It may be November, but...

Sunday was tree-climbin' weather!  

Go Ducks (Hoops-style)

Sam and I went to an Oregon Ducks exhibition basketball game on Sunday.  He's been asking for "eye things" like the football players wear, and I found them on Saturday at the Duck football game.  So, he put them on at 9:00 am on Sunday morning, and took them off about 9:00 am on Monday morning.  Here's a couple pictures from the game (and our walk to and from).  As you can tell, we had popcorn.  Sam ate about 2/3 of a tub.   He liked it.  A lot. 

Great Week!

What a good week for many of reasons. A new president, Liz, Nic and Kaja are moving back to Portland, rocket making at school that continued to home, tower making, the ducks won a rainy game, and lots of fun in Eugene. Here are some pictures to prove it.

Halloween Night

We had a great time on Halloween night.  Sam (aka Captain Fireworks) was quick and efficient, filling up his basket with candy and even remembering to say "trick or treat" now and then.  Amy (aka Winnie the Pooh) figured it all out very quickly, and started just walking into people's houses when they opened the door, helping herself to handfuls of candy.  The wagon was key for this trip, as you might imagine.  We love our Westmoreland neighborhood, and nights like last night just reinforce that.  We were very thankful that it didn't rain.  

Enjoy the pictures below, but also feel free to check out more Halloween Night pictures, as well as pictures from the Westmoreland Monster March parade (a very special event that we attended with hundreds of our closest friends, including our friends the Bruggers - whose kids are also pictured...), by clicking HERE!!!

Go Phillies!

I've been a Philadephia Phillies fan since I was 8.  

They won the World Series tonight. 

Sweet. 

Pumpkins!

With two young kids, the pumpkin patch trip is a staple - an absolute necessity for a fall activity.  Our patch of choice is Kruger's, on Sauvie Island.  We scouted out our pumpkins (Sam wanted the BIGGEST, Amy just wanted to stop tripping over the vines), and then rode on the hayride around the farm.  Good times.  Here's some pictures of our adventure, as well as some pictures of the resultant carving of said pumpkins.  Enjoy!

Oh, yes, there was a caramel apple prominently involved during our visit to Kruger's.  We only bought one.  As you can tell from Amy's pointing, and Sam's hoarding, that was a problem.  

These were some pictures Sarah took of the kids.  I think she told them to eat the pumpkins.  To see the full set of pictures (which is hilarious), click HERE.

And...the carving.  This was Daddy's pumpkin, so I got to choose the face.  The kids got to help pull out the guts.  Amy was more interested in this than Sam...

Daddy's pumpkin...

And the next night...Sam's pumpkin:

It begins...

As you all know, Sam loves to dress up. I am pretty sure his sister is not too far behind the obsession.