Life Lately

Hello all. Can you believe it is October already? Seriously, I feel like we just left July and now its October?! Oh well, its my favorite time of year. Leaves changing, apple cider...mmm. Makes me want to sit down with a good book in my pj's and read. Fall means a lot of differnt things to the DeVries family. For me, I cant wait for the first day I trade my flip flops for socks and tennis shoes, apple cider and leaves changing...For Ryan, it means the begining of hunting season. Its a very anticipated time of the year. Ryan has been going crazy with hunting fever. So much so, he is sitting in the rain tonight hoping to get one. I think this is CRAZY, however Ryan doesnt seem to see the problem with it. CRAZY!! Anyways...

Evan has been adjusting really well to his new baby sister. If anyone knows Evan, they will know he has issues sharing his toys. Evan is the typical little kid. When someone has something, he wants it, if they go to something else, he then goes for that...anyway...with his baby sister, he actually wants to give her all of his favorite things! His beloved "kitty" and all his favorite tractors and cars...it is so cute. (and amazing!) Anyway...he loves his baby sister. They are so cute together.

Unfortunatly, Fall means the start of cold and flu season. This is never good for Evan. Whenever Evan gets a cold, it is never a good situation. Trying to prevent some of his breathing issues, Evan has been on a steroid inhalent since August. He is going to be on this for a year doing one treatment a day. When Alivia came home, we slacked a little a missed a few treatments...which guess what? Yup, Evan is sick again! Thankfully though, the steroid is helping a lot and he is not nearly as bad as what he has been in the past, thank goodness. He also does abuterol every four hours right now trying to kick this cold. He does ok with his nebulizer, but most times Ryan will give it to him while he is sleeping so he cant run away. Here is a pic of him and his "fishy" mask.

And little Miss Alivia. She is growing SO FAST! How is it that she will be a month old on Tuesday? My baby is growing up! Her cheeks are getting chubbier by the second thanks to her insanely good appetite. She is so precious and we are so in love with her! How could I doubt loving two children equally? Its so natural! Here is a pic of her in her mossy oak onsie we are borrowing from Aunt Heather. (Thanks Heather!) Now all we need is Ryan to get a deer to have her picture taken with Daddy and the deer, and her mossy oak onsie. So cute! (For those of you who havent lost your husbands due to hunting season, and wouldnt know what Mossy Oak is, it is a hunting brand) Anyways..

Ryan is still doing great in school. Two classes right now. One online, and one he has to go up to Muskegon on Tuesday nights. It is hard to believe he is almost done with his first year! He is also working some. This last week he was called back for two days. There is talk about 12 more boats from now until January, but you never know if that is rumor or actual truth. We will see!

I am loving my time off and not quite ready to go back to work the end of this month. I love staying home with the kids. However, right now I know I have to sacrifice and work while Ryan is layed off in school. It is just a stepping stone for the next chapter in life. Anyways... Hope everyone has a wonderful rainy weekend!~