Pumpkin Run

Ryann had her annual pumpkin run at school. She was very surprised to hear that this years run would be almost 2 miles long. Mom was the lucky one who got to run with her. Dad volunteered and was the man with the camera and at the finish line.

Ryann did an incredible job. She did a lot better than anyone would have expected. She enjoyed it, but we don't think a marathon runner is a future occupation.

First Haircut

Hope went for her first haircut on Wednesday (Oct 25). As you can see by the pictres, she did a great job. We can not believe how different she looks after the haircut.

9 Months Old Already!

It is hard to believe that Hope is 9 months old today. As she reaches all of these steps and milestones we continue to celebrate her and all that she has become. She continues to do well and is really starting to become her own little person. Her smiles light up the room and her giggles are so fun to listen to. She loves her brother and sister immensely and always seems to know where they are. Hope has two teeth and is starting to use them to eat things like Cheerios and Puffs in addition to all of her fruits and veggies and cereal. She is beginning to do some moving around. She is not yet crawling, but she still seems to get to the things that she wants by rolling, scooting, or doing the crab walk on her back. We go to Hope's doctor on November 1st and then back to the ENT on November 9th. We are excited to hear what they have to say about our little girl.

A Pumpkin Party at the Nelsons

Last weekend the kids were invited to Mr. and Mrs. Nelson's house for their annual pumpkin party. The kids had a ball! They ate lots of yummy treats, chose pumpkins from the pumpkin patch, went on a hayride and just had fun playing with all of the kids that were there. Of course, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson spoiled them, and they each received a Halloween bag filled with treats to take home. Ryann and Camden have both decided to be baseball players for Halloween this year, and Hope will carry on the tradition of being a pumpkin by wearing the same pumpkin costume that Ryann and Camden wore when they were babies. Thanks Mr. and Mrs. Nelson for a great time!

We're Back!!!

We're finally back in "blog world". I'm sorry that we have not updated in such a long time. I guess that after being home for almost 8 months, it was a little bit of a shock to my system to be back at work and as a result, updating the blog was kind of forgotten. We will definitely try to update more frequently (I think I've said this before. This time we'll try to follow through a little better.).

Things here in the Deuel household are going well. We are having a busy fall as Ryann is in the middle of her basketball season, and Brent is in the middle of his football season. Of course, we've also spent a lot of time at Rockford Ram games and watching the Detroit Tigers. It has been so much fun for Brent to see his loyalty to the Tigers finally pay off. He is enjoying all of the games that he is attending, and is anxiously anticipating going to the World Series next weekend.

Ryann is off to a great 3rd grade year. She is enjoying her teacher Mrs. Taylor and is experiencing the MEAP test for the first time. Camden has Mrs. Annette again this year and is really having fun being back in school. The highlight for him has been riding the bus from school to Barbie's house. He thinks he is such a big guy! Hope continues to thrive. She has made the transition to mom working pretty easily. She seems to really love being at Barbies and watching the kids play all around her. It is hard to believe that Hope will be 9 months old on Friday. Wow - how time flies!

Thanks for continuing to check on us. It means the world to us!