snow day!

After a white-knuckled drive in the snow on Saturday night, it was fantastic to actually enjoy it on Sunday!  

 

 The Resslers and our neighbors the Meyrs came over for a sledding party.  So much fun!

 This is for sure my favorite pic of the day.  Ambros is 2 months older than Henry, and they are destined to be besties.  They live just down the street from us and are as nice as can be!

Then after naptime we had some snowman building time.

 Snow Throne!

And now, Mother Nature, the snow can go away and spring can get here.  Pleaseandthankyou.

november...

We kicked off November with a trip to Grandma Mary's!  Two major things happened: Jeff and Jamie got Grandpa Fritz's "Hank" truck running (to be Henry's first vehicle), and we went to Fazzari's (of course). 

 

 

We tried to take some nice outdoor family pics, but this one isn't really into sitting still when there's a ball to be played with.

 

While we were in Eastern WA, there was a big storm at home.  We came home to find this giant branch impaled in the lawn!  Yikes! 

 We got some good use out of our zoo membership in November with three trips!  Henry's favorite thing at the zoo?  Water (WaWa).  Who cares about the animals--where is the water in each exhibit?  And did you see that PUDDLE over there?

Why won't these kids play with me, mommy?

 Probably the most exciting thing that happened in November was hosting Thanksgiving!  It was a GORGEOUS sunny and cold day and Jamie made an amazing turkey!

More outdoor pics.  One of these things is not like the others....

More smile-coaxing (ineffective):

We hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving!

october!

Oh hi!  I'm back.  Let's catch up, shall we?  Here's what was going on with us in October!

 We spent a lot of time playing (and raking) in our new yard!

 

  It was fun just to gaze at our gorgeous yellow-orange-and-red tree!

Henry's slide

The puddle love begins.

Helping Daddy (airplane!)

Deer!

Backyard farming

Our dear friends Sara and Greg got married at one of the most beautiful venues ever, on the nicest fall day you could ask for!

 

Once we were finished unpacking after the move, there suddenly seemed to be a LOT of "spare" time.  So Henry started a Co-Op preschool (1 day a week--I go with him.  It's like playtime you pay for).  It was fun celebrating Halloween and going to the pumpkin patch with his class!  

Halloween fun with PEPS friends

And a wild Halloween party at our place -- including watching "Ghost Busters" in the barn (brrr).

Other than all those exciting things, it was just a whole lot of this:

 

Life with a toddler!

cool august nights in neskowin!

 

We were lucky enough to be able to take another trip to Neskowin - last weekend!

 We had one perfect beach afternoon.  The sun was shining but it wasn't hot, it was just perfect.  Lots of sand, cousins to play with, holes to dig, and waves to chase.

 

 The water was, of course, icy cold.  Did that bother this kid?  Nope! What bothered him was when we took him away. :/

Another highlight was a family hike and picnic at the top of Cascade Head.

Baby-wearing Dads!

 Charlie and Grandma

Henry & Romy held hands almost the whole way up. :)

Shannon & Bernie

(Stole these last pics from Shannon - thanks!)

 

 Goofy family photo

Not pictured: deli treats, Cafe at Hawk Creek, yummy meals at the Green Dragon, bonfire + s'mores at the beach, Auntie Janice, glider flying (attempts), shared baths (kids), and walks through town.  Can't wait to go back!