We arrived in Skokie on Friday, and have been enjoying time with Sarah and her family before she leaves tomorrow for a week-long retreat outside Little Rock, AR. Once she leaves Tracy and I will be busy helping with Caleb and Hannah while Sarah is away. It's hardly a chore as both are happy, cheerful children most of the time. We hadn't seen them since June, and I knew Hannah would have changed a lot, but even Caleb has grown at least an inch taller.
Hannah is crawling everywhere (and she is fast!). This weekend we put up gates so that she can't beat any of us to the stairs! She's pulling herself up and inching along the edge of tables and couches. Today she was playing with Grandpa's phone and having the best of times.
Caleb is really enjoying kindergarten. We picked him up at school today (just two blocks down the street) and got to peek into his classroom. We'll still be here on Halloween and will get to go to the Halloween party and parade. Here he is at dinner tonight, enjoying a bit of ice cream.
It was nice over the weekend, but today turned chilly and rainy. The forecast is for much the same for tomorrow. Hannah is home on Mondays, but goes to daycare Tuesday-Friday. We're planning a trip to IKEA and The Container Store tomorrow, and hoping for one nice afternoon to visit the Botanic Gardens. On Friday we're having lunch with a friend who lives just north of here. We'd given some thought to trying to get into Chicago for a day, but I don't think we really have time for that. Both of us brought projects to work on, and we need to be available if one of the kids needs to be picked up. I brought some card making supplies, and hope to get a head start on the Christmas cards.
