**Pics: Coleman today!, Aidan's first day of school, working elevator made from TinkerToys, Elizabeth (my friend Adelheid's daughter) and Cole side by side, and Joel and I going to the reception.**

Time to cozy up the house!

Aidan started preschool about 6 weeks ago. He goes T and Th mornings from 9-12 and is loving it. He knows a lot of his "classmates" from ECFE, so that made the transition go well. He is emerging as a very articulate youngster with mad art skills. He lives for Cole smiling at him, balloons, marbles, and strangely and passively enough, loves Teletubbies.

We have been busy the last few weeks, but still spend most of our downtime as a family. It is our favorite pastime. Cole is 3 and one half months old! He started cooing, ah-gooing, and he laughed for the first time. He is also using his stomach muscles to try and sit up. He was sick with an ear infection and is just starting to feel better, which means Mama feels better too. It is so hard to have your tiny one sick, what am I saying?, it is the pits when anyone is sick, for different reasons.

I am doing a little part time work caring for friends' children and organizing homes. I enjoy staying at home so much, but a girl needs a break! Turning chaos into order does that for me.

We went to our friends' wedding reception (they were married earlier this year) on Saturday night, the 14th, which happened to be our 6th wedding anniversary. It was the most wonderful time. Great location, food was fabulous (Fabulous Catering did the food), and best of all, I wore "real" clothes! Kate and John were darling and are such a loving couple. Our anniversary was mentioned in the groom's speech, which was touching and thoughtful.

We are looking towards the holidays and not doing one "should" thing. Feel free to do the same, mix it up, and donate or save (gasp!) money instead of shopping and stressing.