Update

So, most of this is probably not new info for a lot of you... but just by way of official documentation... we sold our house! It was on the market for about 3 months, which is a rather short time in Maine these days. We sold it for less than our asking price, but for the exact price that we originally said we would like to get out of it. The day we got the offer was the same day Lehman Brothers declared bankrupcy, I just thought that was ironic. We have been under contrat for a while, and are closing in a week (Nov. 21st). We have an apartment in Dover, New Hampshire that we will be in for a while because our new house won't be ready until the end of January.

The other major event in our life as of late, although it has been almost 6 week ago, was a pretty serious car accident. We were on our way home from Storyland on a Satursday evening when a deer ran out in the road right in front of our car. I actually never saw it because I was turned around to give Kaylee her sunglasses (eventhough it was dark...). We swerved back and forth several times before ending up upside down in a swampy ditch. It was very scarey, but we are so thankful to God that we walked away with only minor injuries.

Isaac still talks about the accident a lot. Overall, he thought it was sort of fun because he got to ride in an ambulance, but he has said things like, "I hope we never get in a car accident again." Me too.

my broken arm, a few days after the accident

This one is for mom

OK, so I have a whole list of reasons why I have not been updating my blog lately. Life was pretty crazy for a while between selling our house, and getting in a pretty serious car accident, and our computer dying... But things have been back to "normal" for a little while now, so no more excuses... pictures. Where to start? Well, per mom's request, I will start with Halloween.

I had intended the kids to dress up as "the big bad wolf" and "Little Red Riding Hood". However, due to unforseen complications, they ended up being bugs- Isaac a spider and Kaylee a ladybug.

note to self: next time do photos before trick or treating (Isaac wasn't really in the mood to cooperate with a picture)


On Halloween we attended the 3rd annual Halloween preparade party at a friend's house and then walked from her house to the parade downtown. The parade basically consists of all the kids in Brunswick and their parents walking a few blocks from the park to the rec center. So after we walked the parade, it was time to walk back to the car (parked at the house where the party was). All in all, a lot of walking. But then, we drove home and it was time for TRICK or TREATING! This was the first time the kids had gone and they were a tad bit excited... We went to the 15 or so houses in the neighborhood behind us (more walking) and the kids had a blast. At the first house Kaylee was willing to go to the door with me eventhough she did't know what was happening, but after she figured it out she went to most of the other doors by herself, well, with the group of kids, not by herself, but you get the point.

group photo

Isaac's friend Norah was also a spider


And of course, the traditional pumpkin carving to match the costume. Not bad considering I had a broken right arm and Matt had a broken left hand...