A few things that have kept us busy over the last month

1. The girls and Bryan had hand-foot-and mouth disease. Within one month, we visited Dr. Sawall 3 times.

2. Chloe turned 6 months old. Since we went to the doctor so often, I elected not to schedule a $200 well-baby checkup. We know she's healthy-now she weighs 18 pounds and has been in size 3 diapers since she was 3 months old.

3. Our garden was superfulous! I canned 3 boxes of tomatoes and made some into sauce.

4. We worked on the garden; we're expanding it next year with raspberry and blueberry bushes.

5. Katie continues to be a joy, and her vocabulary has expanded. She's fully day-time potty trained, and usually goes 1 or 2 weeks without having an accident at night.