Here are our little Pumpkin's dressed up for Halloween. We went to The Pumpkin walk the day before in East Lansing so Nicholas could experience Trick-or-Treating. On Halloween day, we went to Happy Night at Cedar Street Church as an alternative since Eddie was coaching the playoff game that night. I thought that would be easier to do by myself...I was wrong, but that's okay:) Thanks Tammy, Dave, and everyone else from church who helped me watch over Nicholas and Ava. The close up picture is of how Ava's face is doing since off her steroids for the past month. There is a little regrowth, which worries me, but her doctor's aren't concerned at this point (I just sent them some pictures yesterday). Ava is doing really well right now. She is slowly getting stronger and better at holding her head and neck up, maybe she just needed the extra energy from baby food(hehe). She is getting daily PT from mommy and daddy and biweekly from Early On, they will be coming weekly after December though. Actually, Becky will be here to work with her again this afternoon! She is the one who loaned me that cute little blue Bumbo chair for us to practice sitting up.

So the pictures that are dated wrong from me changing batteries are from the week leading up to Halloween. These children's Grandma's are looking particularly happy and "Beauteous" in these pictures, aren't they? Speaking of Grandma's, Ava and Nicholas just visited both of their Great Grandma's in the last 2 weeks too! Our little sleeping beauty is in her bed showing off how she sleeps through most nights:) Now, if only Nicholas would sleep in longer we would have it made!

Since last time...

There has been a lot going on in the Saade family since last time I posted. For one, it has changed from summer to fall, though you wouldn't know it today what with sunny 70 degree weather. Ava stopped her treatment with steroids at the very end of September and her doctors are fairly sure she should not have too much more trouble with her hemangioma. Remember they slow down in growth near 12 months old. We've spent lots of Friday's at Sexton football games supporting Daddy in his endeavors. The Big Reds made it to playoffs and played well against Dewitt, losing by one point:( We also went to a couple MSU games together, just trying for any alone time together that we are offered day care for! Our chunky 16 pound Ava turned 6 months old the day that Obama was elected into office.