Gingerbread Houses

Kayden and I tried our hand at building and decorating a Gingerbread House for the first time. James bought it yesterday and told Kayden I would help him make it. (Thanks honey!) Anyways, we gave it a go, and I think it turned out okay. There wasn't as much frosting as I would have liked, and I think at least half of the candy ended up in Kayden's mouth before I was able to get it on the house, but we had fun nonetheless! Next year, I will take a different approach now that I know what I'm doing! It was great to spend some time with Kayden working on a craft.

Halloween

We had a pretty fun Halloween this year. Kayden was so excited to go trick-or-treating, that he was up very early on Saturday morning. As you can see, he was Woody from Toy Story and Bella was a very cute pink lady bug.

Fall is definitely here

Kayden and I spent a lot of time together today. We went to the mall for some shopping this morning. When we got home, James and Bella decided to take naps (wussies). The yard needed raked, so Kayden and I headed outside. I raked all the leaves into a big pile and let him have at it.

We even had time to play on the swing before Bella woke up.

The House. Before and afters

We had vinyl siding installed, about 2 months ago. And yes, I'm just getting around to posting some pics. Here are some before and after shots.

Side of house before installation

Back of house before siding installation

Front of house, after siding installation

Front of house, after siding installation

Pretty tree in the yard

Back of house, after siding installation

Side of house after siding installation

Wapato Park

We went to Wapato Park this past weekend. Trying to enjoy the relatively nice weather before it's gone!

The geese were very friendly, though probably only because they were hungry. A nice couple gave Kayden a hot dog bun to feed to them and showed him how to do it while I snapped pics. Kayden did let one eat right out of his hand, but once was enough. I couldn't get him to do it again.

The princess and I played with a ball in the shade while James and Kayden played at the playground.

Pictures of the kids

Pictures by Kamieo Fox Photography. I happen to think that Bella is the cutest little fairy *EVER* but I guess I'm a little bit biased. Kayden had a great time in front of the camera, which is rare. He usually runs instead of hamming it up. Kamieo, I guess you truly are a "baby whisperer". Thanks for the great photos.

Been awhile...

It's been awhile since I posted a new blog. I have a ton of pics on the camera to download and go through, but thought I'd post something real quick. Life has been crazy as always. I'm starting a new job, full time, in a couple weeks, so I'm trying to spend as much time with my precious babies as I can.
Bella is obsessed with Kayden's work bench. The drill and saw make noises and have flashing lights, and she's drawn to it like a moth to a light.

This is Kayden at the Museum of Flight. James took him there a couple weekends ago. Kayden had a blast! He didn't know what he was posing for, so he was shocked to see the photo with him looking like an astronaut.