Just the Two of Us.

Silas is out of school all week and we are trying to stay sane (Ruby and Mama). Lots of drawing, coloring and practicing our words. Not to mention videos, yelling, bribing, and drive-thru french fries! Parent teacher conference tomorrow and meal prep this week for Thursday. I am not of fan of the feast of giving. There are no presents- what's to love???

XYandZ...

Some shots of the last few days...


p.s. nothing beats cupcake happy hour

Say Hello to Albert.

Albert is our new friend, bought to help us get over the winter blues. Rain filled weekend, but we managed to have breakfast out, have friends over, organize, explore the cemetery, and research the MOOSE for Silas's first school project-"The Beastly Feast". The little beast below is caught stealing oranges...

Racin'.

Silas had Wednesday off of school, so we had a playdate and lunch with friends. After nap, we headed down to the park and the kids raced their cars as the sun went down.



Sweet Lindsey is coming to babysit tonight and J and I are off to a rock 'n roll show. WOOT WOOT!

Love is a warm croissant.

Sometimes these two just make me smile, and this morning we had one of those moments. It quickly passed, but I was able to capture it...

New Markers.

Supplies to help pass the time with the rainy days ahead...

Random.

Our new extended family (thanks to Nana):

Dinner (can you guess what it is, J?):

Cuteness:

We are experiencing CRAZY weather here in the PNW. Thunderstorms (!?!)-very unusual out here, hail, and then sunshine. The brightest flash of lightning and the loudest clap of thunder woke us up last night. Orson quickly jumped in our bed and hunkered down. Hello, global warming!!!

New fun.

Found a new application for the iphone and am totally loving it! It takes great pictures and entertains the kids. I sent so many pictures to J at work, I think he may have blocked my emails.

Same old, same old.

All our company is gone and we are getting back to the old routine. Settling in for a long rainy season and getting to know Ruby's new friend "Monster". Her new friend is blue with red hair and she is a girl. At first, Ruby was afraid of Monster, but now she seems to be living happily in the bathtub (Monster, that is, not Ruby).

Trick or Treat.

Not many pictures of the events of Halloween. It's getting dark earlier and harder to get good pictures. We made it down and back up the block before the temptation to dump out his candy bag won Silas over.

Pumpkin carving:

The loot: