Happy Halloween!!

Sharon and Gary hosted a Halloween feast and then we headed out into the pouring rain for some trick or treating! Kodi was a turtle, his cousin Micah a chicken, and Rome a dog.
Dental problems seem to run in the family!



Our friends Mike & Laura came over with their kids Mariah and Jonathan to trick or treat and watch old Wallace and Gromits. Good times!

More Patch Pic's

A highlight for the kids each year at Stoney Ridge is seeing the goatwalk. I'ts a series of planks starting from their pen on the ground going up to about 15 feet high. At the end of the walk is a pulley system where you can hoist food up to a trough at the top.

I'm back!!

I haven't posted in quite awhile since the option to post pictures was missing from my toolbar! Katie, however, came to my rescue and said if I position them in the middle they'll work, so here goes!

This weekend our friends Peter & Shari came up from Seattle with their 3 kids to join us at the pumpkin patch. We had a fantastic day, which included a hayride, corn maze, farm animals. We came home with corn, apples and cider fresh from the farm.

Boys at Play

Here's a shot of the shed that Dallas and Gary are building. Our friend Jeff is there in the shot too. His son Dawson is seen below playing in the mud bath that he, Rome, Kodi and Dawson's brother Benjamin created. The neighbors were probably wondering what in the world was going on as I chased four naked boys down with the hose!

Winding Down

Phew!! Summer was awesome but now I need a vacation to recover! After being gone 5 weekends in a row (that means Dallas didn't get to be home one single day in 5 weeks!) I am loving the idea of a routine! Since it's past my bedtime, I'll share some pics of the latest home renovations, etc. tomorrow. The cute couple above celebrated their 9th anniversary on August 31st and spent it eating coconut shrimp while watching the sunset over Bellingham Bay (then zoomed home to get in a few episodes of Alias before they turned into pumpkins!)

Dinotown

A few weeks ago we went to beautiful Bridal Falls, BC, to "Dinotown". A great theme park if you are under the age of 6! Kodi's favorite was the train ride while Rome had a blast in the water spray park. If you're planning a trip, take my advice and steer clear of the corn dogs!

Oregon Dreamin'

This past week we spent 5 fantastic days on the Oregon Coast. We rented a house with our friends Peter & Shari Watson, along with their 3 children Gabriella, Danaelyn and Abe. Rome and Kodi were in ecstasy having constant playmates and miles of gorgeous sand to run on, dig in, and, yes, even eat! (have you ever changed a sandy diaper?!)

These are shots of our day at Pacific City, where Dallas & Peter boogieboarded while we climbed a humungous dune and saw the most tidepool sealife I have ever seen! Literally thousands of anenomes, ranging from green to pink to purple, purple and orange starfish, hermit crabs, fish, and mussels the size of my feet!