Thanksgiving!

Wow - so much to give thanks for this year. Brad and I are such happy new parents and are excited for all of the adventures and challenges to come! We spent a wonderful and quiet Thanksgiving with Mom and Lobert...great food, great wine...doesn't get much better! Spencer joined us at the Thanksgiving table and had his first taste of all the goodies....

Love this picture of Spencer on his first swing...

More firsts - first Halloween!

Ok - so this was SO much more fun for Brad and I than Spencer. But, he puts up with it! It didn't help that I bought the costume three weeks early and it was already a little tight by the time he wore it for Halloween... ;) We went trick-or-treating with two other friends from the neighborhood - Willa (aka Yoda) and Joel the little ghost. I think everyone was tired by the end of the night....

First Pumpkin Patch!

What a wonderful way to spend a beautiful fall day in Portland - going to the pumpkin patch! We even found an area filled with pumpkins that were just Spencer's size...too fun. He was having so much fun looking at the pumpkins that all of our pictures are of him looking down. Oh well, he was having a great time!!

News that I forgot to write last time - I have started a new job! I am working for Nike (which many people don't know is headquartered in Portland) and so far it has been great. I am in a finance role on a part-time basis which is just perfect. I am currently working 3 days a week and am home and playing with my little man by 4:00 each day. I also have two full days with him which we have filled with music classes, coffee with friends and lots of playing...

Time Flies...

Wow - I haven't written since September 23rd! My how time flies...is anyone still reading this blog? ;) Thing have been great in Portland, OR. We finished up the summer with lots of fun hikes and weekend trips to the coast. We spent a lovely time with Stacy, Jake, Tristan and Grace on Cannon Beach in early October and were back again for a fun yurting weekend with the family a few weekends later. (Who knew "yurting" was a verb??). I have attached some fun pictures from each weekend. Spencer has been to the coast many times, but was able to introduce it to his cousin Holden for his first time!