Loose Tooth, Pumpkin Patch, and Pinkeye!

Okay, I guess it's time for a real update, so this could be a long one!

First of all, Amanda has her first loose tooth! You may remember that almost a year ago, she whacked her teeth pretty well on Josh Price's head while they were here for a short visit, and we thought the two front teeth were goners. It's nothing short of a miracle they've lasted this long, because she's hit them multiple times since - but the one discolored tooth even returned to it's pearly white color. But now... finally... it is loose! Amanda loves showing people, and I encourage her to wiggle it every chance she gets. I'll keep you posted on it's progress!

Our next big event was Amanda's field trip to the Pumpkin Patch with her kindergarten class. With 26 kids and 20 parent volunteers (are all you teachers out there jealous??!!), we took up a whole bus by ourselves! (Amanda's first bus ride, since we live to close to the school for it to pick her up.) It was a cold day, but dry. We played on the playground for a bit, then headed off on a hayride to the pumpkins. Thank you to the wonderful people who tromped through the actual pumpkin patch, and brought the pumpkins for our kids to choose from to a small field, no vines, no mud - it was perfect! We ended with feeding the goats, and then headed back to school on the bus.

The whole class...

Amanda & Lauren show off their finds!

Amanda & Lauren enjoy the tire swing with a new friend!

Feeding the goats - probably how we got pinkeye!

And finally, we had our first "outbreak" of pinkeye. Not fun! It started with Amanda last Wednesday, and by that afternoon I knew we'd be making a visit to the doctor in the morning. She had to miss school and dance class! But she was happy she didn't get the eyedrops. Poor Mark - I left for the weekend with him in charge of not letting the pinkeye spread!

Of course, Monday I noticed Andrew's eyes getting a little runny, so made a quick call to the doctor and they called in a prescription without the visit.

They both are so much better now, although Andrew is scarred for life from ever getting eye drops! They're both troopers, and other than a few extra days at home, we did pretty well.

That's all for now... stay tuned for more from the Walter clan!

Happy Fall!