October 2010

October began with a birthday celebration! Happy Birthday Opa!

James dressed up for the occasion. Here is Opa showing James something outside.

Grandma Kathee let Otto lick the beaters. Lucky kid!

After a delicious meal we were treated to another delicious masterpiece. Yum. Look at those smiles. We all know how wonderful Grandma Kathee's cakes are.

Otto's preschool went to the pumpkin farm. Lucky us, it's just right down the road less than 2 miles away, so if we get the urge we can go again sometime.

Otto got to pick out his very own pumpkin. This is the one he chose. He carved it later at our friend Amy's pumpkin carving party and won a prize too!

This is the pumpkin James picked out. He had a little help from one of Otto's classmates, Spencer, such a nice boy. We didn't carve this one, too little, but perfect for James to carry around and feel like he was part of the group.

Here is one activity James and I do together while Otto is at preschool. James' feet don't reach the pedals yet, but he loves to go for a trike ride. This time he was actually falling asleep during our ride.

James and I also do a lot of playing while Otto is at preschool. Here is James 'in' the cupboard picking out a pot to use for cooking.

Such a beautiful baby! This knit jacket was made by my mothers good friend Valerie.

We hiked down to the water near our house with Grandma Kathee and Opa to see if the salmon were spawning yet. Unfortunately we didn't see any yet, but we were rewarded with a beautiful fall day down at the beach.

What a beautiful pair!

Opa and James were trying to collect all the sand fleas possible. Just kidding. Opa was relaxing on the warm sand and James was crawling all over him.

Aw, can't believe these two amazing beautiful children are mine. I'm very lucky!