Nutcracker and Reindeer

I was so excited to take o and c to see the Nutcracker for the first time! We were joined by another two kiddos and their mom, and the four kids were great. Owen was most interested in the sword battle and the rat king and Clara the dresses and the main character (Clara), but both enjoyed the performance.










AND...we popped in to a local feed store over the weekend to see the reindeer that were visiting!






( holding her reindeer food that was handed out)



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Decking the Halls 2013

It was necessary to get our tree on December 1st, the day after out thanksgiving trip because the Felton Dental Care team party was the next weekend!








The kids got a tiny tree for their room and loved decorating it on their own (with Brett's handmade carebear ornaments).



Alice was not super helpful with the lights, but looked cute in the meantime.





Tah-dah!

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Where have we been??

Zac brown band concert date...





Thanksgiving in Longview...



Checking the smoker with papa


Laughing with great papa



Turkey trot









Pie






Chaco time









"we're gonna stay like this forever!"-Clara






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Griz Game

Last weekend we got a babysitter and Brett and I went to the griz game together. It was a beautiful fall day so we parked, and rode our bike down the river to the tailgates. Aside from the outcome of the game, it was a great day to soak up the sun, the atmosphere of the stadium, and visit with friends.








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Fall Update

We are supposed to see snow tomorrow and I have yet to report on our fall activities!

First of all, Alice turned 1 on the 8th. She is a blast. Uh oh, milk, hot, mama, dada, and clean up are some of her words that we are starting to understand. Her smile has five teeth and makes everyone else smile too. She is walking all over and is laughing a lot at Owen and Clara. And...she loves ice cream!












Sue Sue and Papa arrived the weekend after Alice's birthday. We celebrated with them, found a pumpkin patch and soaked up the nice fall weather.


Reading Halloween books


Making applesauce












Owen's soccer game






Clara got to go on a special trip back to Longview with Sue Sue and Papa. They left Monday morning, and she was thrilled about going. The next weekend, Owen, Alice and I flew over to pick her up. We also got to celebrate auntie Lisa's birthday, see all my sibs, visit Nona and Papa and go to a Pilots game.



These two were so happy to see eachother at the airport. Owen spotted Clara waiting for us with SueSue. He asked me to hold his bag and took off running to Clara. They hugged and laughed and he picked her up...it was priceless.



We landed in the morning and made our way to a pumpkin patch in with Papa before dinner.


My sweet friend Jill and her darling girls came out to meet us at the patch-it was great to see them!





Fun at the park with Maria and Eric





Alice showing off for Great Nona



Happy Birthday Auntie Lis!



Checking for chicken eggs and playing with Chaco at Paul and Steph's house





Park tome with Auntie Steph, Ria and Uncle Eric




GO Pilots!






O and C were the Pilots for a Day!



I was so happy to be back for a Pilot game under the lights. The pilots even beat GU in overtime!




These little superstars were great travelers so flying on my own with all 3 was as good as it could have been. Thank goodness for short flights though!


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