Phew! Summary of past couple of weeks:
Had a fun Mom's Night Out at Satisfactions with the playgroup gals. Pizza + beer = good.
Madeline got some kind of virus and so we were on fever watch for a few days and hold-and-cuddle duty for a number of nights.
She's sprouted two new teeth on the bottom to bring her total chomper count to eight.
Gpa and Gma L surprised us with a fantastic Little Tikes car for M. She loves sitting in her Cozy Coupe and saying "Beep, beep" instead of actually honking the horn. Today, Linus was going all "Dukes of Hazzard" on it and climbing in without opening the door. I think the kiddos are going to have some good times with this!
I've been designing and trying to crank out Christmas cards for some clients -- yes, I'm now selling my handmade cards!
Spent some fun times with Gma L, Beth and Peyton this past week: playing with the greatest plastic playhouse product ever (it looks like an RV camper!) at Gpa & Gma L's house, meeting new puppy Jack, and exploring the Museum of Life and Science. 
We hosted a psuedo-Thanksgiving shindig for the NC Bartel contingent. We provided homemade chicken noodle soup, honey-baked ham, green beans with thyme and carmelized onions, mashed potatoes, and hot apple cider; Abby baked a pecan and a pumpkin pie; Jonathan provided the zwieback. I think everyone's bellies were full and happy. While the babies napped (sadly, only for a short while), we played Cloud 9. Josh also had football on the TV so that we'd feel like we were really celebrating the holiday.
Don't know if we'll get a chance to post anything over the next while during our travels -- hopefully the camera's memory card can hold all the pics in the meantime!
