Wow

I see it's been about 6 weeks since the last McFam update and I have to tell you, there have been some changes! I (Debbie) quit my job about 3 weeks ago and am now staying home full-time with the kiddos! It has been a wonderful adjustment and only once has Maya said, "Mommy, I want you to go back to work." Maya is very social these days and she wants one of our friends who has two daughters to watch her. I can't compete with little ones who like princesses and barbies. I can help schedule more play dates, though.

Ryan volunteered in Maya's pre-school classroom yesterday and he was still the talk of the class today when I went in to help with the Halloween Party. Several of the children told their moms that "a daddy volunteered." That was the only detail shared about their day! The teachers still don't believe Ryan's an engineer. He'll always be a kid at heart!

Keillor is enjoying solids and he's becoming a superstar traveler. We went up to Seattle last week and he did great! I travelled out by myself with the two kids and everything went as smoothly as you can ask for, but I'm not ready to fly with them by myself again anytime soon! My mother-in-law and Ryan's uncle, Bob, were very helpful getting us to and out of the airport.

Below are some of the latest highlights:

Hiking on a snowy day in Rocky Mountain National Park....and M still insist on wearing a skirt! I think the argument went something like, "Come on mom and dad, work it into the outfit!"























Star soccer player.





















I like Elmo...and my sister's going to be Elmo for Halloween.


















We went to a harvest party and I got to stomp on the grapes!

At the pumpkin patch.

Is this what you mean by eating "solid foods"?

Hi!