Another Owen Video and more updates

Our family had our 2 seconds of fame when we were on national news this past week!!  Apparently there is a show called 48 hours, and last week they did a show called "Secrets of the River".  About 4 min 20 sec in you can see our family and some of our friends!! Check it out!  Go to cbs.com and link to 48 hours and then to Secrets of the River!  Crazy!

We had our first snowfall Sunday night, so yesterday we had fun playing in the snow all day!  It is mostly gone now.

Tristan and Olivia were mixing up their snow cones and singing a song about making soup that we always sang at storytime.  Olivia said, "Remember when we used to sing that song at storytime?"  Tristan replied, "Yeah, but we can't go to storytime ever again, because we're in school."  Olivia answered, "Yes, but we can always remember it!"  I was so touched by their remembering about when they were "little", and also so grateful to our wonderful librarian, Gloria, who made such lasting memories on our children.  We are so lucky to have her as our librarian!

We traveled to Seattle for a training that I had.  We treated the boys to dessert and airplane viewing at the airport.  It was pretty fun!

Owen picked a "bownee" with no "i heem"

Our new dining room table!  Thanks to a local furniture store that is going out of business, we got a great deal!

Sunday night it started snowing.  Snack was a fresh snow cone!

One quick trip out on the deck before bed!

By the morning there was plenty of snow to play in and lots of playmates!  I was so glad that we had the day off for Veteran's Day so we could really enjoy it!

The sledding hill along side our house is just perfect!!!  Not to long and steep, but fast enough to keep it fun! Even Owen has no problem dragging his sled up, getting on, and then sliding down!

Baders

The head for his snowman.

Wasn't long before this guy melted away.

Loved Finn's new snowsuit!

I have some great memories of playing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with my siblings.  We each played one of the 4 turtles and Dad was Shredder of course.  Mom rotated between Rock Steady and Bebop.  We were reminiscing about that and the boys thought that they should probably play it too!!  So we had Raphael, Michelangelo, and Leonardo all attacking Shredder.  It was great.  I was Rock Steady in the kitchen washing dishes, just like I remember it!!!  :)

Fall Fun

Baby Brooklyn (and Sam and Julie) came to visit!  :)  

Of course, the last kid after we are NOT having anymore is the most interested in babies!

Fun at the Field's house!

On the way to meeting tonight, Jason was trying to eat a bag of fruit snacks without the boys noticing.  From the back we hear Wade, "In one nose I smell just air, but in the other nose I smell fruit snacks."  :)  Tristan was quick to inform him that he didn't have 2 noses, but that they were called nostrils instead.

 

Happy Birthday Auntie Lisa

Soccer and Cider

Tristan is enjoying being part of a soccer team.

We went over to Grillos and had a cider pressing party.

Tristan's Art Work

I won't be able to save everything that Tristan has been working on this year, so I thought I would put a couple of them on here and we can admire them for years to come.  This was for Columbus Day.

An apple tree with finger prints.

Pumpkins on a vine done in watercolor.

Christopher Columbus hand puppet.

Apple tree life cycle

Star of the Day

The Lepaks Visit

We went to see the apple run with mom and dad.  I was once again very impressed with how efficient the whole system is.

Our tour guide, Al, in front of some apples out of his orchard.

We spent part of a day in Leavenworth.

Caramel apple pops!

Can't wait to see you soon!!

The West Side

The Thompsons wanted a weekend vacation and we were invited to join them!  We drove up to Twisp and met up with them and then all piled into their Suburban for the trek across Hwy 20 to Mt. Vernon.  

Tristan ripped open a little package with his teeth on Sat. and his tooth became loose.  The adult tooth is right behind it and about half-way in!  This is the first loose tooth in our family, so it is quite exciting!  I expect this will be very normal for the next few years! :)

We missed the ferry to the San Juan's, so we hung out in Anacortes for the day.  We first had to go to the famous Donut House.

One in each hand!  :)

Meet you in the middle!

Watching the big yachts and fishing boats down at the marina.

Casually walking and holding hands.  Whenever something would cause them to separate, they always met right back up again as soon as they could.  Tawn and I were laughing about how easy it was for them!  And how not easy it would be in 10 years!  While they were walking they were chatting about the boats.  A few years from now they probably wouldn't be chatting at all.  Each would be lost in their own thoughts about "Is my hand too sweaty?"  "Do you think this mean he likes me?" etc.  :)  teehee

A giant checker board and a chess board nearby.

Walking on the tracks like a train.

Have you ever been to a Hedgehog Show?  Neither had I, in fact, I didn't even know that they existed!  There were hedgehogs to pet, look at, toys to buy, etc.

Hedgehog coloring pages.

A BIG friendly dog

We invaded on Anderson's home and had a wonderful evening with them and the Kitchens.  

Owen and Emmett are only a couple of months apart.  They had fun playing together!

Playing in the fort at the playground

Washington Pass on the way home.  Always beautiful!

Dancing to the music