Well, Caleb and I have had a busy month with lots of excitement. First of all the most exciting news is that we are going to have a baby! We went and got the first ultrasound today to make sure everything is on track. The baby looks great, with a strong little heart beat, and is due June 12. We are very excited! I have been very nauseated for the past month and really tired, but besides that every thing has been great. Luckily my job as a substitute teacher is very flexible, so I can just stay home when I need to. That has worked out wonderfully. Caleb is looking forward to having a baby and of course enjoys all the extra exposure to medicine. I joke that sometimes he is more excited to ask the doctor questions than I am. ☺

Well, my parents came out to visit us for two weeks at the beginning of October. Since my dad can’t sit still we ended up exploring pretty much all of Vermont and even half of the Quebec providence. We went up to the Montreal temple, Quebec City and even went to church in French. It really feels like you are in a totally different country, even though it’s only an hour from Vermont. Caleb said that his favorite part of Quebec was the incredible French-Canadian food we got to eat.

We took lots of drives since the changing leaves where right at their peak. In Vermont we went to Stowe, the Capital, the Ben and Jerry’s Factory, a cider mill, apple picking and lots of other things.



It was great having them here, and kept me busy while Caleb was working on a really intense part of his course.

Caleb is still enjoying school. Right now he’s halfway through a course called Human Structure and Function which covers anatomy, physiology, histology, embryology, and probably something else. He has dissection lab three times a week so he comes home smelling of cadavers, which isn’t incredibly wonderful. Everyone says that this class is the true initiation into medical school, because of the pace and material. He has been really enjoying it though, even though it is a lot of work.

My substituting is quite an adventure. One day I am teaching kindergartners and the next day teaching physics or music to high school kids. I am getting really good at faking my way through subjects I don’t know. I also just got a new calling as first counselor in the primary presidency. They already have me pretty busy with an activity this weekend and the primary program coming up I am really excited about figuring the calling out and working with the kids.

We have been trying to adjust to the weather here. The leaves were really pretty when they were changing, then it started raining and getting colder about as soon as my parents left. The hardest thing to adjust to is how early it is getting dark now. Autumn in Vermont has been fun. Apples are everywhere, and they sure are proud of the leaves here.



Halloween was fun. We got our pumpkins and carved them for family night. It was a little weird with the trick or treating because we had to have a sign out so that people knew that they could knock. We did have a handful of kids come; mostly the kids of our friends from school.



We’re looking forward to our first Thanksgiving on our own, and especially to Christmas. We’ll be visiting Caleb’s family in Utah until the holiday, then heading to warm, sunny California for the rest of the break. I know I am looking forward to seeing you all then…on the beach…with the sun out…☺

Anyway we love you all and miss you.

P.S. If you have email addresses for anyone else in the family that we should send this to, please let us know.