Seven Weeks!!

Little "Lindy Lou," as the kids lovingly call her, is 7 weeks old today.  Although it feels like I have been inside my house for the last 7 weeks doing nothing but nursing my baby, life goes on.  Here are some pictures of the past few weeks' activities:

Zeke learned how to write his name. He's been writing random letters for a long time, but finally he mastered the string of letters that forms his very own name and he is so proud of himself!

In October Sophie and Hallee had the chance to go to a Liberty Girls retreat in Lehi.  They spent the day learning about the pioneer era and doing pioneer sorts of activities. Several girls from our chapter went and the girls had a fabulous time.

I outdid myself.  I sewed Sophie a long skirt and an apron just for the occasion.

I made Hallee's skirt out of an old sheet.  She selected that fabric. Not very pioneery, but very Hallee.

Zeke with little Lindy.  Looks like he's imitating her pretty well.

Of course, we made caramel apples in October--another favorite Sullivan family tradition--a gluttonous one.

Casey and his caramel apple are twins!

October was also the month that Hallee lost her first tooth.  Her haggard, sleep-deprived parents failed to visit her room that night to swap some dollars for that tooth.  Hal was devastated.  Luckily, Casey remembered to stand in as tooth fairy the next night, good man that he is.

Hal's toothless grin.  Since then she's lost another.

My brother H.B. flew out for a Utah game during October (read: epic multi-day tailgate extravaganza with Newel and some friends) and got to meet Lindy.

Lindy with her Uncle H.B.

Somehow the kids decided to decorate Uncle Beezer with cotton spider webs from the front of our house.

Caught in the sticky webs of Spiderman (aka Zeke).

Lindy is very loved. The kids jostle for turns to hold her, help with her baths, and even to change her diaper.  Who knew?

Just before Lindy was born, I crafted these Halloween costumes for the girls.  Sophie wanted to be a giraffe and Hal wanted to be a dog.  This year I sent Casey and the kids (minus Lindy) to the Sullivan pre-Halloween party without me.  On Halloween, Sophie, Hallee, and Zeke trick-or-treated Best Avenue with our neighbor, Amelia, then we all headed up to Kaysville for dinner and more trick-or-treating with the White cousins in Mary's neighborhood.

The dog and the giraffe.

Amelia, Hal, Zeke, and Soph out trick-or-treating Best Ave.

Zeke wanted to be Spiderman for Halloween, so he borrowed a costume from his cousin Jake.  I put a new zipper in it (since it was ripped out) and ordered him a stylin' mask off of Ebay.

Some of Hallee's trick-or-treating bounty. 

Sophie is my #1 helper with Lindy.  She has even been know to hold Lindy while she (Sophie) is eating--just like a true mom.

Hallee lovin' Lindy.

Zeke lovin' Lindy.

It's been so warm (off and on) over the last month and a half, that the kids have worn shorts on several days and even made snow cones in the back yard a couple of times. Although it's been cooler over the past couple of weeks, they still try to sneak out of the house without coats or shoes.  I finally made a "winter rule" that to leave the house they needed to be wearing shoes and a jacket.  I found Zeke perched out on that teetering pick slide, sunbathing (or was that "waxing") a couple of weeks ago. 

The kids spent a lot of time playing in the leaves with our neighbor Lilly.

The falling of our maple tree's leaves was a much anticipated event!

Looks like Zeke's been torturing Lindy. Really he is a sweet and gentle big brother and always wants to talk to her, hold her, and comfort her when she cries.

Tiny girl asleep.

More Zeke love.

Zeke with Lindy just yesterday.