Teeth!

Back to School

Will was so excited to go back to school today. He had a great day. His teacher has convinced me not to send him in pull-ups starting Thursday. I have been sending him in them since school began. He has not had an accident yet at school so I guess I need to suck it up and let him be a big boy!

I was looking back at my calendar from last year and was reminded that this time a year ago Will's platelets started bouncing around in normal range. I am so thankful we have come this far and that Will had been able to play and be "normal". I very thankful and pray that he continues to have normal platelets.

Ben continues to be an active baby boy. He is pulling to stand and taking little steps to move along a table or couch. Ben is FAST when he is crawling. You can turn your head and he will be out of the room. He is also trying his teeth out on anything..including my leg!

We look forward to Gigi returning Thursday and my Aunt Kathy (Gigi's sister) coming from Montana on Friday to visit for a week. She is looking forward to eating some sushi with Chip (and of course seeing Ben for the first time)!

Fall Break in Pictures

Pictures from the Pumpkin Patch (October 4th)

Week in review

I had been worried about Will's first week off from school but after my father's visit to the hospital and my grandfather's passing it was good to have him home all week. We went to the Botanical gardens two times to check out the scarecrows, played at the playground at Asbury with our friend Zachary, ate lunch with Daddy at work and had a playdate with our friend Noah. It was nice to get out and enjoy the wonderful weather!

Saturday was busy with a birthday party at the train depot and then we went to daddy's work picnic. It was fun to watch Will do the different activities because I clearly remembered last year his platelets had been so low that weekend we did not go.

We had went to the pumpkin patch last Saturday but I never got around to posting the pics due to everything that has been going on. We met Gigi, Pop and Uncle Robby there and had a great time! Will had fun playing and rode the corn cob train for the first time. Ben just chilled out in the stroller.

I will post more pics later!

Enjoying the fall weather

Today my mother left for Montana so my brother (he had the day off) and I decided to enjoy the outdoors (like my grandfather did) and take the boys to the Botanical Gardens. It was overcast and there was a cool breeze. Robby pushed Ben in the stroller. Will and I walked and talked about the different scarecrows. He kept telling me not to push the button..He thought they made scary noises! I explained to him that these scarecrows did not make noise. We had a good time and the weather was awesome.

I talked to my mom tonight and it is going to snow up there this evening! I can't believe that.

Oh! Ben has been crawling for a month now but now he is FAST! He is also pulling to stand and holding on with one hand so he can use the other to play. I saw him lift his foot a couple of times like a step. I just hope he waits a while before he takes those first steps on his own! Ben has been doing things right about when Will did and if this is the case...he will be doing so around Thanksgiving. Ben is also babbling quite a bit. He likes saying dada a lot but has said mama a few times.

Michael M. Sutich
Michael M. Sutich, 87, of Great Falls, a former Tracy resident and Anaconda employee and World War II Army veteran, died of natural causes Monday at a local nursing home.
His funeral is 2 p.m. Friday at Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Chapel, with burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Schnider Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Mike is survived by his wife Virginia Sutich of Great Falls; two daughters, Patty (Robert) Shepard of Huntsville, Ala., and Kathy (Steve) Umphres of Stockett; two sons, Mike (Marie) Sutich and Bob Sutich of Great Falls; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Michael was born Nov. 12, 1920, in Centerville, Mont., to George and Helen (Besich) Sutich. He lived and attended grade school at St. Thomas Orphanage, then graduated from Centerville High School, where he was a talented athlete and earned All-American football honors.
He served in the Army during World War II, was captured by the Germans and spent nine months as a prisoner of war. Upon his release at the end of the war, he attended Montana State University. He earned a degree in horticulture and met Virginia Anwiler. They were married in Bovey, Minn., in 1949. They settled in Tracy and Mike worked at the Anaconda Co. from 1951 until it closed in 1978.
Mike loved gardening, spending time outdoors, and was famous for his long walks. He especially enjoyed the time spent with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Mike was a devoted Centerville Miner sports fan and rarely missed an athletic event. He was also a loyal Notre Dame football fan.
Mike was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and four sisters.
Condolences may be posted online at www.schniderfuneralhome.com and/or www.gftribune.com/obituaries.