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monday, october 31. halloween! where's waldo?

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sunday, october 30. jude is always happy if he is standing, he can't stay like this by himself yet but howie is always willing to sit with him and catch him when he falls.

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saturday, october 29. we're so glad when daddy comes home...

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friday, october 28. halloween party at julie's house. this is the best shot i got. it was a crazy time with all these kids!

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thursday, october 27. i love having howie around, he is so helpful. i was carrying groceries in while howie was keeping jude safe. (he is in his costume from his party at school)

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wednesday, october 26. if i'm not holding jude, this is usually where he can be found.

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tuesday, october 25. scarlett enjoying her smoothie.

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monday, october 24. jude was officially 10 months yesterday. he is so lovable.

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sunday, october 23. howie was teaching scarlett how to walk like an egyptian.

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saturday, october 22. grandpa lybbert reading howie a book before bed.

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friday, october 21. i finally went in to see if my finger was broken. it was.

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thursday, october 20. i attempted a picture of all three. jude didn't want anything to do with it.

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wednesday, october 19. scarlett's ears have been bugging her due to swimming lessons. she has no problem laying down and falling asleep when she's not feeling well.

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tuesday, october 18. andy had the young men come over and make sugar cookies for their activity tonight.

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monday, october 17. we had a great family home evening playing with our new blokus game (our early christmas gift from my parents) and having howie recite his primary presentation part.

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sunday, october 16. i let jude have a bath by himself for one of the first times. he was so excited he wouldn't even look at me. i guess i should let him bath by him self more often.

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saturday, october 15. since grandma and grandpa lybbert are going on a mission soon, we decided to have the annual kids christmas party a little early. kyla supplied cotton candy. best party ever.

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friday, october 14. it's been a long time since i let these kiddos take the cushions off the couch. it entertained them for hours.

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thursday, october 13. howie and scarlett being silly eating banana bread. they were doing the exact same faces as each other the whole time and they thought they were hilarious.

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wednesday, october 12. she is going up fast. this is a back view. those two big windows are the living room and nook.

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tuesday, october 11. these two are the best of friends 90% of the time. i hope it stays that way.

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monday, october 10. jude is happy to be back home in his lounging chair.

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sunday, october 9. grandpa reid teaching olivia and howie to play checkers.

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saturday, october 8. playing a game of sorry before bed at grandma and grandpa's house.

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friday, october 7. howie has been bringing waldo books home from school. he loves them, this has been a common scene for the past couple of weeks. he has even decided to be waldo for halloween!

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thursday, october 6. scarlett twirling her new umbrella, with "suction cups" on her feet.

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wednesday, october 5. i have been loving feeding jude these days. his mouth and cheeks are so cute when he chews his food.

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tuesday, october 4. scarlett can pick one toy and play with it for hours. she is getting used to howie going to school.

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monday october 3. andy stayed up all night working on a work project that needed to be done in the morning. he came home and was completely out of it the minute he sat down. he is sound asleep here. he stayed like this for a couple minutes!

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sunday, october 2. general conference was today. the kids did a great job listening and being quiet thanks to these activities!

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saturday, october 1. one of howie's favorite activities.