Marathon 2022

St. Ed's had their annual marathon this fall. Charlie once again made a video to promote the marathon and ask for pledges. This one had us crying, we were laughing so hard.

And here are a few pictures of the marathon itself!

Quotes from Olivia

I've been busy this past week bringing Olivia in and out of the hospital and clinic with  fever and stomach pains. She seems to be improving slowly. Of course it landed right as Seth was preparing to leave on a week-long hunting trip to Colorado and as we're preparing for Halloween and the Saints Day costume contest at school. But instead of dwelling on our hectic life, here are a few new quotes from Olivia:

"I need my coos-case!" (suitcase)

"I don't want the cheeseball." (That's what she calls the yolk in a hard-boiled egg)

Elena: (referring to their "shared" bedroom) How much of this room is mine?

Olivia: Mmmm....20 bucks.

Elena: And how much of it is yours?

Olivia: The diamond in the rough. 

The other night when the boys were going to sleep, Olivia decided she wanted to sleep in Sam's bed. I figured it wouldn't last long as I went back downstairs. She cuddled by him for a few minutes, then got up and said, "I'm going to go downstairs. I'm going to tell mom you hit me." And then she left. Boy, she's got this youngest child thing down!! (She did come downstairs, but she did not actually tell me Sam hit her.)

Haircut

This morning, I noticed a pile of hair on the kitchen floor. Olivia had said earlier that she didn't like the bangs on her Elsa doll, which accounts for the blonde hair. The rest of the hair, however, looked suspiciously like Olivia's own hair.

So I went looking and found this (no more bangs!)

And this (now featuring bangs!)

Fortunately she cut her own bangs surprisingly well. If it weren't for the big chunk missing on the right side of her head, her haircut would look pretty much normal. I'm not a fan of bangs due to the growing-out process, but this could have been much, much worse. 

For reference, here's how her hair looked before:

 

Boundary Waters Trip

 

This summer Seth and the kids once again went on a Boundary Waters trip. It was Charlie's first time going. Sounds like they had a great time as long as they could keep the mosquitos off of them. I don't have many details other than they all made it back safely! Here are a few pictures!

Homemade Catan Set