Happy Halloween

We hope everyone had a very Happy Halloween. Nathan dressed up as Captain Jack Sparrow and Addie was a sock-hop girl. They both looked great! Nathan's school had a Halloween Dance and Addison and I went. At first Addison seemed pretty overwhelmed by the whole thing, but got into it pretty quickly. Later that night Nathan and I passed out candy while Bob took Addie out trick or treating. She made it two house before she was done. Bob convinced her to try it again and she stayed out for about 30 minutes. I don't think she was too sure about this whole Halloween thing, but was a good sport. We kept hearing her say "Not scary."

Shenandoah NP

This past weekend we took advantage of a beautiful weekend and took a drive along the Skyline Parkway in the Shenandoah National Park. The park is about a 2.5 hour drive from us. It is so nice having so many things to do and see around here. I think we picked the best weekend to go - the colors were in full glory. Addison and Nathan loved being out doors. Of course there were some "yucky" things Addie didn't like, but over all she loved it. We saw some deer and some wild turkey.

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The weather in DC has been wonderful!! There is just a small hint of chill in the air. Soon we will see the breathtaking fall colors THEN a week later we will be spending our time cleaning up all the leaves.

Last week we went to Addie's craniofacial appt. It is always such a long day. The good news is that her hearing is still normal and her ear tubes are both in. The Plastic Surgeon wants her to come back in 6 months to reavaluate her lip and palate. Overall he thought everything was healing very nicely but we all have some concerns about her ability to produce certain sounds. We will continue to work with ST and see what happens. It wasn't her surgeon we saw but his partner. We may go see her plastic surgeon in Jan. before we see the craniofacial board just to get his opinion. If she needs any additional surgery we want to make sure it is all done before the summer on the off chance we will be moving.

Nathan is doing well. The change of weather is causing some minor respiratory issues, but thankfully he has been healthier than he has been in years past. Addie and I went with his class to the pumpkin patch on Monday. All the kids really seemed to enjoy the tractor ride throught the "Haunted Forest," the story teller, the swings and slides. They all got to take one pumpkin home with them. Addison really enjoyed it while we were there, but last night she ended up sleeping in our room because she was thinking about some of the skeletons we saw.

Hope you all enjoy the fall weather.