Happy Halloween!!

This year we skipped Redmond Town Center and just went trick or treating in our neighborhood and the big neighborhood across the street. We all had so much fun and will definitely do that again next year.


All dressed up


Our little monkey - so fitting!


Checking out some of the spooky decorations.


Trick or Treat - some people go ALL out!


After dinner and trick or treating, we came back for a special dessert - frozen chocolate covered ghost bananas and watching shows in PJ's.



Colin went all out on the pumpkins again.

Regen's


Claire's


Chase's

Fall Fun!

I seem to always be playing catch up with the blog lately. Here are some of the fun things we did this fall.

Went to Classic Nursery to see the Salmon Run







Colin and Regen went to a Sounders game since Regen has turned into our little soccer star


Watched Deer in the Front yard


Found a snake and had NO fear touching it


Went to Jubilee Farms to pick our pumpkins

and ride ponies




Me and my girls


My boy


found the perfect pumpkin - Claire chose green for the second year in a row.


standing next to the big tractor tire.


Claire's preschool pumpkin carving party. It was just me and Claire this year, since Regen had her last soccer practice that night. The crazy schedule's have begun!






Regen's school Halloween party and parade







We saw all the favorite Disney Characters at Disney On Ice


The girls were in heaven!

Chase's first Haircut

It was time - Chase needed his first haircut. As much as I hated it, it had to be done before I had a toddler boy with long locks because I couldn't bring myself to lose my baby. We took him down to the local kids cut place just for the cute pictures and the cute card you get at the end with a lock of hair.


Here is me telling the lady - "just cut a little off.. just make his hair look just like it is, just shorter.. I want him to look like a baby still".


No turning back now


He did awesome. Let's hope it stays that way.


Me, watching my baby grow up before my eyes....oh Lord.


Just finishing up with the clippers


and a little blow-dry


oh, sniff, sniff - my handsome little man.

Regen lost her first tooth!!

Regen's tooth had been pretty wiggly for a while, but this particular night it was clear that it was going to fall out SOON. Regen had been waaaaiiittting forever for it to fall out so she could finally get a visit from the tooth fairy. She headed to bed, and called us up a few times to show us how wiggly it was.. she kept trying to get it out, but just couldn't bring herself to pull 'that' hard. It was probably 9:30 when she called us up for the 3rd or 4th time and it was SO close to falling out. We grabbed the camera and the video camera and got the whole thing on tape. She was SO proud that it was finally out. It is funny, as a kid, I remember how cool it was, and how fun it was to get the tooth out, but now as an adult.. it really kind of grossed me out.

Soccer!

Regen started soccer this year. I have to admit, I was skeptical. She is a 'girly girl' and I didn't think she would really enjoy soccer. She had never been on a team sport, it started at the same time school did, and I just thought it was too much. I was proven wrong by the first practice. She LOVES it. It is so funny to me for some reason. I think it is great, but I was just SO not expecting it. She was pretty timid at first, but as the season goes on, she is getting more and more aggressive and she just seems so happy to be a part of a team. Her coach is wonderful! He is so great with the girls, he is laid back and just wants them to have fun.


She has had quite the cheering section. Grandma, Papa, Ryan, Omi, Nona and Bubba have all come to see her play. Colin caught this moment of Chase and Bubba watching the game. Such a proud Great-Grandpa!


GO Regen!


Who's the hot ref.??


WhoooHooo!


Yay - Mighty Princesses!!



Since Regen enjoyed the season so much, Colin REALLY wanted to take her to a Sounders game


They had some fun one on one time together


Daddy's dream come true!

Labor Day at the Beach

As usual, we packed up and headed to the beach house again for Labor Day. Thankfully this year was a little better than last year. We managed to get some nice weather. It wasn't HOT by any means, but it wasn't raining (most of the time), so we were happy!



The Zepplin that was visiting Seattle flew over Whidbey a couple times while we were there. It was following us on the ferry over. It was fun to watch.


The pirates came back to the island and this time they left some treasures from Regen's Great Grandma... what nice pirates!


The pirate map ala Anthony - The girls get SO excited whenever they find a piece of old newspaper on the beach.. they just KNOW that it is a pirate map. Not sure how long this will last, but it is sure fun and cute to see how excited that they get over it.


Fishing on Papa's boat. Luckily flounders are plentiful in the bay. They will be incredibly bored if we ever go salmon fishing....





Chase playing in the sand and water


Guinness - loving life.


Taking Chase for a walk


Playing with the kids


The rain didn't stop them from searching out beach glass and jellyfish



What would the beach be without s'mores?


and a beautiful sunset?