Halloween!

 

 Halloween was a busy day! I went shopping, cleaned out 7 pumpkins, volunteered in Jaida's class, carved said pumpkins, threw some dinner at the kids, dressed for trunk or treat, trick or treated with the Yee's, came home to finally light pumpkins! 

Only one casualty, my toe! Pretty sure it's broken, after running upstairs to find more costume supplies before trunk or treat I ran upstairs and bashed my toe into the step. Ouch!

All in all it was a crazy, mostly fun day!

 

Logan Is 5!

 Every family home evening during "announcements" Logan lets us all know he can't wait until it's his birthday...talk about pressure! It turned out to be so much fun for everyone! I borrowed his awesome costume from a friend who made it last year and it was perfect. We went with the mummy theme with his costume, pinata and cake.

 Of course the pinata was a "hit", they all got to try it with a blindfold then without so they could really get a hold of that thing!

 Jaida and Jenna were excellent helpers, they helped with decorating pumpkins and playing "pin the bow tie on the skeleton".

 We had pumpkin shaped pizza for dinner and cake and ice cream for dessert.

Hike

We went for a hike with my Bestie and her kiddos, trying to take advantage of the gorgeous weather. We went to Hoyt Arboretum and hiked for a while until everyone was ready to go home. Tons of trails up by the Zoo and not too long.

Doesn't that baby look so cute in her warm bear outfit?!

Plumper Pumpkin Patch

Such a beautiful fall day! Seriously, the weather has been so beautiful for so long, it's almost hard to believe the rain and cooler temperatures coming! Bubby's friend J's preschool went to the Plumper Pumpkin Patch yesterday, we got to tag along. I can't believe how grown up Bub looks, he is so handsome...if I do say so myself. 

Lake view pumpkin patch

Went with some friends to the pumpkin patch yesterday, we are loving the sunshine for as long as we can.

BBQ

We had our first cul-de-sac BBQ last night, lots of good food and meeting some new people. We took a picture of the kids, so many of them we love it.

Afterward we went for a little night swim just to make sure the kids were worn out. Ha! Here's to new and not so new neighbors!

Kitchen

The backsplash is up! The before and after I can't get over. I made this bench/stool this week so the kids wouldn't have to share the two kitchen stools between them. I am liking the pop of color it brings to the space.

First Day of School

 I can't believe another summer is over! Of course this has been a very busy summer for us, it just doesn't seem like time is ever going to slow down.  

The girls started off with a bit of a rough morning, the first day of school nerves were getting to them.  But, as you can see they were ready for school when they saw their friends and their great teachers.

PIR Race Day

 Russ' friend Steven races his VW Bug each year at the Portland International Speedway, he has taken the kids before but I had never been until yesterday.  It was a perfect day for racing, zero crowds, lots of fun cars and the kids even got to get in and sit in one. It was a fun day to spend together.

1/2 Bath

Kids Bath

Painted walls and cabinet, took out mirror medicine cabinets/light, installed new vinyl floor and new toilet, counter and light.