Day 1410

Election day!  In Oregon, we have vote by mail; so it's dropping our ballots off and the last minute for us.  Les took the kids with him to the library and had them deposit our ballots for us.

Day 1409

Parker and Les were so early to school that Parker was the first one in the gym!  As a family who is perennially late - this is sure to never happen again. 

Day 1408

More than anything else, Kaitlyn wanted to get her hair cut for her birthday.  As much as it killed me to cut off her baby curls - it was her hair.  So Grandma and Carrie joined us at the salon and watched as she got her very first hair cut and then a manicure.  Afterwards we headed over to BJ Willy's for a ladies lunch.

Day 1407

For Kaitlyn's birthday we gathered family and friends at John's Incredible Pizza in Tigard.  It was the first time any of us had been there - luckily they had a sports themed room so Grandpa didn't miss any of the college football action.  The buffet was surprisingly good with lots more than pizza.  The kids had fun running around playing all the games and riding on the rides.

Day 1406

Daddy/daughter Birthday date at Build-A-Bear at Washington Square.  Les picked Kaitlyn up early from daycare (and brought her flowers!) and they headed out for some birthday fun.

Day 1405

Hidden away in our dining room (under a tablecloth and usually the kids' backpacks) is a Donkey Kong Jr cocktail table game.  Parker convinced Les to unearth it for a while so that he could play.

Day 1404

This year we headed up the hill and went Trick-or-Treating with Ian and family.  Once again we lucked out and managed to do all of our candy hunting in between rain showers.

Day 1403

Parker and Les walking and talking on the way into school.  

Day 1402

Les and the kids have been spending time in the arcade again lately - here Parker and Kaitlyn are battling it out Super Mario Bros style.

Day 1401

Carrie needed some pumpkins to take to Outdoor School with her, so she enlisted the kids' and my help to pick just the right ones.  It was pretty funny seeing them try to push the wheelbarrow - it was just a little too big.  

Day 1400

Our good weather luck ran out just in time for Parker's last soccer game.  It poured the entire game and all the boys were covered head-to-toe in mud.  And they loved it.

Day 1398

It was Pumpkin Patch day for Parker's class and I was lucky enough to be able to get the day off work and chaperon the field trip.  We did a corn maze, watched a pig race, watched a duck race and even did the Hokey Pokey.  

Day 1399

We had an Oktoberfest potluck in my office.  One of my co-workers is next-door neighbors with the woman in charge of all the costumes for the Mount Angel Oktoberfest and was able to borrow costumes for the occasion.  Seeing everyone dressed up was just so entertaining!

Day 1397

After soccer practice we had dinner at Lil' Cooperstown.  While we were waiting to be served, Parker staged some epic battles with his Star Wars Squinkies.