Ick-less at last

I'm hesitant to write this...you know, bring on bad luck or something, but we are officially ick free and have been for about a full week.  Our first full 7 day span of health since the beginning of time (or Sept 15th...but it felt like forever and ever).

And we are busily preparing for winter.
car maintenance.
gift buying.
collecting together a few things for our mountain adventure.
dreaming in the toy aisle.
and hibernating on Sundays....I just made that rule.

There is swimming fun
where last week Ben was asked to close his mouth so Piret could put him under the water...
so of course he opened it.
Wide.

For a long long time.

These pictures are from week one...
we are in week 7 now.

And Gymnastics fun
(where we can not take photos)
where this coming friday they have an event for the kids
called "drop and shop".
I drop him off at 5
they entertain him
do some gymnastics
eat some pizza
crafts
a movie
and I can come back as late as TEN!
(of course he won't be staying til the end...but a girl can dream)

Can you say hallelujah?

 A few key events in the wee one's life...
The Royal
which was all about the map.
He is a map freak.

Artistic moments

Fall fun

And report cards
and a successful round of parent interviews
and
and
and

So busy.

In other unrelated news dude is 16.3kg (35.9 lbs)
and 101 cm tall (39.8 inches or 3 feet 3.8 inches).
According to the doctor he could be 5'11" as an adult.
Not so petite...
for a sickly child with an eating aversion.
Just saying.