Fall 2003

Fall was a busy season- Amanda was growing, Jake started First Grade ("real school"), and our house was adjusting- to more people, more activities, and less sleep... Mike took Jake to the zoo, and Amanda grew and grew. Soon, she grew big enough that she slept more than 3 hours in a row- what a miracle! Yeah!

Halloween was fun and Jen was able to work 2 days/week for the fall, which was a real perk, so Amanda had a slow transition to daycare. (where they aren't as mean as Jen thought they'd be) Jake played basketball and became more and more interested in what was "cool" and practiced his new reading ability on Amanda. For her part, Amanda adores Jake, and is very interested in whatever he's doing.


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Jake is ready for First Grade!

Jake had a good summer-
Notice the tan?
He was excited about 1st grade, but really bummed that summer was over.
Can you blame him?

At 1 month old, she's still so tiny...
Lots of practice going on:
-with the snugly
-Jake even practices driving the van!
     

Grandma Jo-Anne came to visit from North Carolina
for a week to help and meet Amanda-- 

Great Grandma Annie and Grandpa Fred support Jake's first school fundraiser- you guessed it- Wrapping Paper! He proved to be quite the salesman...budding career?

 

   

 

Two months old! Her personality is shining through and she now smiles and shows pleasure! It's so much more fun.

 Halloween brought a Ninja to our home.

 

Jake has always been into exploration. Here he's exploring Grandpa Bob's backyard.

 
   Mike took Jake to the Franklin Park Zoo this fall- here he is checking out his wing span.

November makes Amanda 3 months old! Now she's reaching for things and using her arms intentionally- we're watching that brain develop- it's fascinating how each skill comes in it's own time.

It's not possible for Jake and Amanda to love each other more- he can make her laugh the loudest and smile the fastest. If Jake is in the room, Amanda sees no one else.

 

 Amanda and Dad hanging around and Great Grandma Betty meets Amanda for the first time.

 
 Here are some other shots of Jake and Amanda this fall....
 

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