tired!

 Owen can sit on his chair at his table!

 Er ... Evan being a bit of a bully and hogging the toy box :(.  Be nice to Samara, please!

 Abigail is too cute!

I love sunny autumn mornings!

Evan and I got going a bit early today so we could take a short walk (here he's running) outside. I love it!

Suzanne Collins Book Signing

Even though I didn't have the patience to get Suzanne Collins' signature, Evan and I got to hear her read from close up (pure luck!) and Evan tore up the store, making many new friends along the way - old and young! He even got a kiss from a little girl sitting in a stroller - now isn't that the sweetest?

Here's how we babysit in this house.

Vader

Socks

I wish I had more time to knit for babies! Here's a pair of socks for a new baby in Germany - I make special effort for newborns - but I'd also like to make first birthday hats for the PEPS babies, a thanks for all the toys on loan hat or vest for our neighbor baby, Kenny, a little shrug for my dear PJ darlingest, something for coworkers kids Ellie, Isaac, Jaeden, Becca even the ones I don't know well like Logan, Zandria, Simon, and Sophia. Not to mention former coworkers like Lindsey and Ian and Kevin. Or my adorable cousins, the newest of which are Jack and Ty, among about 12 total, all sweet and adorable, and in my mind, in need of new winter hats with embroidered names. There are also coming babies, like the Soper twins and the Drake baby. Or just arrived, like the Larsen baby and Claire. But I have to focus on the sweater I'm making for Evan before he outgrows the size I'm knitting, and I have to rip it out and start over - Again. I need a little sweat shop of volunteer skilled knitters!