With the autumn comes cooler weather and that means new CUTE outfits for Emma! She has learned that tights and shoes can be fun! I think we may have a shoe girl on our hands—when she has on her church shoes she just stares at her feet! She is nearing 5 months and at her last appointment she weighed in at over 17 pounds and well over 2 feet long! She is growing SO fast! She is working so hard to roll all the way over and to sit up. She even sat in a high chair for the first time—at Maggie Moo’s with the Sanofsky’s no less!

She still loves (demands) to be the center of attention and we are more than happy to give her all the attention she wants. We have discovered that she has a fantastic laugh that comes straight from her belly! It is just the very best sound!

Madeline, nearly a teenager, worked her first Oktoberfest with the Appleton 1^st Ward youth as a fund raiser. It was a long day for her, me and especially for Tom, since he worked two shifts, but it was worth it! It was especially fun to see familiar faces when Tom brought Emma to visit Madeline and me and then Mike showed up with Hannah, Sadie, and Clara. We thought the fun was over, but our next activity night will be cleaning up all the equipment! UGH!!

Tommy has turned into quite the grown up young man this month. He started playing flag football and loves it! He runs and plays with the best of them! He also joined Cub Scouts and is already heading up is first fund raiser (popcorn goes GREAT with football….!). It is great to see him taking such pride in both new activities.

September has been a very busy month for the whole Clifford Clan! It all started with heading back to school… Madeline is in 7^th grade a Little Chute Middle School, Clara is in 3^rd grade and Tommy is in 2^nd grade at Little Chute Elementary School. So far they are all doing very well and seem quite happy with new teachers and classrooms. Emma goes to the Taylor’s house everyday and has adjusted perfectly (Mom is adjusting fine also!). She goes to story time at the library and play group every Thursday. Its no surprise she is so tired in the evening!