Odds and Ends from October 2005

Amanda began pulling herself up a lot in October 2005:

This made it easier to reach more things:

Dad went on a business trip during the month and brought Mom back a fancy (yummy!) candy apple from Wisconsin:

Amanda also spent some time with stuffed friends:

With help from a good friend to get the plants and equipment, Mom made herself a little garden to go on the balcony. The pansies lasted the winter, adding cheer to the non-summer version of Seattle.

For the record, we didn't do much for Halloween 2005. We made up for it later in 2009, 2010, 2011, etc.