Quick Halloween Note

Happy Halloween Everyone!
Just a quick note for those of you who check often. We are still here and survived Halloween. All of the Fletchers are/have been sick and are therefore requiring much more cuddle time, therefore we have lots of pictures but none of them are loaded on the computer. We promise they will be up soon. Until then you can build your own mental picture of the kids' Halloween outfits. Katie was a very cute white bunny and Abram was Super Abram. Enjoy the thoughts until pictures come up.

Tent Time

Mommy and Daddy built Abram and Katie an extra play area in the middle of the living room. We threw and old blanket over the Jumperoo and add the small Discovery tent to the front of it. This made for some great times crawling in and out. Abram and Katie had a great time playing Peek-A-Boo through the holes. It was even more fun, when Daddy decided to join in!

Abram and Daddy in the tent.
Katie wants in the tent also, she uses Daddy's nose as a doorbell.

Everybody in that is going in!!!

A Trip to the Pumpkin Patch

With Halloween almost here, the Fletcher's took a trip to a local pumpkin patch where they let you pick your own pumpkin right off the vine. Mandi's cousins Mark and Maria Rich came for the trip too, bringing their daughter Ashley. It was a fun trip strolling up and down the lanes searching for just the right pumpkin to bring home. Enjoy the (long) show.

Bagels

Katie has discovered the joys of a good bagel. She will sit in the middle of the floor and chew away until there is nothing left but crumbs. As you can see in this first picture.
As soon as Abram sees this pile of crumbs, he decides it is time to clean it up. He squats down to study his task and then runs off for the broom. Doing the best he can with a broom twice as big as he is, he pushes the crumbs all over the floor. He is such a good helper and great big brother.

7 Months Old and Ready to Take On the World

Katie decided that this past month, she was ready to be a big girl. In the past month she has cut a tooth, learned to crawl, learned to pull up on anything, figured out that her brother can do much more than she can, and tried to do everything her brother can do. She is growing by leaps and bounds and eating everything in sight. It is hard to believe that just 7 months ago she was entering the world.

Common Sight

Scenes like this have become very common around the house. Wherever Abram is, Katie must be also. She enjoys getting into whatever Abram is doing, which is ok until Abram decides she is in the way and then he clears her out of the way.

Go ahead, try and date my daughter...

Say what you will, but I have a very distinct feeling I'm going to be one of those dads. The ones that stare down potential suitors as they drive up. The ones that are watching out the upstairs window as they drop them off. I'm roughly 6'4" and 245 lbs, so I won't have to say much I think. In the meantime, I think I'll just keep her close to me, even when we are napping.