A New Hike

Otto, James and I discovered a new hiking trail that leads down to the beach. It's only a mile and a half from our new house. It's Meadowdale Beach Park. It's a 1 1/4 mile hike down to the beach. Today we walked a short ways to the stream, but didn't make it down to the beach because we had to meet a friend back at the house. Next time we'll plan for more time.

The park also has this cool climbing structure and a swing set.
What fun!

New Hat and Mittens

Thanks for the new hat and mitten set Grandma Joan! Otto's hand me downs are the wrong season and I would freeze wearing his summer shorts this time of year! Thanks to you Grandma I'm warm and cute.

James at 3 Months

His outfit matched the rug and made his blue eyes really pop. He's such a cutie!

Playtime Together

Otto is 2 1/2 years old and James is 3 months old. This is their form of playing together. I can tell Otto is dying for James to be old enough to really play together.

Death Grip on the Chicken Leg

Is this why he's in the 75th percentile for weight?
This is one of those photos I'll pull out later when James claims to be a vegetarian.

Grandma and Opa's

We went to visit Grandma and Opa the morning after Halloween. More trick or treating!

Opa and James.

James bundled for a trip to the park.

Grandma Kathee and Otto had a great time playing together at the park.

Too Cute!

I call him my "Sunshine," now you know why. This is what I see when he wakes up. It brightens every day!

Trick or Treat

Otto was a chef for Halloween this year. He had a choice between this and a dinosaur. He chose to be a chef. Look for the dino costume next year.

Andrew, Otto and James just before we headed out into our new neighborhood trick or treating. James' first Halloween!

Otto's first popcorn ball. He called it a corn ball. I called him a corn ball.

Oh my gosh! Look at the load of candy. We only went to a dozen houses. Our new neighbors are very generous and really friendly. I think we will like it here.

Too Cute!

Here is a cute photo of James at 3 months old.

World's Best Sleeper

James is 3 months old and sleeping in his own crib in his own room. He goes to sleep at night about 7:30pm and wakes up around 4:45am. We are very lucky to have such a wonderful sleeper. For naps and at night he begins to get tired, we hold him close for a few minutes and then put him down in his crib and he falls asleep on his own. We are having so much fun watching him grow and change. Each new phase is being treasured knowing that we will never go through these stages again.

Taking a Break from Packing

James is 2 months old when we move into our new house. Luckily he won't feel sad about leaving our old neighborhood and our wonderful neighbors. He'll just have fun memories from the new house.