October Birthdays 10-9 & 10-24

Our baby Nathan was 15 on the 9th and passed his drivers permit test. Now Scott and I will let him drive with us whenever possible. I let him drive right away after school, around the block, just like I did with Ben and Nolan just a few short years ago. He did great and will get very used to it as the time goes by. Nathan was a bit suprised at how much bigger the engine is in the truck than in my car. :)
Yesterday Nolan and Ben came home for supper to celebrate their
19th birthdays. The 5 of us hadn't all sat around the table since Aug 11th, the day before Nolan moved out early for football. It was wonderful and comforting. We talked about a lot of fun different things; the anticipation of the Vikes/Packers game (we lost 24-28) in the last minute, and our plans for the week. We have to juggle cars, sell 2 trucks and most of all reflect on how precious life is when we say goodbye to Kristi this week.